Chapter 416
In the hospital cafeteria. Sherri was interrogating Rose like the latter was a criminal, although her tone was not harsh. They had ordered a pizza, which was already on the table.
One of them folded her arms. Another was fiddling with the pizza, looking unconcerned.
The third woman looked guilty, casting glances at the pizza repeatedly. Unable to withstand her hunger, she caved in. “All right, it’s my fault, okay? I don’t intend to hide it from you. I just don’t know how to tell you I have to eat my words.”
When Sherri tried to introduce Rose to her brother, she remembered that Rose told her Edward was not her type.
Although Natalie knew the truth, she did not want to spill the beans. Otherwise, she might be implicated even further and would be the one being questioned. “Are you going to eat? The pizza is already cold. Can we talk as we eat?”
Sherri glared at Natalie. “Are you all right? She’s seeing a man behind our back. To make matters worse, the man she’s dating is my brother. To think that I was disappointed for days when I found out that Edward had fallen for another woman,
Natalie took a bite of the pizza. It was very hot. She quickly waved her hand in front of her mouth, causing a slight gentle current of air to enter her mouth to cool it down. When she finally swallowed her food, she quipped, “Well, the man in question your brother, not Hackett.”
Natalie shuddered when she saw how hard Sherri rolled her eyes.
She continued, “It’s fine if you don’t want to eat. What’s wrong with Rose dating your brother? Are you happy or upset about it? Don’t sprout any other nonsense.”
Natalie continued eating and offered them some napkins for the pizza. “Hurry up and cat.”
Sherri looked at Natalie and reminded her, “Hey, you’re pregnant. You’re not in conlinement.”
Natalie retorted, “Ma’am, I’m having twins, not one child. Are you trying to starve me to death?”
“I won’t dare. Go ahead and eat as much as you wish. Come on, tell me what happened between you and my brother. At least let me know if the air tickets are worth my money.”
Sherri took a slice of pizza and started eating
Rose was starving. She took a bite of the pizza and replied, “What do you think? You’re the one who hooked us up. You can’t blame me. Initially, I do like your brother, but I wasn’t sure if he likes me. Besides, you were the one who told me that Edward likes another woman You even said that he has a gulfriend. Do 1 look like a home wrecker to you?
“How can I break up your brother and that imaginary girlfriend? Although I later found out that the person your brother likes is me, I didn’t know anything before this. No one in the Roberts family will want to be a third party. That’s why I told you he is not my type.”
Sherri scoffed inwardly. “Which family will teach their kids to be a third party? The Landor family also has our principles.”
She was momentarily at a loss for words. It was her own doing that she almost lost Rose as a sister-in-law. Thinking back about the silly things she had done in the past, she hung her head low in embarrassment.
Natalie burst out laughing when she heard the conversation. “If your brother hadn’t succeeded in getting together with Rose, you would have been a great sinner. You have let your family down.”
Sherri was stumped.
Rose assured her, “It’s fine. It’
small matter. Haven’t you successfully hooked us up now? It’s true that I developed feelings for Edward when we were overseas. You haven’t let your family down”
Natalie laughed so heartily that her shoulders shook. She said to the dumbfounded Sherri, “Let’s tuck in. Stop staring at the food blankly.”
Sherri snapped back to her senses and started to probe further. She looked at Rose with an inquisitive expression. “Rose, how far have you gone with my brother?”
Rose was dumbfounded. “Hey, we’ve just started dating. Do you think we progress at lightning speed?”
Sherri made a kissing sign with both hands and asked, “Have you tried this? How does it feel?”
Natalie noticed that Rose’s ears were turning red and immediately guessed that they must have already kissed each other. After all, it was natural for a couple to kiss. They could not possibly just sit around and chat with each other. “Are you crazy? If you have nothing to do, go home and kiss Hackett tonight.”
“Why are you always singing a different tune from me today?” Sherri cast a sidelong glance at Natalie, indicating that the latter was looking for trouble.
Natalie shot Sherri a warning look. She was trying to tell Sherri that Rose was feeling a little shy and that Sherri should stop probing
Sherri got the hint immediately and kept quiet.
“Okay, let’s eat. You’re my future sister-in-law. You should eat more. Please take good care of me in the future,”
Rose said. “Of course, but it depends on whether your brother and Tcan last long. If
“Wait a minute. Don’t say any further. You’ll spoil our mood and our appetite. Let’s just eat.” Sherri immediately cut Rose off. She had gone through so much trouble to get a girlfriend for Edward. She could not imagine that the relationship would
not last
She reminded Rose, ‘In the future, don’t say such inauspicious things. You have a sweet tongue. Try to say more pleasant stuff. For example, tell us how many children you plan to have with Edward, or when you are going to meet my parents.”
Rose stared at her incredulously. “Do you think I am very fertile?”
Rose knew how Sherri would react to their relationship. She was right not to tell Sherri the truth from the start.
Natalie laughed out loud. She was genuinely happy for Rose.
She hoped that everyone she cared about would have the happiness they deserved.
Sherri, on the other hand, secretly hatched a plan. She intended to go back to the Landor residence that night to tell her mother the good news. Recently, her mother had been longing for a daughter-in-law so much that she seemed to have lost
her mind.
After breakfast, Frank sent Ava to her class at Sapphire City University.
Both of them walked hand in hand into the school. Frank nodded at the guard, who returned the greeting with a smile.
All the students knew that it was difficult to pursue Ava. Now that she was walking hand in hand with a man publicly, it inevitably attracted a lot of attention. Some girls never had the luck of being pursued by any men. Seeing other attractive girls constantly being sought after might lead them to label the latter group as arrogant.
However, Ava was not bothered by what others thought of her. Frank did not care too. Both of them were very similar in this aspect.
Only Ava knew if something was good or if she liked someone. No one else knew her true feelings.
Apart from the people she cared about, other people were insignificant to her. She could not care less if they were dead or alive.
Ignoring the chatter, Frank and Ava walked toward the classroom. “Frank, do you know the security guard?”
“I made friends with him after a few visits.”
Ava leaned closer to Frank and whispered, “Frank, tell me honestly, did you give him anything?”
Frank held her hand, looking serious. He did not sense anything amiss and replied offhandedly, “Success often requires hard. work.”
After class, Frank went to the toilet. Ava waited for him in the corridor. She lowered her head with her hands clasped behind her back. Feeling joyful, her feet rhythmically tapped on the ground from side to side, amusing herself.
She waited patiently for her fiancé.
“Ava, I haven’t seen you in a long time.”
A seemingly familiar voice was heard from behind. Ava stopped what she was doing and turned around. When she saw the man, her eyes were filled with curiosity.
Ava smiled politely at him. “Hello, Neal.”
Neal expected Ava to ask him what he was doing there, but Ava did not say anything. Hence, he offered the information voluntarily. “Ava, I’ve transferred to Sapphire City University. Ever since I lost the friendly match, I am beginning to think that Sapphire City University is a more suitable place for me to improve my skills.”
Ava did not react with any emotion to the news. Neither did she welcome him. She merely acknowledged his response by saying. “Oh.
Disappointed, Neal wanted to say something else. Just then, he saw a roguishly handsome man walk out of the male washroom. He looked as if he had no regard for anyone and was a little rebellious.
Frank glanced at the man standing in front of Ava when he She looked up at him and said, “Let’s go.”
The out of the washroom. When Ava saw Frank, her eyes lit up.
Both of them openly displayed their affection as though no one was around. Frank casually used his hand to smoothen Ava’s ponytail, revealing a love bite on Ava’s neck.
Frank then quickly covered up her neck. Aware that Neal had seen the love bite, Frank’s lips curled into a smile. He greeted Neal politely. “You are the one who lost to Baby Ava.”
It was a statement, not a question.
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