Seize His Little Wife

Baird Lane’s hand unclasping his tie gave a start, then turned as if nothing had happened, “Had a video conference at the office, how’s your etiquette learning going?”

“I’m learning all about it.” Christine White waved a small fist.

Baird Lane’s face faded, “That’s good, learn early, I’ll be upstairs.”

He lifted his briefcase back up and lifted his feet to go upstairs.

Christine White looked at his back and always felt that there was something strange about him, but she couldn’t tell what was strange.

Shaking her head, she didn’t think much of it and grabbed a towel off to the side to dry her feet.

I was just about to go pour the foot wash when Aunt Lucy came running out of the laundry room like she was clairvoyant.

“Sit down ma’am, I’ll do it.” She snatched the basin out of Christine White’s hand.

Christine White was amused, “Aunt Lucy, I’m just pouring water, you don’t have to be so nervous.”

“That’s no good, I have to make sure nothing goes wrong.” Aunt Lucy laughed, then walked away with the foot wash.

Christine White sighed and didn’t stay in the living room anymore, rubbing her cheeks and going upstairs to her room to get ready for rest as well.

She worked during the day and came back to learn a few hours of etiquette, her body and mind had long been exhausted, she had yawned a few times, her eyelids were heavy and heavy, and now all she wanted to do was to lie down on her bed and get a good night’s sleep.

Just as Christine White was in a daze and about to fall asleep, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.

Immediately afterward, the door to the room opened and Baird Lane came in from outside talking on the phone.

He looked at Christine White as she climbed to her feet with her eyes half-open and was stunned for a moment before lowering his voice and saying to the other end of the line, “I know, I’ll find a time to talk to her, don’t worry.”

Hanging up the phone, he eased his way over to the bed, “Wake you up?”

“No.” Christine White rubbed her sleepy eyes and said in a rancid voice, “I wasn’t supposed to be asleep yet.”

“Go back to sleep then.” Baird Lane puts down his cell phone and walks to the bathroom.

Just two steps away, Christine White tugged at the hem of his shirt, “Wait.”

Baird Lane pauses, “What’s wrong?”

“Baird, can I ask you something?” Christine White eyed him.

Baird Lane narrowed his eyes, “Yes?”

In three years of marriage, she had never asked for him to do anything, not even those awful things in her family, which she had never told him about.

But now she not only opened her mouth, she used the word beg.

What the hell happened to her?

“It’s not a big deal, and if it were you it would be easy to do, but …” Christine White lowered her eyebrows and seemed to be having some difficulty speaking.noveldrama

Baird Lane removed her hand from her shirt, “Since I can do that, you can just say it.”

“Good.” Christine White took a deep breath, “Here’s the thing, my friend, also known as Debby York, her dad was in a car accident a couple years ago, and one of his legs was so badly injured that if he wants to get back on his feet, he’s going to have to find a better doctor, so …”

“So what you’re saying is that I should get a doctor for her father?” Baird Lane raised an eyebrow.

“Uh-huh.” Christine White nodded, and fearing he wouldn’t agree, she added in a rush, “We couldn’t really find anyone else to help, so we had to think of you, Baird, so help us out.”

She clasped her hands together with a begging look on her face.

Baird Lane dropped his eyes, “I know, I’ll send Ives Norton over.”

“Dr. Norton?” Christine White froze slightly.

Baird Lane explained blandly, “Ives Norton is not only the best surgeon, but is also well versed in orthopedic surgery, and he was the best person to call.”

“But is he busy? Doesn’t he still have to take care of Miss Molly Bort?”

At that, Baird Lane frowned, obviously considering this, and after a few seconds of thought changed his mind, “Never mind, I’ll have Gates reschedule one.”

Christine White smiled in surprise, “Baird, thank you.”

“No, anything else?” Baird Lane looked at her.

Christine White shook her head, “No more no more.”

“Well, I’m taking a shower.” Baird Lane unbuttoned his shirt and went into the bathroom.

Christine White, for her part, darted for her cell phone to call Debby York to give her the good news.

The phone was quickly answered and Debby York’s sleepy voice came through, “Hey Christine, what are you doing in the middle of the night, you woke me up from my beauty sleep.”

“Stop dreaming and I’ll tell you the good news.” Christine White glanced in the direction of the bathroom.

Debby York yawned listlessly, “What’s the good news?”

“Of course my husband promised to get a doctor for my uncle.” Christine White said in a lowered voice, afraid of disturbing the man in the bathroom.

Debby York blinked at her words, then blinked again, before responding with a surprised and delighted cry, “Really? Is this true?”

“Of course it’s true, that’s why I called you specifically to tell you.” Christine White smiled back.

Debby York jumped right up on the bed and squealed several times in excitement, “That’s great Christine, thank you so much.”

“You should thank my husband, he’s the one who got the doctor, not me.” Christine White doesn’t want to take credit for Baird Lane.

Debby York was having a good time, who cares what she thinks, she said what she said and nodded her head back and forth, “Yes, yes, yes, he is to be thanked, is your husband with you now?”

“What’s wrong?” Christine White cocked her head.

“Give your husband the phone, I want to say thank you in person.” Debby York returned.

Christine White shrugged apologetically, “I’m afraid that’s not possible, he’s in the bathroom taking a shower, but I’ll pass it on for you, don’t worry.”

“That’s fine, then please say thank you for me.”

“Well, I will.”

“Next time I invite you and your husband to dinner, don’t say no.” Debby York added.

Christine White, even though she knew Baird Lane wouldn’t be there, had to go ahead and agree to the drop-down so as not to break Debby York’s heart, “Okay.”

The communication ended and Christine White stretched.

Baird Lane comes out of the bathroom rubbing his wet hair.

Christine White looked at him like that and thought about it, getting out of bed and grabbing the blow dryer and walking towards him, “Baird, let me blow dry your hair.”

Baird Lane looked at her in surprise, as if he thought she was being a little too solicitous tonight.

“Baird?” called Christine White when the man didn’t answer.

Baird Lane pursed his thin lips and walked over to the couch and sat down, “You blow.”

He agreed.

With a delighted smile, Christine White came up behind him and said to him as she blew out his hair, “I just told Debby about your promise to get a doctor.”

“And?” Baird Lane’s eyes were slightly closed, not really interested in her words.

Still, Christine White was happy to say, “She asked me to say thank you and said she’d buy us dinner next time.”

“Not going.” Baird Lane spits out two straight words.

Christine White wasn’t a bit surprised by his answer and smiled faintly, “I knew you wouldn’t go, so I just meant yes, and if she really wants to invite me, I’ll just go myself.”

“Uh-huh.” Baird Lane answered.

Christine White turned off the blow dryer, “Okay Baird, hair is dry, go to bed.”

Baird Lane opened his eyes, “You go to sleep, I’ll make a call.”

“Another call?” Christine White looked at him.

Baird Lane raised his eyebrows lightly, “You’re not going to the doctor?”

“Of course!” Christine White replied in a huff.

So that’s what he called to arrange for Gates to get a doctor.

Baird Lane stopped paying attention to her and got up and walked over to the bed, grabbing his cell phone before heading to the balcony.

Christine White looked at his back and cheerfully climbed back into bed and went to sleep.

Sleeping in the middle of the night, she vaguely felt movement coming from her side, so noisy that she could not continue to sleep peacefully.

She picked her eyes open only to see Baird Lane sitting and standing beside the bed getting dressed.

She sat up and asked, “Baird, it’s not even dawn yet, why are you up?”