Chapter 131 Greed
“You go back to sleep, I’ve got something to get out of here.” Baird Lane returned in a faint voice as he tied his tie.
Christine White was completely awake, “Where to?”
Baird Lane didn’t answer, looked at her and then turned away.
The door to the room was closed softly and the room was instantly quiet, leaving Christine White alone.
She curled up in bed with the covers, obviously warm under them, but she still felt cold.
It’s not the body that’s cold, it’s the heart.
She reached for her bedside cell phone and glanced at it; it was just under four in the morning.
Why on earth would he go at this hour?
This seemed to be the first time since he moved back that he had left in the middle of the night without warning.
Christine White rested her chin on her knees and couldn’t figure it out for a while.
At that moment, there was a knock at the door.
Christine White, thinking it was Baird Lane back again, jumped out of bed so fast she ran over to him without even putting on her shoes.
As a result, she opened the door and all her surprise froze on her face.
“Aunt Lucy, what are you doing up here?” Christine White sidled up to let Aunt Lucy in.
Aunt Lucy came in and looked around the room, “Ma’am, did you have a fight with Mr.?”
“No, why do you ask?”
“I heard Mr. drive off and thought he had left because you had a fight, so I came up here to see you.” Aunt Lucy explained.
Christine White gave a dawning oh, “So that’s what it was, but we really didn’t have a fight.”
“So how does Mr. …”
“I don’t know, I woke up when I heard him moving to get dressed and then he said he had to go out for something.” Christine White returned astringently.
Aunt Lucy frowned, “Sir didn’t say what he was out for?”
“I asked, he didn’t say.” Christine White shook her head, her eyes darkening a little.
Aunt Lucy got a little angry, “This mister is really too, going out in the middle of the night without even a reason, doesn’t he know that you’ll be worried, ma’am?”
“I’m used to it.” Christine White gave a bitter laugh.
Aunt Lucy sighed, “Don’t feel bad ma’am, why don’t I call and ask Mr.?”
“No need, since he didn’t answer me in the first place, he obviously doesn’t want to talk about it, there’s no use asking, that’s it Aunt Lucy, you go back to rest, I still want to get some sleep too.” Christine White rubbed her eyes.
Aunt Lucy nodded, “That’s fine ma’am, you go back to sleep, I’m going down.”
“Good.” Christine White walked her to the door and waited until she was gone before closing the door to her room again.
It was just that she had just said she still wanted to sleep for a while, but when she did lay back down on the bed, she didn’t feel like sleeping at all.
For some reason, she’d been holding a grudge against Baird Lane for leaving tonight, and it hadn’t sat well with her.
That night, Christine White hardly slept at all, just sitting on the end of her bed and staring until it was almost dawn, when she slept a little, and when she woke up, it was almost nine o’clock.
She hurriedly got up and shuffled downstairs to get ready for work, yelling, “Done and done, going to be late going to be late …”
Aunt Lucy smiled and covered her lips, “Don’t worry ma’am, I took your leave, you don’t have to go to work today.”
“Vacation?” Christine White’s movement to put on her shoes lurched.
Aunt Lucy nodded, “Yeah, I saw that the light stayed on in your room last night after Sir left, so I guess I didn’t get much sleep, so I wanted you to get some more sleep, so I specifically called Gates to get you off work.”
“So Aunt Lucy, what excuse did you use for your vacation.” Christine White asked nervously.
It mustn’t be her that’s pregnant.
Aunt Lucy could see Christine White’s worry and smiled, “Don’t worry ma’am, I have my measure, I just told Gates that you were not feeling well, and he agreed to take time off for you.”
“Unwell?” The corner of Christine White’s mouth twitched, “He bought it?”
If memory serves, that’s the same excuse Debby York used for her birthday.
It’s still being used as an excuse that normal people obviously won’t believe.
Aunt Lucy thought about Gates’ tone at the time, “I think he believed it, but even if he didn’t, it doesn’t matter, you’re Mr.’s wife and his top boss, so if he didn’t believe it, he’d have to.”
Christine White cried and laughed, “He’s my boss at work.”
Gates, as Baird Lane’s special assistant, had the secretarial corps almost entirely under his control.
So Gates is his boss.
Aunt Lucy was unimpressed, “So what, even if he’s your boss, he still has to take you into consideration in the company.”
“Okay Aunt Lucy, I’m done with you, is there breakfast?” Christine White rubbed her stomach, “I’m a little hungry.”
“There is, there is, there’s always one for you, put the bag down.” Aunt Lucy removed the bag from her shoulder.
Christine White obediently handed over her bag and followed Aunt Lucy to the restaurant.noveldrama
After breakfast, she moved around and digested her food a bit before going over the manners she learned yesterday.
She’d promised Baird Lane she’d learn this as soon as possible, and she couldn’t go back on her word.
But Aunt Lucy was worried about her and couldn’t help seeing her reviewing both sides, “Ma’am, take a break first, aren’t you tired of doing it so many times in a row?”
“Tired, but I’m grasping at straws, I’ve got so much I haven’t learned yet, and Baird is taking me to a charity gala next month, I can’t embarrass him.” Christine White gasped.
“A charity gala?” Aunt Lucy flinched, “Why didn’t I know? Was it Mister who said he’d take you?”
“Right.” Christine White contains a smile.
Aunt Lucy smiled, “Great, it looks like Sir has figured it out, he’s ready to introduce you to the Circle.”
“That’s what I thought, and I asked him, and he admitted it.” Christine White touched the jade pendant around her neck and smiled sweetly.
She was going to remove the jade pendant for safekeeping.
But when the back came back she was a little reluctant to part with it.
Because this piece of jade pendant in addition to symbolizing the identity of Baird Lane’s wife, the most important thing is, is that he personally put on her, so she is more reluctant to take off, so she has been wearing it until now, anyway, it is also hidden inside the clothes, no one can see.
“That’s right, ma’am, it looks like you’re keeping the peace.” Aunt Lucy was heartily happy for Christine White.
Christine White was happy, but there was still a little pang in her heart after all.
“Aunt Lucy, do you think I’m being greedy?” She spoke in a low voice.
Aunt Lucy was puzzled, “How so?”
Christine White bit her lower lip, “Because it wasn’t enough for me to take possession of Baird’s wife, I also wanted his heart, and although I did wait until he recognized me as his wife, and I was happy about that, I didn’t think it was enough, and I really wanted him to recognize me as his wife, not because he had married me, but because he loved me. ”
Aunt Lucy was a little distressed after hearing her words, “No ma’am you are not greedy, these should have been yours in the first place.”
“But I’m afraid Baird will think I’m too greedy after all …”
“It’s okay.” Aunt Lucy took her hand, “I know what you’re worried about ma’am, but don’t think too much about it, that Molly Bort is a thing of the past, and I’m sure someday mister will see the good in you ma’am.”
“I hope so.” Christine White tugged at the corners of her mouth, forcing a smile before pulling her hand out of Aunt Lucy’s, “Aunt Lucy, I’m going to my room.”
“Go on, get some sleep, I’ll call you for dinner.”
“Uh-huh.” Christine White nodded and lifted her foot to go upstairs.
She had just lifted the covers and laid back in bed when the cell phone beside her suddenly buzzed.
She brought it over and glanced at it with a frown, “Why her again?”
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