Chapter 230
There was a baby store across the boutique in which Myra and Henry were doing their shopping.
It had taken some effort on L’s part to convince Sean toe shopping with her for baby products.
She was wearing a cotton maternity dress and a pair of ts; while her baby bump was only subtle to
the untrained eye, the sales assistant could tell that she was definitely pregnant.
“You know, Sean, the doctor told me that the baby is doing well. I think that means the baby will grow
up to be a considerate and loving child.” When L noticed that Sean was absent minded, she took his
hand and ced it over her baby bump.
Sean’s gaze finally flickered over to her stomach and his face softened at the mention of the child.
When he saw that the sales assistant was looking at him, he looked at the crib that was propped up to
one side. “We’ll take that one.”
The sales assistant froze and L grew awkward. She tugged on Sean’s arm once more and said
softly, “Didn’t we say we wouldn’t be getting that crib, Sean? Besides, Jane said that this one over here
is a much better choice.”
With that, L pointed at the crib to which she was referring. The material and the structure for this
were far sturdier than the other one.
However, his eyes couldn’t seem to stop flickering to the shop across from theirs.
Upon seeing that, L craned her neck and peered in curiosity at the boutique. There was no one else
aside from the couple of sales assistants manning the store. She frowned and wondered whether they
were the ones whom Sean recognized.
She had been sensitive ever since Kris told her about his excursion to see Myra. She could tell that he
was acting differently these days, but there was nothing she could do about it.
She had done everything she could, but she couldn’t help but feel that Sean was not as crazy about
her as he had once been. Her heart clenched with insecurity even after he’d told her he loved her. It felt
as if there was an invisible barrier between the both of them and while it wasn’t entirely imprable,
its existence still burdened her.
L paused in thought, afraid that something truly could be amiss. Her hand fluttered over her
stomach, looking strained as she said feebly, “Sean, I’m a bit worn out. Can we go somewhere else so
that I can rest for a while?”
As expected, this managed to get Sean’s attention. rmed, he quickly held onto her as they made
their way out of the baby store. He asked nervously, “Do you feel any difort? Should we go to the
hospital?”
L was relieved to hear the worried tone of his voice and she was quick tofort him. “No, I’m okay.
I must be worn out from standing all day. I’ll be fine after sitting down for a bit.”
She was grateful that her pregnancy had broken the ice between her and the rest of the Chase Family,
although it only reminded her of how distant Eve had been with her recently. She couldn’t help but
resent Eve for it.
Eve had been overwhelmed when she first discovered that L was pregnant, but she was also
terrified that thetter may run away and leave her without a grandchild. It was clear that she’d been
eager for Sean to continue the family line.
Sean then brought her to a cafe on the same floor. L watched as he carefully wedged a cushion
behind her and her resentment dissipated. She felt peckish and she gazed up at him as she said
coquettishly, “Sean, I’m really craving for fresh corn juice. I saw a shop nearby selling it. Would you
mind getting one for me?”
Back in their schooling days, Sean would always wait for her with a cup of a corn juice in hand before
they went on their dates.
She was not worried about his present demeanor. It would take time, but she was confident that she
could slowly work her way into his heart once more.
Upon hearing L’s request, Sean frowned. However, before he could say anything, she pouted and
mumbled softly, “I miss the times when you used to buy it for me and I haven’t had it for a while now.
Besides, the baby’s craving for it too.”
As soon as she mentioned the baby, his face lit up and he quickly said, “Wait for me here. I’ll be back in
a sh.” With that, he left the cafe.
L huffed. It turned out that the baby was the only way for her to get Sean’s attention.
However, her face grew grim at the thought of Myra.
She could not believe that a man like Tony would fall head over heels for Myra so much so that he was
willing to do anything for her. She was only fortunate to have retained evidence of her previous
collusion with the man; otherwise, he would never have spared her.
L’s chest tightened with rage and frustration as she thought about Myra’s rtionship with Tony. She
had been the one to step all over Myra, but it seemed as if she herself was turning into the butt of the
joke now. The unpredictable shift in their dynamics was driving her insane.
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She had contemted telling Myra everything, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it in the end. She
knew that she would lose everything if she were to tell Myra. She had no doubt that Tony would make
sure to destroy everything she had.
But if Myra was in a rtionship with Tony, she wouldn’t weasel her way back into Sean’s life anytime
soon. For that, L was relieved. It was probably the only good thing that she could get out of that
wretched girl’s newfound love.
L clutched her bag close to her as a menacing grimace twisted her features.
The sales assistant had wrapped the two shirts up, but just as Myra and Henry were about to make
payment at the cashier, they found themselves in a terribly awkward situation.
They did not have enough cash between them.
Henry had said that since the shirt was his birthday gift to Christian, he insisted on paying for it out of
his own pocket and Myra did not stop him either. He’d pulled out a small envelope from his backpack
and told her that the money was his allowance fromst month given to him by his father. He’d asked
his mom to make the withdrawal. Myra watched as he counted out the bills and noted how much he
resembled a tycoon.
s, after counting out the bills, Henry realized that he was short on his budget. Myra saw the pitiful
look on his face as he gazed up at her in despair and she’d almostughed until she discovered that
she’d left her purse in the office.
Meanwhile, the sales assistant gave an awkward smile as she suggested, “Would you like to call
somebody?” She did not want to lose those two customers before her. After all, she would have a
week’s worth ofmission from the sale of these two shirts alone.
Myra was about to call Estelle for help when a gold-colored credit card was handed over the counter.
She saw that the fingers holding the card were slender before she heard a deep male voice speaking
close to her ear. “Take this card.”
Her skin prickled at the familiarity of that voice. She turned and saw that the man handing the card over
to the sales assistant was none other than Sean himself.
His towering figure was d in a tailored ck suit. He was cold and aloof as usual, but he was
undeniably handsome. Even the sales assistants by the side couldn’t help but sneak a couple of
nces at him.
Myra, on the other hand, frowned.
Henry turned and recognized Sean immediately. How could he not after he had searched and read up
on Sean on the inte? His eyes shed warily at the sight of Sean and he stepped defensively in
front of Myra before ring up at the man. “What are you doing here? We don’t need your card, so
take it back!”
Sean pursed his lips. His dark gaze swept over the boy before it flickered to Myra. He narrowed his
eyes and pointed out intively, “You don’t have enough cash with you.”
“That doesn’t mean we’re desperate enough to use your card,” she retorted icily, then pressed her lips
into a thin line. She held onto Henry’s hand and turned to address the sales assistant. “I’m sorry, but
could you put those shirts aside for me? I’lle back for it after I call a friend of mine.”
After having said that, she wanted to leave the store with Henry, but Sean stepped in front of them and
blocked their way.
He had seen Myra picking out clothes in this boutique when he was at the baby store earlier. Upon
noticing that it was a man’s boutique, he was reminded of the fact that she was no longer pining after
him.
He shouldn’t have dwelled more on this, seeing as he had thought of her as despicable, but he couldn’t
seem to keep his eyes off the boutique window. He’d even decided to drop by the store since he was
on his way to buy corn juice for L.