Chapter 1616
"Young Master Brown, let me give you a word of advice. A man should always be honest about his
feelings. Otherwise, you''ll suffer in the future." Vanessa poured a ss of water for him and added,
"In fact, I was eavesdropping outside just now."
This did not bother Levi. Julien did not mind either. After Vanessa handed the ss to Levi, Julien
stretched out his hands and hugged her from behind. "Since when have you be an
eavesdropper? It''s not a good habit. You should get rid of it!"
Vanessa had a sudden thought. She said, "I didn''t want to eavesdrop. Monique happened to be
outside when I arrived. I joined her so that she wouldn''t be embarrassed and identally overhear
the conversation between you two."
Pffttt!
Upon hearing what she said, Levi choked and sprayed water all over the ground. "What? What did
you just say? Monique was eavesdropping outside? She overheard what I said?"
Vanessa shrugged with an assumed air of indifference. "You don''t like her anyway. It doesn''t matter
what she overheard."
"Who says I don''t like... even if I don''t like her, you can''t just eavesdrop on other people''s
conversations. It''s basic manners. Do you understand?" He almost spoke his mind but he managed
to stop himself. However, he could no longer calm down.
He was flustered.
Once they came out of the hospital, Julien inquired, "Was Monique really outside just now?"
Vanessa burst outughing. "No, not at all. I was just teasing him."
Julien poked her forehead. "Huh! You''ve be a liar!"
Vanessa pursed her lips. "What do you mean I''m a liar? It was a harmless white lie. I''m doing it for
his sake," she retorted.
"It''s obvious that you are enjoying yourself, yet, you still have the nerve to say that you are doing it
for his sake. " Julien gazed affectionately at Vanessa and lowered his head to give him a peck on
the cheek. "Little scoundrel, tell me, who did you learn this from?"
Vanessa giggled and teased, "Who else could it be? The person I spent most of my time with is you.
President Kyle, you are so cunning. I must learn to protect myself. In fact, I should thank you for my
cheekiness."
Julien chuckled and tousled her hair. "Little scoundrel!" he rebuked.
"I''m not the little scoundrel. The little scoundrel is at home," Vanessa retorted.
She was referring to Lawrie. After Lawrie returned to the Kyle family, everyone pampered and doted
on him. The little one was no longer afraid of strangers, nor was he worried that his mother would
leave him alone.
Lawrie had be a mischievous little kid. It was a wonder how he came up with those mischiefs.
Sometimes, Vanessa was worried that the matter would get out of hand and wanted to reprimand
him. However, Lawrie would always look at her with piteous eyes that made her heart melt. As a
result, she had followed through in chiding him.
However, Julien had a different view on this matter. Hemented, "Lawrie is not a little scoundrel.
He is just more intelligentpared to other children. After all, his parents are smart people. It''s in
his genes." Vanessa gave him a look of reproach and chided him. "He is your son, of course you will
shower him with praises. I am afraid that you guys will spoil him. What would be of him in the
future?"
"Isn''t he also your son?" Julien grinned. He hugged Vanessa and said, "Just take care of yourself.
Lawrie will definitely aplish great things in the future. Don''t worry too much."
Vanessa shook her head and said exasperatingly, "Forget it. I won''t think about it anymore. Let''s not
talk about that brat. When ites to him, I''ll have a headache."
Lawrie only had his mother in the past. Hence, he was more obedient and quietpared to the
other children. It was only natural for him to be cheeky as a child. However, Vanessa had never
seen this side of him before. Therefore, it was hard for her to ept the change at once.
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In the ward.
Not long after Julien and Vanessa left, Monique paid a visit to Levi.
It was the first time she visited him in the ward. Hence, she bought a bunch of flowers as someone
once told her that cing flowers beside a patient''s bed would brighten the patient''s mood and aid
recovery.
When she arrived at his ward, she knocked on the door politely, but nobody responded. Monique''s
heart raced. She thought something happened to him and dashed inside only to find Levi staring at
her in bewilderment.
Monique scratched her head and smiled sheepishly. "Levi, I knocked on the door, but you did not
respond. I thought something happened to you, so I rushed inside. I''m just here to see if you''re
feeling better."
Levi merely nodded.
He assumed an air of nonchnce but he was, in fact, flustered. Speak of the devil! She appeared
just as he was thinking of her. To make matters worse, he actually thought that she looked kind of
attractive.
Levi wanted to p himself. Monique was in no way beautiful. Was he blind? Why did he think that
she looked a little attractive?
Levi remained silent as if he didn''t wee her presence. This made Monique even more
embarrassed. She said hesitatingly, "I''ve heard that cing flowers in the ward will put the patient in
a better mood, so I bought you some."
"Okay," Levi responded casually.
He must be crazy. He suddenly felt that her voice was pleasing to the ears... And his heart started to
beat rapidly.
Levi had a cold and detached demeanor making the atmosphere very awkward. Monique really
wanted to turn around and leave but she felt that it would be impolite. Hence, she braced herself
and asked tentatively, "Are you all right?"
He had suffered so many injuries. However, he still managed to hold on for so long until the
enemies were defeated and the reinforcements arrived.
Her blood ran cold whenever she thought of that day.
"Uh-huh..."