Chapter 469


    “Is your mom mad?” Laney worriedly asked.


    Garrett pushed the te towards her and assured her, “Don’t mind her. Let’s continue eating.”


    Laney nodded in response. But then, her phone rang this time. The moment she answered the call,


    Vera’s voice came from the other end of the line.


    “Hello-“


    “Laney, I don’t want to be mad at you. You’re my son’s wife now. But as his wife, you should behave


    yourself. Let him go to work, and don’t distract him. Ourpany has a lot of employees, and they


    have families. They’re hoping that Garrett will give them a job so that they can have money to support


    their family. Don’t be selfish, please.”


    Although Vera’s voice was low and calm, Laney could feel the anger in Vera’s words.


    After she hung up the call, Laney nudged Garrett and beckoned to the door, no longer in the mood to


    eat. “I’m full. You should go back to thepany now.”


    “How can you be full after only having a few bites? Besides, it’s not every day I get to spend time with


    you. Don’t push away.”


    Garrett wanted to be with his wife for as long as he could.


    Laney sighed. “If you don’t go back to thepany now, your mother will me me for it.”


    Vera would never let her off.


    Meanwhile, Garrett massaged his temples. His current situation was making his head ache. Of course,


    he did not want his mother to make things difficult for his girl. Even so, there was nothing much he


    could do about it.


    Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    It was Laney who often made concessions but always getting the short end of the stick.


    “If I go back to thepany now, I won’t be able to help you when you go home aler,” Garrett


    exined with a heavy sigh. Suddenly, his face lit up as an idea urred to him. He looked at Laney


    with bright eyes and suggested. “I’ve got an idea! You won’t have to worry about getting scolded!”


    Laney was actually dubious of his idea even after his exnation. But seeing him so confident, she


    forced a smile and acquiesced.


    At this moment, Garrett patted her on the shoulder and said, “I’ve already paid the bill. I’ll call Kelly to


    pick you up. Wait for her here, okay?”


    With that, he stood up and left for thepany.


    Once Garrett was gone, Laney stared at the almost untouched dishes on the table with regret. The


    food looked scrumptious: although she had lost her appetite, she didn’t want them to go to waste.


    Because of this, she asked the waiter to pack the food into containers as takeaways.


    A few momentster, Kelly entered the restaurant and happened to see


    Laney packing food with a waiter.


    She sneered and thought how pathetic Laney was. Even after marrying into a rich family. Laney’s poor


    habits had not changed and would never do.


    Kelly walked over to Laney and pped the container box from Laney’ s hand.


    “Mrs. Harding, don’t waste your time here. The car is waiting for you outside.”


    The box fell to the ground, and the spaghetti scattered all over the floor.


    Laney looked at the spilled food regretfully but said nothing.


    “Let’s go. I have to go back to thepany to help Mr. Hardingter. Please don’t waste my time,


    okay?’ Kelly impatiently urged.


    Laney had no choice but to let Kelly drive her home to the Harding’s family house.


    As soon as Laney entered the house, she sensed that something bad was about to happen. Vera, who


    was supposed to go to a party with her rich friends, was waiting for her in the living room.


    Vera didn’t look well. She set down her teacup on the table with a bit of force.


    The sound of it hitting the saucer was very clear.


    Laney moved about cautiously. She racked her brains, but she couldn’t figure out what had happened


    that made Vera upset


    “Let me get you some more tea,” Laney offered. She bent to take the teapot off the table and started to


    walk towards Vera.


    “No, thanks.” Vera put the teacup aside and asked, “What’s wrong with you today? How many times do


    I have to tell you that a daughter-inw of the


    Harding family shouldn’t be a stumbling block to Garrett’s career? How can I trust you with the Harding


    family’s children in the future? Do you want your kids to be as clingy to their father as you are now?”


    Laney’s hands trembled as she held the teapot. Vera was looking harshly at her.


    Laney lowered her head and apologized as she typically did at times, such as this one.


    Kelly, who had been standing to the side the entire time, chuckled quietly to herself as she watched


    Vera’s outburst. Her n had worked. She also felt relieved when she saw Laney’s timid reaction.


    Vera spoke again, still in an angry tone. “You have been married into the Harding family for almost four


    months. And you haven’t changed at all! I’ve been trying hard to educate you for months, but all seem


    to be in vain.” Vera was so angry that she spoke in a heavy tone. She didn’t even care that Kelly was


    still there.


    “I will mend my ways,” Laney replied in a weak voice. “I promise I will.”


    She was now feeling ufortable. Her breathing quickened and her heart pounded rapidly. In


    addition, Kelly’s strong perfume made her want to throw up even more.


    It was then when Laney remembered the approach Garrett had advised her to do when she got home


    and faced her mother-in-w. Pursing her lips, she decided to try it. Gritting her teeth, she cried out,


    “Oh, my stomach! It hurts!”


    She fell on her knees on the carpet with her arms on her stomach.


    Vera was rmed when she saw Laney fall on the floor. She got up from the couch and asked Laney,


    “What’s wrong?”


    Vera yelled at a servant who happened to be in the room with them. “Go! Call the doctor!”


    Kelly was rmed as well. She hastened forward to assist Laney in getting up.


    Vera hurried to Laney’s side. “What happened?” There was panic in her voice.


    “You were fine just now.”


    In a weak voice, Laney said, “I was already famished after listening to your lecture this afternoon. But


    Kelly kept on telling me to go back, even though I was telling her that I needed to eat something. So, I


    had no choice but immediately return since I dared not slight her.”


    She held her stomach more tightly.


    Even though Laney was acting, she was actually feeling a little queasy in the stomach.


    Vera looked at Laney’s pale face and saw her lips turning pale. “Don’t say anything,” she nervously told


    her daughter-inw. “Save your strength.”


    Vera called another servant to help them pull up Laney so she could lie down on the sofa.


    Vera then turned to face Kelly. ring at her, she said, “How could you be so thoughtless? Laney is


    still in the early stage of her pregnancy. How dare you not let her eat when she was hungry?!”


    “I… I am s-sorry, Mrs. Harding… all my f-fault… I didn’t t-think… a-about it,” Kelly stammered. Kelly


    had thought that Laney was in good health. Although her tummy was getting bigger, she was spry and


    agile. It didn’t cross Kelly’s mind that a pregnant woman could be delicate.


    Meanwhile, Vera found Kelly’s thoughtlessness repugnant.


    But she was more concerned that something bad might happen to the Harding family’s first grandchild.


    It was at this time when a servant came in with the family doctor.


    Vera waved the doctor to hurry up. “Check on Laney!”


    Laney became a bit sober when she saw the doctor crouching in front of her.


    She was now having regrets. Before acting sick, she should have colluded with the doctor.