Chapter 132
Kate didn’t dare to argue with me at work, and looked grumpy all afternoon.
After work, I drove off and right as I was leaving the office, I spotted a familiar red BMW. Bonnie just got out of the car. She was all dolled up, wearing a polka dot beret, looking young and trendy. Her attire matched well with the red BMW
Why was she here if she had quit her job? I was puzzled, but didn’t give it much thought.
After I got back to my apartment complex, I took the elevator up as usual. Just as the elevator doors were about to close, a hand shot in and stopped them The elevator door slowly opened again, and Neil walked in expressionlessly He glanced at me once, and then the two of us never made eye
contact again
Neil was carrying some groceries. It was the first time I saw him doing grocery shopping. He looked like a real family guy
A few seconds after the elevator doors closed, the elevator jolted abruptly, I grabbed onto the handrail to steady myself, my heart pounding.
“The elevator’s broken, Neil tried the open door button, but it didn’t respond.
“Seriously?” I was speechless. “Call the property management”
Soon, we heard the property management over the intercom, telling us not to panic. The elevator had a minor issue and they had already called a
repairman
Then there was silence in the elevator Neil and I had nothing to say. The silence was broken by the sound of my stomach. Usually, I would have started cooking by this time. I felt extremely hungry
Neil glanced at me and I awkwardly turned my head away
stomach grumbled again.
bag on the floor. Inside,
of bread, “Here, have
and started eating. It was gone in two, three bites. The more I ate, the hungrier I got, and I couldn’t help but glance at the bag again I was
very little. He picked up the bag, opened it in front of me. “There’s only a bit of bread
the time I was full, there were
few pieces of bread and apples. He looked at me with a furrowed
I did. Just a mild gastritis, nothing serious.”
brow relaxed a
we finally heard voices from above. The issue seemed to be up there. But I didn’t understand how they were fixing it. Suddenly, the elevator jolted again and I lost my balance, heading straight for the
his arms, the familiar scent of tobacco
sense of smell was sharper than before. Sometimes certain smells would make me nauseous, especially the smell of smoke. But the smell of tobacco from Neil’s clothes was faint, mixed with a hint of fragrance. I found it surprisingly comforting. I couldn’t help but wonder, had my baby already formed
I worked hard to raise her, but she ended up bonding with Neil, I would be furious.
politely after I steadied myself.
hand,
weak signal in the elevator, so I decided to sit down and play with my phone. That was when Neil’s phone rang. He glanced at me and answered
noise of the repair work and people talking above us, Neil put the call on speaker. So, I could hear
I made some food, we invited Kate as well. Would you and Russel Louis like to join us?” Bonnie’s voice was
as I heard this, my stomach growled again, loudly. I helplessly rubbed my belly, thinking, “Baby, you can’t eat her
it today, Neil’s voice lacked the tenderness it used
will start without you. Don’t forget to have dinner, Bonnie
will,” He
at Neil, “Neil, do you think once you have something, you don’t need to
took off his jacket and
stood up without understanding why He laid his jacket where I was sitting and gestured for me to sit down. Was this really Neil,
could I cherish it?” Neil answered my previous
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