There was a flash of cold light under Frank Duke’s eyes, “Is this Mr. Gu flirting with me?”
“Just a casual remark, Mr. Duke don’t mind.” Dennis Gate doesn’t like dealing with heavy-minded people like Frank Duke, but for Tess Baker, he had to do it.
The two made small talk for a while, both with a smile in their faces.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door.
Frank Duke put down his glass, raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled, “People are here, I’ll get the door.”
He walked over and opened the door, sidling up to let the people outside in.
“Sorry I’m late, I was delayed by some things earlier.” Lucy Kid took a detour for fear that Tess Baker or anyone else would suspect.
Dennis Gate didn’t think it would be her, “You’re Wendy Summer?”
“Hmm.” Lucy Kid smiled and nodded, “Is Mr. Gu surprised?”
“A little.” They say Wendy Summer is kind-hearted, gentle and generous, how could she agree to do such a thing?
Lucy Kid glanced meaningfully in Frank Duke’s direction and whispered, “Nothing surprising, if you really love someone, you’ll do anything for them. Besides, Master Carter was supposed to be my boyfriend, and Miss Baker was the interloper, wasn’t she?”
“Everyone thinks you’re dead, and Tess Baker was just acting as your stand-in, not a third party.” Dennis Gate didn’t like her talking about Tess Baker that way.
Lucy Kid gave a laugh, “I can tell that Mr. Gu cares a lot about Miss Baker, but I didn’t mean to offend, so don’t be offended, Mr. Gu.”
“Mr. Gu isn’t that careful.” Frank Duke hooked his lips, his voice lingering lovingly, “Now then, are we ready to start shooting?”
“Good.” Lucy Kid looked at him intently, and there seemed to be a bright light shining under her eyes.
…
When Tess Baker woke up from her nap, it was already dark.
Near the end of the year, some people are setting off fireworks, but the distance is too far away to hear the bang of the fireworks when they bloom, and you can only see the tiny colorful fireworks.
Tess Baker sat up, got out of bed and walked over to the window, quietly watching the fireworks in the distance.
Tomorrow was New Year’s Eve, a great day for family reunions, but she felt lonely in her bones.
She usually spent New Year’s Eve with Mike, the Mark Family and the company’s remaining employees, but now, she can’t see Mike, can’t go to the Mark Family, lost the company … only left by herself, but also every day to watch Bowen Carter and Wendy Summer show love.
She didn’t know what she had done wrong to be so punished!
Knock Knock!
Aunt Zhang knocked on the door and walked in, reminding with some concern, “Sir is back and not in a good mood, why don’t I bring you the meal up?”
“You’re not afraid he’ll scold you?” Tess Baker laughed softly and reassured her, “I’m not afraid of him, it’s not like he’s going to eat me. Come on, go down to dinner.”
Not in a good mood … is it because she burned Wendy Summer’s room and upset Wendy Summer?
Tess Baker wandered downstairs in her outfit and sat down at her usual seat, ignoring Bowen Carter and Lucy Kid beside her and eating calmly.
She thought she might be a little twisted mentally, as long as she saw Wendy Summer and Bowen Carter unhappy, she felt lighter, even the corners of her mouth could not help but turn up … But, why was it still a little hard to feel?
“You burned the room?” Bowen Carter’s voice was cold to the bone and his eyes were dark.
He received an anonymous email from someone before he left work, containing large scale bed photos of Dennis Gate and Tess Baker, which the technicians had checked and there was no trace of forgery in the photos!
Aunt Zhang answered before Tess Baker could, “I did it. I lit something with a lighter and accidentally set the house on fire!”
Bowen Carter gave her a cold sweep, his gaze falling on Tess Baker with sharp, shifty eyes.
“Yes, I did.” Tess Baker put down her chopsticks, don’t think this dinner is going to be any good today!
Lucy Kid also put down her chopsticks and said with a sisterly look on her face, “Miss Baker didn’t do it on purpose, she was just mad, that’s why she let Aunt Zhang borrow the lighter to burn the room! Really, I don’t mind her burning my room, and I’m not afraid of not having a place to stay tonight, I’ll just go out and stay in a hotel, don’t you blame Miss Baker!”
Aunt Zhang frowned and glared at her, this is not helping the wife to explain? It was clearly adding fuel to the fire! This woman is really bad!
“No need to stay in a hotel, you’re staying in her room tonight.” Bowen Carter briefly ate two chopsticks, put them down and wiped his mouth with a paper towel.
“That’s not good!” Lucy Kid’s eyes were full of concern, “Miss Baker is pregnant and still weak, it’s not good to let her sleep in an unkept guest room, right?”
“There’s nothing wrong with that.” Bowen Carter stood up with an expressionless face and went up the stairs.
Lucy Kid looked like a villain, “I’m so sorry Miss Baker, I was going to go out and stay in a hotel but Bowen couldn’t let go.”
She is now so cheap that she wants to slap herself!
“Miss Sheng must not have had plastic surgery.” Tess Baker looked at her, her eyes full of mockery.
Lucy Kid couldn’t understand, “Huh?”
“If Miss Sheng had plastic surgery, her face would be stiff and she wouldn’t be able to complete such a vivid image of the performance.” Tess Baker smiled and added, “You should enter the entertainment industry, and you can get the title of the best white lotus female supporting actress by acting in your own color.”
This compliment is definitely from her heart.
Hearing this, Lucy Kid’s face changed from red to white, from white to green, as colorful as a palette.
Tess Baker watched as Wendy Summer just couldn’t eat and wanted to go to her room to rest.
But when she got up, she remembered that Bowen Carter had given her room to Wendy Summer.
“Does Miss Baker want to rest, but there is no room?” Lucy Kid said softly, “I’m a kind-hearted person, I can’t see pregnant women suffer. How about this, I’ll give you my room and I’ll sleep in Bowen’s room tonight.”
“How can there be such a shameless person like you? The room belongs to Mrs. Zhang, you don’t need to give it up!” Aunt Zhang has never seen such a shameless person in half of her life!
Lucy Kid lowered her head and bit her lip tightly, the bottom of her eyes had been covered with a layer of fog, like a stubborn little white flower.
“Okay Aunt Zhang, don’t be mad.” Tess Baker pulled Aunt Zhang and winked with a bit of playfulness, “Can I spend the night with you tonight?”
She is glad that Aunt Zhang is on her side, but Aunt Zhang is old and she doesn’t want Aunt Zhang to work hard for her.
“My pleasure.” Aunt Zhang glared at Wendy Summer and led Tess Baker back to her room.
Aunt Zhang was a senior member of the Carter family, and was much better fed and clothed than the average wealthy family. Her room was a little smaller than Tess Baker’s previous room, almost a hundred square feet, with just a little less decoration.
“Ma’am wait for me first, I’ll go get you a quilt.” Aunt Zhang said and went out.
Tess Baker sat on the bed, smelling the faint smell of soap in the room, cranky and angry heart gradually calmed down. In fact, she is not so unlucky, at least she has Mike, Linda, aunt and uncle and Aunt Zhang.
“Excuse me, ma’am, I’ll put the quilt on.” Aunt Zhang walked in holding a duvet.
Tess Baker hurriedly took the quilt, “I’ll just do it myself.”
The baby was only three months old, and she wasn’t so delicate that she relied on others for everything. When she was pregnant with Mike at the time, she was eight months old and still working her ass off at the office, and she didn’t feel bitter anywhere.