She thought he was pretending to be asleep.
But sleep as you please, without even taking off your clothes and shoes, and without a quilt, and without fear of being uncomfortable!
Christine White sighed darkly and knelt down to help Baird Lane remove his shoes, tuck his feet into the bed, and help him out of his jacket.
That done, she fished over the covers to cover him again and then got ready to go out.
Just the moment she turned around, her wrist was suddenly yanked.
Immediately afterward, a huge pulling force came, and Christine White fell backward with a startled look on her face.
Bang!
She let out a gasp of surprise as her back slammed into a wall of fiery chest.
She froze, both eyes staring blankly at the ceiling, forgetting to react for a moment.
Baird Lane gave two low chuckles and wrapped his arms around her waist, burying his head in her neck and sniffing, his voice low and husky, “You still care about me don’t you?”
Christine White’s body froze, “I don’t understand what you’re saying, get off me!”
He lied to her, he actually did pretend to be asleep.
If she had known, she would have just shaken him awake.
Thinking about how she had just taken off Baird Lane’s shoes and tucked him in, Christine White felt really stupid!
“Can’t you understand?” Baird Lane looked up slightly and nipped Christine White on the neck, “I just said that you still care about me.”
Christine White did not expect Baird Lane to suddenly come this way, her eyes suddenly glared, and her little face turned red, not knowing whether she was infuriated or humiliated.
“You let go of me, Baird Lane you let go of me!” Christine White struggled.
Instead of letting go of her, Baird Lane held her tighter, “Don’t move, if you do, I’m going to rub my back on the wound, and don’t forget, there’s no hospital here.”
Christine White’s body froze violently at her words.
Baird Lane couldn’t help but tickle the corners of his mouth when he saw how obedient she was, “That’s right, you came in out of the blue, what did you want with me?”
“Aunt Lucy wants you to eat.” Christine White didn’t dare move, but could only stiffen and answer.
Baird Lane naturally sensed her discomfort and released her waist with a soft sigh, “Got it, be right there.”
Christine White saw the man let go of her, and without saying a word, she immediately rolled onto her back and fled the room as fast as she could.
Baird Lane looked in the direction she had left, his thin lips pursed.
Is he that scary?
Terrible enough that she couldn’t wait to get away from him so badly!
Thinking about how Christine White had just resisted him so much, Baird Lane knew he had a short way to go to gain her forgiveness.
“Sir, you’re up.” Aunt Lucy came from the kitchen with the dishes and saw Baird Lane and greeted him with a smile.
Baird Lane nodded in response, then craned his head toward the woman off to the side.
The woman sat quietly at the table, probably sensing his gaze, she looked up at him and quickly pulled her gaze back.
Baird Lane walked toward her and sat down across from her.
Christine White frowned slightly at the sight, “Mr. Lane.”
“Call me by my first name!” Baird Lane corrected her.
Pretending not to hear, Christine White continued to speak, “Mr. Lane, how long do you plan to stay with me?”
“What, are you trying to kick me out?” Baird Lane put a bit of food in her bowl.
Christine White was stunned by his action again, staring at the bowl with complicated eyes, eating or not eating.
“What’s wrong?” Baird Lane looked at her.
Christine White’s little mouth dropped open, and it took her a long time to find her voice, “Why are you serving me food?”
She felt that his whole being had changed so much since she had seen him this time.
In particular, there was a sea change in the way she was treated.
In the past, his attitude towards her was one word cold and three words impatient, but now, she could clearly feel that he was so much gentler towards her, and his impatience was no longer there, and what surprised her even more was that he would actually give her food, which was something that had never happened before.
“What’s wrong with me giving my wife food?” Baird Lane looked at Christine White.
Christine White froze, unable to speak.
Baird Lane could not help but put down his chopsticks and reach out to rub her hair a bit as he watched her daze again, “Okay, let’s eat.”
“You …”
“What’s wrong?” Baird Lane raised an eyebrow.
Christine White gripped the chopsticks in her hands, “You haven’t answered my earlier question.”
She actually wanted to say that she told him to stop making these intimate gestures to her in the future.
But the words came out of his mouth.
She felt really pretentious, both wanting to get away from him, but then she was so happy inside when he made such intimate gestures towards her, she was hopeless!
“I’ll stay until whenever you leave.” Baird Lane returned with a sip of water.
Christine White was slightly surprised, “So you mean you’re planning on staying here permanently?”
She won’t be able to leave anytime soon anyway.
Baird Lane shrugged his shoulders, “It’s not impossible.”
“But what about your company? You just don’t care?” Christine White stared at him.
Baird Lane chuckled softly, “You care about the company?”
Christine White’s eyes flashed sheepishly, “I … I don’t care, I just don’t want Grandpa to clean up your mess when the time comes.”
“If you don’t want Grandpa to clean up my mess, why don’t you just come back with me?” Baird Lane said.
Christine White frowned, “I’m not going back with you, it’s none of my business what happens to your company, stay as long as you like.”
After saying that, she put her chopsticks down, got up and walked away.
Aunt Lucy came in from outside with the soup just in time to bump into Christine White leaving, “Ma’am, you’re not eating your meal?”
“I’m full, I’m going for a walk.” She casually replied back and walked out of the courtyard door.
Aunt Lucy couldn’t stop her in time and had to stop, shaking her head and placing the soup on the table, “Sir, did you and the missus have another fight?”
“No argument.” Baird Lane ate his bowl calmly.
“Why did that lady leave in a huff?” Aunt Lucy pointed in the direction Christine White had left.
The corner of Baird Lane’s mouth slightly hooked, and he briefly said what he had just said to Christine White.
Aunt Lucy was relieved to hear that, “So that’s how it is, but sir, the missus is right, you really plan to stay here for a long time, huh?”
“Of course not.” Baird Lane shook his head.
Aunt Lucy wondered, “So what do you mean …”
“Let’s stay for a few days, see where she grew up, and take her away with us when the time comes.” Baird Lane said.
“Then how do you plan to take Mrs. away? Mistress is so stubborn right now, she won’t agree to go with you no matter what she says, I persuaded her in the kitchen before, but I guess she didn’t even listen much, to be frank, it’s still a knot in her heart.” Aunt Lucy sighed and shook her head.
Baird Lane lowered his eyes, “I have my own way of doing that, and as for her mind, I’ll take my time with her later.”
“Since you’ve said so, sir, I won’t say anything else.” Aunt Lucy wiped her hands and went out.
Baird Lane looked at the bowl of rice and lost his appetite for a while, so he simply put down his chopsticks and went back to his room, ready to rest for a while.
Before, he was pretending to be asleep, but right now, he was really tired.
So by the time Christine White returned from her walk, Baird Lane was literally asleep.
She stood in the doorway and watched him for a moment, then gently closed the door to the room behind her.
“Why don’t you go in, ma’am?” Aunt Lucy inquired with a smile as she stood behind Christine White.
Christine White shook her head, “No, that’s it, I’m going to make a call.”
She took her cell phone and went outside to the yard and called Ives Norton over.
Ives Norton was quite surprised to get a call from her, “Christine, what can I do for you?”