Mrs. Waters walked up to Nana and Carl, placing a pot of freshly stewed soup on the table.
Nana sipped her soup and nodded with a smile. Just as she was about to take another sip, the doorbell rang. The maid went to answer it while Jane walked in carrying a large pile of supplements.
“I came to see you! How have you been feeling lately?” Jane asked with a smile as she sat down next to Nana.
Carl greeted Jane warmly and took the supplements from her before finding a place for them. Jane looked at Nana’s bulging belly and tentatively reached out to touch it, asking, “Is it four or five months now? Did the doctor tell you if it’s going to be a boy or girl?”
Nana gave Jane an annoyed look when she saw all the supplements she brought over. “Why did you bring so much stuff? I’m not some national treasure now, plus I’m fine,” Nana said.
Jane laughed off Nana’s complaints saying “Of course not! You’re carrying their family’s treasure right now! And remember we agreed that I’ll be your child’s godmother.”
Feeling relieved that everyone in the Waters family had accepted her friend so well, Jane joked around with ease.
Nana smiled somewhat embarrassedly. Since being rescued in the hospital, both Carl and Mrs. Waters had been treating her like a treasure. She couldn’t take any risks, and she had even gained a bit of weight. However, she looked much healthier overall.
“That’s for sure. But when are you and Mr. Pansy going to have a baby? When the time comes, we’ll go together to buy clothes for the child.”
Jane choked up for a moment. She looked at Nana’s smiling face and suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable. To be honest, she and Patrick hadn’t thought that far ahead. But if she were to bring it up with him, he would have started preparing long ago.
“We’re not there yet. What about you and Carl? When are you planning to have the wedding? With a child on the way, you surely can’t skip that, right?”
Nana sighed, “It’s been over five months now. It wouldn’t look good to wear a wedding dress at this stage. Plus, the doctor said that this time, both the baby and I were given a second chance at life. Even though I’ve been discharged, I still need rest and can’t exert myself. So, I discussed with Carl, and we’re thinking of having the wedding after I’ve recovered from giving birth.”
“Right.” Carl walked over from the direction of the restaurant with a plate of grapes and placed it in front of Jane and Nana.
“Nana has been working hard lately, and her health isn’t great, so we thought it would be best to hold off for now. Plus, both sets of parents agreed.”
“That’s really kind of you, very kind,” Jane looked at Nana and Carl’s current state with satisfaction, nodding as if she were watching her own daughter get married.
At this moment, she wouldn’t mention William again. What could be more important than seeing her best friend happy?
“The most important thing for you now is to take care of yourself and your child. Don’t do anything reckless. You don’t know how scared I was when I found out you were going into surgery,” Jane scolded while holding onto Nana’s wrist.
Although Jane sounded annoyed on the surface, worry filled her eyes as she spoke.
Nana nodded in agreement. “Okay okay, I understand. How are preparations for your engagement ceremony with Mr. Pansy going?”
“It’s almost done. He said there are still some details that need to be worked out regarding the ceremony which will take a few days’ time.”
“Mike has already made a list of wedding guests; both you and Carl must come then,” Jane added.
“Definitely!” Upon hearing this news, Carl immediately agreed cheerfully while joking around with them saying he needed some experience from attending weddings before his own engagement ceremony.
“What are you talking about?” Nana playfully rolled her eyes at him while Jane quickly chimed in agreement making their conversation lively and harmonious.
Jane stayed until noon at the Waters family residence where Mrs. Waters had wanted to keep her there for lunch but she politely declined saying that she had work matters to attend to back at the office instead, “Mrs. Waters, no need really! Please go ahead without me; next time… next time I’ll come eat here again–”
As soon as she stepped outside the Waters family home after declining their invitation, Peter was waiting outside by his white Porsche parked near the bushes nearby.
When Jane saw the car, she furrowed her brow. As she stepped out, she glanced around. Upon hearing a voice, Peter turned and walked over, saying, “Miss North, what a coincidence.”
“Not really,” Jane paused, offering a polite smile. “You must have been waiting here for quite a while. I’m quite straightforward, Mr. Doyle. It’s better if you just say whatever you need to say.”
Peter smiled, seemingly not feeling embarrassed. “Well, I was waiting here and just wanted to ask you how you’re considering the cooperation we discussed. Also, it’s already noon. Have you had lunch yet? Why don’t we find a restaurant and chat over a meal?”
“Thank you for your offer, Mr. Doyle, but I think it’s unnecessary,” Jane replied hesitantly. She wasn’t very familiar with Peter and his recent attentiveness made her feel uneasy.
However, Peter had no intention of giving up. “Don’t be too quick to refuse, Miss North. Trust me; I just want to treat you to a meal as we’re still asking for Star Entertainment’s help in this matter. Let’s just be friends.”
Jane looked at him for a moment before agreeing reluctantly, “Alright then, let’s eat and talk.”
Peter smiled again and opened the car door for Jane before driving them both to a well-known private kitchen restaurant.
After following Peter inside, the waiter nodded at Peter and led them to a relatively secluded table by the window. Peter gestured for the waiter to hand the menu to Jane.
“Miss North, you can choose whatever you like,” he said politely.
Jane took hold of the menu while casually remarking, “You seem like you’ve planned this out carefully; how come when we arrived today you already had our table reserved?”
Peter chuckled softly without any hint of awkwardness on his face. Despite feeling uncomfortable inside himself he was willing to try anything if it meant helping his sister out.
“Well… when discussing business matters, one should always show sincerity, right? Besides you agreed to have lunch with me today, didn’t you So do you tell me if there is anything about my proposal that doesn’t satisfy you?”
Jane was slightly surprised by Peter’s frankness but couldn’t deny that his offer was indeed generous though she still felt wary about possible ulterior motives behind it all…