Carl instantly became sober at this moment, opened his eyes and looked at the person next to him, only to find that it was really Grace.
He then noticed that they were both naked and quickly wrapped himself in a blanket, staring at Grace. “What did you do to me last night?” he asked.
Grace, still half asleep and confused, looked at him blankly before gradually regaining her composure.
Suddenly bursting into tears while covering her face with her hands, she said, “You got drunk last night and I wanted to take you home but you kept saying you needed to throw up. I couldn’t let you vomit in the driver’s car so we went to a nearby hotel hoping that once you threw up, I could take you back home. But then… you pulled me onto the bed…”
She didn’t finish what she was saying but Carl had already imagined what happened next.
However, he carefully recalled everything from last night but couldn’t remember anything; all of his memories were blank after passing out on the table.
Looking at Grace crying so sadly made it impossible for him to judge whether or not what she said was true.
“Why didn’t you resist? You knew about Nana…” Carl trailed off as he thought about Nana who was pregnant now; if she found out about this incident it would definitely devastate her.
Grace slowly stopped crying and lifted her head with a look of grievance on her face as if using great effort, “I know Nana is pregnant now and I know this will be a huge blow for her if she finds out about this incident. Don’t worry though; I won’t tell anyone about it – just pretend nothing ever happened.”
“After all,” she continued bitterly, “you don’t even like me so even if something did happen between us… it’s like nothing ever happened.”
Listening to Grace’s words made Carl’s inner turmoil even more complex. He didn’t know what to say, just silently changed his clothes and immediately left the hotel.
However, he was unaware that the recent call was from Nana.
Watching Carl leave the hotel room, Grace raised her hand to wipe away tears that weren’t there, a smug smile appearing in her eyes.
As long as Nana made a scene, Carl would eventually be hers. She didn’t believe any woman could tolerate her husband sharing a bed with another woman.
Ten minutes ago.
Grace answered the phone, and Nana’s voice came from the receiver, “Hey, Carl, where are you? Why haven’t you returned all night?”
Nana had been waiting for Carl to come home the entire night. If he had plans, he would have told her in advance. No calls were made the previous night, and up until now, Nana couldn’t help but worry.
Hearing Nana’s voice, Grace suddenly perked up. However, she deliberately acted tired, adopting a lazy tone with a subtle uplift, showing no signs of fatigue. She even had intentions of flaunting.
“Nana… Carl was very tired last night, so he fell asleep. Hmm… if you have something to tell me, go ahead.”
Nana, upon hearing Grace’s voice, was momentarily stunned. Her lips instinctively pursed, and after a moment, she said, “Miss Panchak, how… how are you… Are you with Carl?”
“Oh…” Grace lazily responded, subconsciously glancing at the still-sleeping Carl. At that moment, he turned on the bed and unconsciously made a soft sound. Nana heard it clearly, and her eyes lost the glimmer they once had.
Hit the bullseye.
Grace smiled, sitting up gently from the bed. She softly spoke to Nana, “Nana, you heard it too. Carl spent last night with me. I took care of him. If you have nothing urgent, you can hang up. I’ll tell him when he wakes up.”
Shortly after Nana hung up, Carl woke up, and the scene unfolded just as it did before.
Little did they know, outside the hotel, Grace had already arranged journalists to capture her and Carl leaving the hotel one after the other. It would undoubtedly become a news story, and Nana wouldn’t be able to deny it!
She didn’t believe she was inferior to that woman!
Two minutes after Carl left the hotel, Grace also appeared outside the hotel entrance, pretending to glance around before lowering her duckbill cap and quickly leaving.
Shortly after she left, Grace received a message.
“Miss Panchak, everything is settled.”
Seeing the message, Grace showed a slight smile, walked towards the left side of the street, got into a car, and left.
After leaving the hotel, Carl was restless. However, the first thing on his mind was Nana. He hadn’t returned home the entire night, and she must be worried.
Shaking his head, Carl decided not to dwell on Grace’s matters. He hurriedly returned home and, at first glance, saw Nana with vacant eyes and a distracted expression.
He cleared his throat, forcing a smile and speaking in the calmest tone, “Nana, I’m back.”
Nana blinked slowly, hearing Carl’s voice. She looked at him, but Grace’s words kept coming back to her – they spent the entire night together, and Carl was still asleep…
So, what did they do?
Nana’s mood instantly plummeted, and she simply lowered her eyes, nodding faintly, “Oh, you’re back.”
Carl keenly noticed the change in Nana’s expression. His heart skipped a beat, but he quickly dismissed those thoughts. He walked briskly to Nana’s side, sitting next to her.
“What’s wrong, Nana? Did something happen? You look… not very happy.”
Nana, at this moment, didn’t realize. Her eyes were even a bit red, and she slowly turned her head to look at Carl. Eventually, she weakly blocked his hand. She didn’t want, or at least temporarily didn’t want to touch Carl again.
She didn’t know if what Grace said was true or false, but this incident would leave a mark on her.
“I… I’m fine. Since you’re back, just rest well. I didn’t sleep well last night, so I’ll go back to sleep.”
Because of Nana’s pregnancy, the two of them had been sleeping separately for quite some time. After saying this, Nana went upstairs to the bedroom, leaving Carl alone on the sofa, looking somewhat lost. The events of the morning with Grace brought on another headache.
Around noon, Jane arrived at the Waters Residence to visit Nana.
“Nana, the company has been a bit busy recently, so I didn’t have time to come and see you. How are you feeling now? Do you have any discomfort?”
Seeing Nana, Jane immediately put on a smiling face. Setting aside everything else, she genuinely cared for her good friend. However, Nana’s complexion didn’t look good. Despite the smile on her face, it was faint, and her words were absent-minded, showing clear signs of distraction.
Jane immediately sensed that something was wrong. Worriedly, she held Nana’s arm and softly asked, “What’s going on? Did something happen? Is Carl bothering you?”