“How about it, do you want to be an actress?”
Patrick lightly kissed Jane’s forehead, and as Jane listened, a mischievous gleam appeared in her eyes, directed towards Patrick.
She held Patrick’s chin, looking around, “Compared to me being an actress, I actually want to sign you into my company. It would be a waste for such a face not to act.”
Patrick’s appearance was unquestionable, even better than some actors in the entertainment industry who relied on their looks to make a living. Otherwise, Patrick wouldn’t have been the person most of the girls in Alodon wanted to marry.
Patrick didn’t say anything. He saw the fatigue on Jane’s face and reached out to gently lift her up, carrying her back to the bedroom to rest.
Another passionate night passed.
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The Waters Residence.
The rumors about Grace and Carl were escalating, and Nana couldn’t bear the pent-up frustration and sadness in her heart. She silently mocked herself and headed straight back to her home.
As she arrived at the front door of the Lawson Residence, Nana hesitated subconsciously before reaching out to press the doorbell.
Returning like this, her mother would probably ask her something.
She shook her head, signaling herself not to think too much, and then pressed the doorbell.
The door was quickly opened, and as soon as Nana entered, she saw the butler.
“Miss…” The butler was a bit slow to react, then shouted towards the house, “Madam, Miss has returned.”
Nana smiled bitterly. As soon as she entered, she noticed Tracy hurrying towards her.
“Why did you come back?”
Tracy’s voice stretched, her eyes filled with joy, but the next second, her face fell, “What’s going on? Why have you lost so much weight?”
She felt heartbroken and reached out to hold Nana’s hand, making her stand in place and turning her around a few times, “Oh my, it’s only been a short time, and you’ve lost so much weight.”
“Mom, I’m fine.”
Nana had already guessed that Tracy would react this way, her tone weak.
“How can this be fine!” Tracy exclaimed, her expression also weary, “You look so tired, tell me, how are they treating you?”
Speaking of the Waters family, Nana’s mood became even more agitated. She waved her hand, “Don’t ask, I’m fine.”
Seeing Nana like this, Tracy knew that something had happened and sighed softly, “It’s good that you’re back, it’s good that you’re back.”
Tracy knew that a family like the Waters family would surely have many problems if she married into it. Looking at Nana’s increasingly thin face, she felt even more heartbroken.
“Is dinner ready?”
She turned to the butler who had been waiting by the side. Since Nana had returned home, she needed to nourish her properly.
“Don’t worry, Madam, as soon as Miss came back, I instructed them to prepare it.”
Tracy nodded in satisfaction, then held Nana’s hand and continued to chatter.
“No need, Mom, I can’t eat.”
Nana understood Tracy’s intention, but with such a situation now, she had no appetite at all.
“Good girl, I know you’re upset now, but you still have to eat something,” Tracy’s tone was very gentle, seeing Nana’s pale face, her heart ached as if it was being squeezed, “Even if you don’t eat, your child in your belly needs to eat. It can’t go hungry.”
Nana let out a slow breath, looking at the table full of delicious food, but she couldn’t muster any interest.
On the other hand, Carl was bustling around the company, having just finished his work and not seeing Nana anywhere as soon as he came out.
Carl’s sharp face was covered in sweat droplets, his mouth slightly panting, and his eyes scanned the surroundings but did not see Nana’s figure.
He grew anxious and quickly took out his phone, dialing Nana’s number.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he dialed, the call was hung up.
Looking at the dark screen, Carl’s face turned slightly pale. His heart felt as if it had been suspended, and he just wanted to know where Nana was.
He called Nana several times in a row, but each time, the call was answered and then immediately hung up after two seconds. In the end, Nana’s phone even turned off completely.
Carl had a headache and, as a last resort, dialed Tracy’s number.
“Hello.”
A cold voice came from the other end of the phone, and Carl swallowed nervously, “Mrs. Lawson, it’s me.”
Upon hearing Carl’s voice, Tracy’s mind was filled with Nana’s thin face.
“Why are you calling?” Her tone was slightly raised, indicating her displeasure.
With his keen insight, Carl immediately sensed something was off in Tracy’s tone. “Mrs. Lawson, is Nana with you?”
“She’s not here, she’s not here. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up.”
Nana was sitting across from Tracy. Looking at her daughter’s desolate face, Tracy didn’t have a good expression towards Carl.
Hearing Tracy’s tone, Carl felt a slight sense of relief, at least now he knew where Nana was.
“Is Nana angry?”
Carl asked cautiously, after all, Tracy, as Nana’s mother, was always concerned about her daughter. If something happened, she would side with Nana.
“You don’t even know if Nana is angry?”
Tracy became angry upon hearing this, feeling that her daughter hadn’t been treated well at the Waters family. Even Carl didn’t care about her. “If she’s in a good mood, would she run back alone?”
Unexpectedly, Tracy blurted out her thoughts in a fit of anger.
“I know, I was wrong.”
Carl’s voice gradually became softer, and he even choked up a bit.
“If you know you were wrong, why did it take you so long to call me? You still don’t have any sense of awakening.”
Tracy started criticizing Carl, her tone becoming more agitated. “My daughter married you, it wasn’t forced upon your family. But what did you do? You let her run back while pregnant.”
“Um… I was wrong.”
Carl could only apologize to Tracy, while also arranging for a private plane. He had no choice but to put aside his work for now.
Tracy received a glance from Nana, sighed softly, and hung up the phone directly.
Nana’s heart was filled with complex emotions. She didn’t know how to face Carl at the moment.
Soon, Carl rushed on a private plane and forcefully pushed aside his work there.
He had the plane parked directly in the yard of the Lawson Residence. A strong gust of wind blew, and the grass was suddenly occupied by the aircraft.
The butler, seeing this, didn’t dare to show a displeased face to Carl, so he reluctantly opened the door for him.
Carl took a deep breath. For a moment, he didn’t know how to explain things to Nana.
But as he mentally prepared himself, the next second, he saw a pair of familiar and clear eyes.
Nana was stunned for a moment, and when she saw Carl, her heart still pounded.
Carl immediately noticed her haggard face, and his heart ached. He approached her, wanting to hold Nana’s slender and delicate hands, but the next moment, Nana dodged away.