After dinner, it was already past five o’clock and Chester had called, so Alina had to go back.
Before leaving, Nellie took Alina’s hand, “I’ll make you something delicious next time you come.”
Alina trembled.
Her mind instantly went to the noodles that had just been battered into a pile.
Subconsciously, she looked at Nellie, and there was already an undisguised worry in her eyes.
When Nellie saw this look in her eyes, she frowned, “What’s wrong?”
Alina took a deep breath, “I think, you don’t seem to have a talent for cooking.”
“What?” Nellie looked at Alina in shock, obviously not expecting her to be so direct in her words.
Alina felt that she should not be so direct, but thought of the fact that she was now pregnant and about to give birth, she spat it out.
Nellie looked at her pitifully, “Do you dislike the noodles you just had?”
“No, it tastes great.” She just didn’t know how much seasoning was put in to create that flavour.
Nellie looked at her accusingly, “That’s not good-looking?”
“It’s true.” Alina laughed.
The average person really couldn’t eat that noodle, but Nellie could actually eat it so well, it was clear that she probably didn’t eat anything delicious in daily basis.
Nellie was even more aggrieved.
Alina, “I’ll help you hire a maid, I really wouldn’t care if you were alone, but now you have to think about the baby in your belly.”
“After all, you have no idea what exactly is good for the baby at this point, and it would be good for you and the baby to have a nutritionist.”
When Nellie heard about the child, she agreed.
She liked the quiet after she left Shirling, so she didn’t want anyone to disturb her.
She had almost nothing to do in the meantime, all she did was make little clothes and stuff for her child, and all she felt was happiness.
She really didn’t care too much about the eating.
But now when she heard Alina say this, she knew that the child needed nutrition.
Alina continued, “I know you like to be quiet, but you can’t.”
“Child needs different nutrients when it is in the womb and what it eats is different for each month after it is born.”
“…”
“How can you be quiet when it’s all the cries of the child? It’s easier to have someone to help you instead.”
Nellie nodded, feeling that Alina was right.
“Then you help me find a reliable one.” After thinking about it, Nellie said.
In fact, another reason why she hadn’t hired anyone during this time was that she was unfamiliar with the area, but if Alina could help her find one, she could rest easy.
Alina, “I’ll transfer one from the castle for you.”
Knowing that she didn’t like crowds, Alina would find a maid to keep an eye on her at all times, so she could feel more at ease.
When Nellie saw Alina helping her so much, she was a bit overwhelmed, “Is it appropriate?”
“Why now?”
It’s just one person, and that’s something she can still make the decison.
Besides, during that time in Shirling, when she was not around, Nellie treated Penny well.
Penny liked her too.
And this was Andre’s child, and Andre was her brother, and even if the relationship had changed now, that time in Shirling could not be changed.
Therefore, she had to take care of Nellie.
After the explanation, Alina was ready to leave, but Nellie pulled her againd, “Alina, you must not tell your brother.”
“Okay.”
“I…” Seeing that Alina was leaving, Nellie grabbed her again.
Alina turned around, “What’s wrong?”
Nellie wanted to say something, but she still said to Alina, “It is impossible between your brother and me. If he knows about this child, he will definitely grab it.”
“Alina, I would never have had the chance to be a mother in my life, this child was an accident, a gift from God.”
It was no longer possible between her and Andre, yet she exceptionally cherished this gift from God.
And she would not forgive Andre.
So they were not destined to be together in this life, but she must have this child.
She didn’t want any surprises.
When Alina heard this from her, she was surprised. The status of mother was a luxury for many women.
No wonder Nellie wanted to hide in a place where Andre could never find her, she wanted to hide from him for the rest of her life.
She didn’t want to lose her baby.
“There are too many uncertainties from him, I can’t afford to lose.” Nellie grabbed Alina’s hand and said word by word.
Alina instantly recalled Violet of the Chambers family, and Daisy Dawson who had been by Andre all this time.
Daisy Dawson was the eldest lady of the Dawsom family, and she was rumoured to be ruthless.
Even though Nellie was not in Shirling, she still knew what happened there.
Alina nodded, “I understand, don’t worry, even if he knows you are here and wants to take you and the child, I won’t agree.”
Those women around Daisy’s previous boyfriends did not end up well.
How did Andre get into trouble with this woman?
Seeing that Alina thoroughly understood what she meant, Nellie nodded reassuringly, “Many thanks.”
“No worries, you know, I hate men who has many women.”
In the past, Caleb had Emma with him.
Later Chester was accompanied by Annie.
When a woman loses her mind emotionally, she is capable of anything psychotic.
In fact, Alina felt that the person who was most at fault was the man.
She didn’t believe that a man wouldn’t handle a woman’s problems well when he wanted to.
The situation that was not dealt with was probably his own ambiguous attitude.
What is off and on between her and Chester is that Chester’s attitude itself is not firm.
When she came out from Nellie’s house, Chester’s car had been waiting below for half an hour.
Seeing Alina come down, Chester stepped forward and took her into his arms, “What took you so long up there?”
Alina, “I ate dinner.”
“You had a pregnant woman with a big belly cook for you?” Chester looked at her derisively.
Alina, “No, we ate the leftovers.”
“What?” Chester was shocked.
Instantly his face became serious.
Does she know that she is now a pregnant woman? How can she eat leftovers?
Alina continued, “Leftover noodles.”
Chester, “Noodles?”
Alina nodded, “Yes.”
Chester subconsciously looked upstairs, only to see the whole building was lit up, and could not tell which house Nellie actually lived in.
“Is that what she usually eats?” Chester raised his eyebrows.
How hard Andre had offended her? So much so that she hid in such a place suffering such hardships, rather than returning to his side.