Lea was worried and a little mad at Rachel. "Why didn't you tell me? Let me look at your wound."
She obediently turned to let Lea take a look at her head. The wound had healed, and there was nothing
wrong with it.
Lea felt sorry for her. "Why weren't you more careful? Was it serious?"
"I'm fine. It's not a big deal." Rachel was only half lying. She quickly changed the topic before Lea could
ask for more details. "Come on, let me see your belly."
Lea said, "There's nothing to see."
Rachel poked her belly, but there was nothing different.
She sighed slightly, "Time flies. I can't believe you're going to be a mother."
Lea was reading a book. Hearing Rachel's words, she snorted. "You can have one if you want."
Rachel didn't respond to her comment, but asked, "Are you free right now?"
Lea put down the book and rubbed her forehead. "How can I be not free? I'm so bored."
She was being forced to stay at home for the past few days. Her father was not allowing her to leave.
Her mind was in a whirl, so she obeyed her father's orders.
She read parenting books at home every day, preparing to be a good mother.
It hadn't been easy for her to get her phone back either. Lea was thinking about going out somewhere
with Rachel when the latter asked, "Are you still fretting over matters of the Qin family?"
After a short pause, she realized Rachel had asked her a question. She smiled. "Are you talking about
his aunt? Humph, she doesn't deserve my worry.
The point is, I am more worried about my father's attitude now. I don't want to break his heart."
It was no secret that the old man loved his daughter very much. He protected her from troubles. That
day, when Lea saw Alice and Gregory, she was stunned.
She didn't realize how small the world was.
Not long after her father took her home, she heard that Alice declared she would not allow Henry to
marry her.
How could Lea's father let her marry someone whose relative had hurt his daughter before?
He would rather let her get a divorce and raise the child on her own.
But, he had made this decision on impulse. He had calmed down soon after. Luckily, Henry had been
behaving well, so he had been allowed to visit Lea at her house.
Rachel was about to say something to comfort her friend. She opened her mouth, but Lea beat her to
it.
"Actually, when I saw them, I felt uncomfortable."
Rachel was shocked. She was aware of what had happened between Lea and Gregory.
Although Lea used to be a naughty girl and skipped classes to go to bars,
she had never been in a relationship with a man back then.
It was Gregory with whom she fell in love. Since this was the first time she had loved someone, she
tried her best to win him over.
Gregory had taken up space in her heart. Lea had been willing to do everything for him.
However, things didn't go as planned.
Alice had lost control when she found out. She had trashed the painting studio and created problems
for Lea at home and in school. Lea had been on the verge of a breakdown.
Not long after Alice created a fuss,
Lea fled to another city saying she needed time off to relax.
When Rachel saw how damaged and disheveled Lea was, she was shocked and pained.
Lea held on to her and wailed. Then, just like that, she wiped away her tears and pretended to be
fierce. "I scratched her face!"
That was when Rachel learned that Alice had hired some people to come after Lea. Fortunately, Lea
was trained in martial arts and self-defense.
At the end of the fight, Lea had punched a couple of people and had been successful in teaching Alice
a lesson.
Rachel resurfaced after being lost in thoughts. The woman sitting in front of her with her head against
the chair had slightly empty eyes. "I never thought that after all these years, the man I would fall in love
with would turn out to be her nephew. It seems that I can't get over with the Qins."
Gregory Qin, Alice Qin, Henry Qin...
And the baby in her belly was going to be another Qin.
The very thought of this made Lea's head ache. She raised her head and murmured, "I remember what
I did when I was young. Even though I do not hate them as much, I just think they owe me an apology."
Rachel nodded but did not say anything.
"They'd better leave me alone. They can't intervene in my marriage. It is between me and Henry," Lea
added.
Deep down, she knew what to hate and what to love.
Rachel believed that Lea and Henry could figure this matter out without help from her and Jack.
However, it was important to comfort a pregnant woman if there was a possibility of distress.
Rachel said, "Let's go out for a walk."
They went to a maternity store together. At first, Lea had been upset and refusing to enter.
In the end, it was Rachel who dragged her in. She pointed at Lea's belly and chided, "Accept the
reality! You're not a young girl anymore! You're going to be a mother!"
When the saleswoman came up to them, Rachel pushed Lea forward without hesitation.
Lea did not buy anything at first. But then she got distracted by cute baby products and bought too
many things.
Rachel stopped her immediately. She didn't want Lea to buy the entire store.
Rachel knew Lea had a bad habit of buying too much. She had to stop her. "Lea, you don't even know
the gender of the baby. Don't buy so many things!"
She smiled, helplessly.
Lea didn't mind. "I'll just throw them away if they're useless. Or, I could donate them."
"Well...whatever you say." Rachel really admired Lea's generosity. She pointed at the stuff in the
shopping cart and said, "It's still too much. You're in the early stages of your pregnancy and will have
many chances to buy more stuff. This is enough for today."
Lea finally stopped.
She put unnecessary items back on the shelves.
Rachel smiled at her friend.
But, the saleswoman frowned when she saw that Rachel had persuaded the customer to put some of
the items back on the shelf.
When she guided them towards the gate of the store, she handed Lea a VIP card.
She hoped Lea would come back some day and buy more.
Lea stared at the card for a long time. After a while, she came to her senses and sighed.
Perhaps pregnant women had mood swings quite often. Thus, Rachel kept quiet this time.
They went to a nice restaurant for lunch. Lea had no nausea. She had a huge appetite now so she
ordered a lot of food.
At first, Rachel was worried that she couldn't eat all of her food. But it turned out that Lea could eat as
much as before.
She ate almost everything she had ordered.
When they finished eating, Lea saw the empty dishes on the table. She had eaten most of them.
She felt a little embarrassed. "I ate too much."
Rachel refrained from laughing and comforted Lea, "Yeah, you ate more than usual, but it's normal for
a pregnant woman to eat more."
They knew exactly what they wanted to hear from each other.
Lea touched her belly and said, "I don't know why I have such a huge appetite.
But if I get fat, you must realize that it's because of the baby."
Rachel responded with a smile.
After lunch, they intended to find a quiet cafe to relax.
As soon as they walked out of the restaurant, Lea took out her phone and her expression changed.
She picked it up and started talking. After a while, she burst into laughter and said, "Okay. Send me
your address. I'll be right there."
Once she hung up, Rachel asked, confused, "Where are we going?"
Lea stroked the surface of her cellphone and stared at the ground. The corners of her mouth turned up
and she waved the cellphone. "Alice wants to see me."
Rachel frowned slightly. "She wants to see you?"
"Interesting, isn't it?" Lea asked with a smile and put her phone back inside. "Let's go. I'd like to see
what she has to say."
Before, she did not know how to face Alice.
But now, she was not afraid of her.
She didn't know what was wrong and why Alice wanted to see her. But Lea wasn't afraid.
Maybe she could even avenge herself for what Alice had done to her.
Rachel was still worried. "Don't go! What if she does something bad to you?"
Lea replied, "I can't hide from this woman forever. She asked to see me, so why not?"
"Isn't it better to inform Henry first?"
Upset, Lea swung her arms like a spoiled child. "Don't say a word to him. Come with me. I also want to
talk to her."
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