Mrs. Leslie waved her hand, “Sit. Sit.” She thought that everything about Theresa was good.
Samuel rolled onto the bed and played with his Rubik’s cube. Simona threw herself into Loredana’ hug.
She lay in Loredana’ arms lazily, not sure if she was sleepy or tired.
Mrs. Leslie sat next to Theresa and held her hand, “Theresa, we’re a family from now on. You tell me if Armand is not being nice to you.”
Theresa pursed her lips and lowered her head shyly, “He was being good to me.”
Mrs. Leslie was delighted. Maybe because Mrs. Leslie was in a good mood, she seemed energetic.
She patted the back of Theresa’s hand and said with a tinge of emotion, “I feel like I’m dreaming.”
She expected this journey to be unhappy and thought that Armand would be the same as before, lying to her about getting married at the end of the year.
She didn’t expect that this time was real.
“I’m already old. I hope you and Armand will be doing well. Can you make me a promise?” Mrs. Leslie suddenly became serious.
“Please say, grandma.”
“Can you promise me that no matter what happens in the future, you will not leave Armand and will help me to take care of him?”
Theresa felt that Mrs. Leslie was weird, but she couldn’t tell why. To put Mrs. Leslie at ease, Theresa answered solemnly, “I promise you.”
Mrs. Leslie gave a broad smile. She felt at ease after hearing Theresa’s words.
Loredana left the hotel alone at night. The weather in December was bitingly cold, especially at night.
It was excruciating when the wind stung on one’s face like a knife.
Loredana cinched up her down jacket.
Because it was close to Chinese New Year, Maxina wanted to catch Sampson as soon as possible and went back to City B. This was the first Chinese New Year since Loredana’ return. He didn’t want his family to be disturbed.
This was what Loredana thought about as well. This problem, which was not solved, made her worried and fearful.
Loredana pretended to quarrel with Maxina in order to get Sampson. She went out at night and sat alone by the flowerbed.
To be more real and to confuse Sampson, Theresa went out and advised her, “Lola, there is no couple who does not quarrel. I think Mr. Mendelsohn is a good man. Don’t be mad at him anymore. For the sake of your two kids, let’s go back. It’s bitterly cold outside.”
Loredana covered her face and remained silent.
Theresa continued to persuade her, “Your two kids are still waiting for you. Let’s go inside.”
Loredana lowered her head, “I would like to be alone for a while. You go inside and help me to take care of my two kids.”
“But I’m worried about you staying outside.” Theresa held her, “You go inside with me.”
“I don’t want to see him. You go inside. I want to stay alone and think about it.”
After failing to persuade her several times, Theresa had no choice but to leave first.
She seemed very worried about Loredana and turned back and looked at her from time to time.
She didn’t go back to the room after entering the hotel. Instead, she went to find Armand. This time, Armand was in a covert room with Maxina, and they were monitoring everything outside.
When Armand saw Theresa came in, he stood up and walked towards her, “You go upstairs. Grandma, Samuel, and Simona were all upstairs.”
Theresa was a bit worried, “Can we really make Sampson show up this way?”
“As long as he hasn’t given up on Loredana, he will definitely show up. If we fail this time, we will try again. He will definitely show up once.”
Armand thought that Sampson must be a paranoid. He wouldn’t be following this closely if he wasn’t.
Theresa was still worried, “Will he threaten the safety of the two kids?”
Armand stroked her cheek, “Don’t worry. Boyce is now guarding them upstairs.”
Theresa had faith in Boyce’s capabilities. There was nothing that needed her anymore, so she could not cause any trouble here.
Theresa turned over and walked upstairs. Armand returned to the room again. Maxina was standing by the window all the time. He didn’t even change his posture. They had been waiting like this for three hours. Loredana had been sitting in the cold wind for three hours. There was no sign of Sampson, and he was nowhere to be found.
“Loredana has already been sitting outside for three hours. Do you want her to come back first, and then we’ll continue tomorrow?”
Maxina’s face stiffened a little more with each passing second. When Loredana was suffering from the cold outside, his heart ached more than anyone else’s. But at the same time, he was rational.
Even if Sampson was keeping an eye on Loredana in the dark right now, he might not show up because he couldn’t be sure if Loredana was really quarreling with Maxina.
If she sat for a longer period of time, then Sampson would think that they must be quarreling because even if Loredana was down now, Maxina didn’t come out and coax her.
Once Sampson confirmed that Loredana was quarreling with Maxina, he would definitely show up.
They spent another two hours like this. Loredana sat until her legs became numb and her hands were frozen stiff.
A girl appeared in front of her just as she was about to believe Sampson would not appear.
Loredana raised up her head and the little girl’s face appeared in her eyes. The little girl was wearing a red cotton-padded jacket and her face was red with cold.
“Miss, what are you doing here?”
Loredana looked at the little girl and then she glanced at the surrounding. There wasn’t any adult around.
Her gaze fell on the little girl again, “I am in a bad mood so that’s why I am here. Why are you here?
Where is your family?”
“My mum is over there.” She pointed at the nearby kebab stall.
Loredana looked over by following the direction of her finger. There was a kebab stall and a woman who was wearing an old cotton-padded jacket and helping the customer to grill the kebab.
“I am here to help my mum.” The little girl was very obedient. Loredana touched her hair lightly, “You are a good girl.”
Maybe it was because that she herself had a child so she was less wary of the little girl.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.
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