Conquest Game: The Aloof Husband is Dangerous!-Chapter 111 - 107: Family of Three Beach Vacation, Part 1
When they returned to the villa, Justin Hawthorne was sleeping soundly in his room, clearly having had a good night’s sleep.
Jason Hawthorne had intended to sleep with Laura Quincy, but she pushed him out of the room, "No, no! Go keep Twinkle company; he’ll be very happy to see you when he wakes up."
Jason felt a warmth in his heart, "I think he’d be even happier if he opened his eyes and saw both of us here in the morning."
Laura couldn’t help but imagine a picture of a family of three, and a bashful blush appeared on her face. She really liked Twinkle and was willing to love him as if he were her own son. But if they were to sleep together in front of him now...
That definitely wouldn’t be good!
"Stop it! I’m exhausted; go to sleep now!"
As Laura spoke, she was about to close the door. Since yesterday afternoon, when Jason confessed to her, things had progressed rapidly between them...
She felt it was necessary to slow down, otherwise it would feel like she was dreaming...
The next morning, as Mars opened his eyes and saw his daddy sleeping beside him, he couldn’t have been happier and excitedly asked, "Daddy, did you go on a date with sister last night? Have you made up?"
Jason rubbed his sleepy eyes; he really hadn’t slept well on the deck last night. Now he couldn’t sleep even if he wanted to...
His voice was hoarse, "Yeah, wasn’t your whole aim in rallying Daddy to take you out all about this?"
Mars beamed, eyes curved, "Hehe... so Daddy’s not going to marry Aunt Jennings, right? I don’t like her!"
Jason shook his head, "No, I won’t."
Mars instantly lit up with excitement, "Oh yeah! Great! Daddy, you have to make sure to win sister over; I don’t want anyone else to be my new mommy!"
Although his son’s words were naive, Jason felt that he genuinely liked Laura, and a big part of the reason was that she was his real mother...
After all, what child doesn’t love their own birth mother?
Thinking of this, he was more resolute in his decision.
"Alright, Daddy will definitely fulfill your wish."
Hearing his dad’s firm words, Mars was so happy he almost jumped out of bed, pouncing on his dad and planting a loud kiss on his cheek.
"Daddy, I like you more and more!"
"Oh? So everything you said about liking Daddy before was all a lie?" Jason squinted his eyes.
Mars quickly snuggled up, acting spoiled, "No way! I’ve always been Daddy’s little sweetheart!"
Jason couldn’t help but admire his son’s ability to act coy; it definitely wasn’t like him. His mom used to say he was aloof and indifferent as a child, not nearly as charming and cute as Little Mars...
He used to rarely pay attention to such traits in his son; thinking back, most likely that was inherited from that woman.
Still, he’d never seen her act coy.
Kind of looking forward to it!
Afternoon.
Nina Pierce went to the hospital to visit her friend, only to learn that she’d gone out to have some fun, leaving her baffled. It couldn’t be! The last time she went to Rivenia with Laura, she was dragged back by Fourth Young Master Hawthorne.
This time, where could she go alone?
It took a while for someone to pick up the phone, and she even heard the sound of ocean waves.
"Laura, where have you gone?"
"I’m on Sapphire Island."
"What? Did you sneak off to Sapphire Island without a word?!"
Laura swallowed, knowing full well Nina would have such a strong reaction once she found out. She could only explain, "I couldn’t refuse Little Mars’s request, so I had to agree."
Nina exclaimed in disbelief, "SO, you’re on vacation with Jason Hawthorne and his son? Did you just forgive him like that?"
Laura continued to elaborate, "I didn’t forgive Jason before boarding the plane; I just didn’t want to disappoint Twinkle... Later, he told me that before meeting me, he was considering settling with Stella Jennings for life, but after meeting me, he changed his mind. He doesn’t have that kind of feeling for Stella, and he just needs a bit more time..."
She briefly recounted what Jason had told her that day.
Nina was somewhat incredulous and asked, "Do you believe him?"
Laura nodded, "He doesn’t seem to be lying to me, nor does he have a reason to. I’m not a girl with an impressive background, so what would be his motive to deceive me?"
Nina pondered, "Your analysis makes sense. Logically, if you ignored him out of spite, he should have taken the opportunity to break it off and end things with you, but instead, he kept trying to win you over, even saying such heartfelt things... could it be that he really is in love with you?"
Laura was also a bit confused, "I don’t know either."
Nina sighed, "Oh well! Everyone’s fate in marriage is predestined. I’ve only met Little Mars once, but my sixth sense tells me he bears a strong resemblance to you. Maybe it’s a mystical connection ordained by fate."
Laura herself felt that her connection with Twinkle was peculiar; sometimes she really felt like he was her own son...
Other times she thought she was overthinking it, maybe just because she liked him so much that she had such fanciful thoughts...
"I’m not a lovestruck teenage girl anymore; I have my own principles and ideas when it comes to love, and I know what I’m doing."
"Yeah, I’ll always be your strongest backing."
"Yeah."
After hanging up the phone, Laura took a photo of the villa and sent it to Nina. She didn’t mean to incite jealousy; she just wanted to share her current feelings.
Nina immediately replied: Are you trying to incite jealousy on purpose?! It’s an ocean-view glass house! So amazing!
Laura smiled slightly: It really is beautiful here! But I don’t really like being cooped up inside; it always feels a bit stifling...
Hmph! You don’t appreciate how lucky you are! You’re just trying to tease me! I’m not playing with you anymore!
Seeing her friend’s reply, Laura shrugged helplessly. She honestly didn’t mean it that way, just expressing her thoughts. While the ocean-view house was beautiful, she didn’t particularly like it; it felt like it was something she subconsciously rejected...
She was reminded of that poor girl she always dreamed about, locked up in a seaside villa every day...
Strange, it was just a dream, why did she feel so empathetic?
"What are you thinking about?"
Suddenly, a man’s deep, magnetic voice sounded from behind, startling Laura Quincy and causing her phone to fall to the ground.
Jason Hawthorne bent down to help her pick it up, but she snatched it away first.
"I can pick it up myself."
"Privacy? Can’t let me see it? Or are you hiding a secret?"
"Uh..."
Jason Hawthorne approached her with an air of dominance, with each step closer making Laura feel the pressure drop, affecting her breathing.
Since she kept stepping back, she didn’t notice the chair behind her and inevitably bumped her leg, and her body, already suffering from a leg injury, tilted, causing the phone hidden behind her to fly out...
"Ah!"
Laura hurried to pick it up, but Jason was quicker and got the phone, though it was useless as it was password-protected.
"What’s the password?"
Laura gave him a glance, "Why? It’s my phone."
Jason snorted coldly, "Why can’t I know the password to your phone?"
Laura pressed her lips, "That’s my privacy."
Jason hummed through his nose, "Isn’t yours also mine?"
Laura was almost stifled by his twisted logic, "How about we make a deal?"
Jason raised his eyebrows, "Hmm?"
Laura calmly defended her rights, "If I haven’t hidden any secrets, I’ll tell you my password and I’ll agree to one of your conditions. Otherwise, if I’m lying, you can deal with me however you please."
"So many conditions?"
Laura pouted, "Of course! You insist on checking my phone because you don’t trust me and you’re invading my privacy, so I obviously have to make two requests."
Jason’s dark eyes locked on her, only agreeing after two seconds, "Alright."
"Deal! What if you go back on your word?"
"I won’t go back on my word!"
Laura thought about it and decided to trust him. She walked over, entered the password, and opened WeChat and text messages right in front of Jason. Recent activity only showed WeChat, and the contact was Nina Pierce’s avatar.
As for the content, Laura didn’t open it. Surely the Demon King wouldn’t be interested in her chat history with her best friend!
Jason moved his gaze away from the phone angrily; indeed, he misunderstood her this time. Damn it! Just talking to a woman made her blush like that?
Causing him to misunderstand!
Laura happily took back her phone, her lips couldn’t help but curl up, "See? I didn’t lie to you, right?"
Jason glared at her fiercely, "Did you just deliberately put on a show for me?"
His words almost made Laura jump in anger.
"Hey! What’s wrong with you? You’re breaking your word and also love to falsely accuse me! My face turning red from chatting with my best friend bothers you? Do I really have to go to such lengths to trick you? I’m not that idle!"
"Women chatting with women can cause blushing?"
Jason expressed disbelief.
Laura looked at him irritatedly, "Best friends say intimate things, so what? I think you’re being overly dramatic!"
Jason stepped forward and grabbed her chin, "Hmm?"
"What are you doing? Every time you’re at a disadvantage, you like to get physical, and you call yourself a man? Have some gentlemanly etiquette!"
Her disdainful gaze hurt Jason’s feelings, and he eventually let go of her.
Laura rubbed her chin, which was pinched painfully by him, "We agreed earlier, I won, so you can’t go back on it!"
Jason looked displeased, "What are the conditions?"
Laura rolled her eyes, "Uh... I haven’t decided yet, I’ll tell you once I figure it out, just hold onto it for now."
"You can’t just hold onto it!"
"You’re... unreasonable!"
"Didn’t agree beforehand to hold onto it."
"But it wasn’t said that you couldn’t hold onto it!"
"I make the rules!"
"What if I can’t think of anything now?"
"Hmph! Forget it!"
"No way!"
"Not valid after a certain time."
Jason’s domineering attitude left Laura feeling a bit irritated, thinking hard about it.
