Conquest Game: The Aloof Husband is Dangerous!-Chapter 126 - 121: Fishing for Information on Purpose
Before Laura could speak, Justin Hawthorne chimed in with a childish voice, "Daddy, you don’t need to worry about me. I really like staying with sister here."
Laura lovingly patted his little head and looked at Jason Hawthorne, "Don’t worry! I will take good care of Twinkle."
Jason glanced at Laura, then suddenly cleared his throat, "Twinkle, Daddy and sister need to talk. Why don’t you go watch TV in the living room first?"
Twinkle pouted, "Alright! Considering that sister is all mine these two days, I will reluctantly agree."
Hearing his son’s words, Jason’s lips twitched hard several times.
Is he already starting to compete with him for a wife?
What’s going to happen in the future?
Twinkle turned around with a spring in his step to watch TV in the living room. Laura left the door ajar and softly asked, "Is there anything else you need to tell me?"
Jason’s deep black eyes stared at her meaningfully, "We’re about to part. Do you really have no gesture to offer?"
It took Laura a moment to understand what he meant, then she murmured softly, "It’s not like we’re separating for long..."
Jason’s deep voice carried a hint of displeasure, "Hmm?"
Laura pouted, "When you’re out there, remember to eat on time and take good care of yourself."
Jason seemed unsatisfied with these words, "And what else?"
Laura looked puzzled, "What else?"
Jason’s face darkened a bit, "Isn’t there a goodbye kiss?"
Laura’s face turned red as a beetroot...
This man!
Then she tiptoed and gently pecked his cheek.
Jason was naturally unsatisfied, "On the lips."
Laura blushed to the roots of her ears, "I’m going inside now! Twinkle is watching TV inside all by himself, it must be quite boring."
She had just turned around when Jason pulled her back, sealing her lips tightly.
"Mmm..."
Laura was so anxious she desperately tried to push him away. What if Twinkle saw this? It would set a bad example for the child!
Jason didn’t care about any of that. Not seeing this little woman for two days, he had to kiss her enough...
Seeing them kissing deeply, they suddenly heard footsteps inside, Laura anxiously reached out to push Jason.
Then, they heard Twinkle’s soft childlike voice, "Daddy, what are you and sister doing?"
Laura stood aside with a red face, completely at a loss on how to explain to the child.
Jason coughed lightly and said with composure, "Haven’t you always wanted Daddy to pursue sister? Daddy is trying hard."
Laura kept her head down not daring to look up, this man!
How can he lie to a child without even blushing...
Twinkle blinked, not fully understanding, his long lashes fluttering, "Huh? Does pursuing sister involve kissing?"
Jason had no intention of explaining further to his son, "Weren’t you watching TV in the living room?"
Twinkle’s attention was instantly diverted, "I heard sister’s phone ringing."
Laura quickly slipped into the room, "I’ll get the call."
And then escaped the awkward atmosphere outside the door.
After she left, Twinkle asked with a mischievous smile, "Daddy, have you already won sister over?"
Jason fondly ruffled his son’s fluffy little head, "Such a sly little devil! Isn’t this what you wanted?"
Twinkle pouted, "So when will you marry sister? Then I can see her every day."
Jason pondered for two seconds, "Should be soon."
Twinkle was barely satisfied, "Mmm..."
The call was from Nina Pierce, who was at the supermarket buying groceries. She wanted to ask her friend what little Justin liked to eat so she could bring some ingredients over.
After Jason left, Laura snuggled on the sofa playing games with Twinkle, when the doorbell rang. Twinkle jumped up and went to open the door.
Seeing Nina Pierce, he greeted her with a smile, "Pretty auntie, sister said your cooking is especially delicious, is that true?"
Seeing this little boy who looked so much like her friend again, Nina felt a rush of emotions and smiled, "You’ll know if it’s good after you try it."
Twinkle earnestly said, "I trust what sister says, she’s definitely not lying to me."
Nina couldn’t help but reach out and pat his little head, even though there hadn’t been a DNA test, she already felt that this little boy might indeed be her friend’s child...
A woman’s intuition, sometimes really...
Laura got up to help her friend carry the groceries to the kitchen, then instructed Twinkle, "Twinkle, sister is going to help the pretty auntie cook, can you watch TV and play games by yourself in the living room?"
Twinkle nodded sensibly, "Mm."
Nina Pierce couldn’t help but ask, "Twinkle, why do you call me ’pretty aunt’ and her ’sister’? Isn’t that a generation gap?"
Justin Hawthorne tilted his head and thought for a moment, "But I just want a sister!"
Nina Pierce simply didn’t correct his wording; adults can never fully understand a child’s thoughts.
"Alright! It’s just a term anyway."
In the kitchen.
Laura Quincy was helping her friend wash vegetables and peel garlic.
Nina Pierce, after much deliberation, decided to broach the subject with her friend, "Laura, have you had those weird dreams about the castle girl these past few days?"
Laura Quincy shook her head, "Not in the past couple of days. I’ve thought it through, maybe it’s just a dream, perhaps I’m reading too much into it."
Her tone was relaxed, as if she didn’t care about the matter at all.
Nina Pierce paused her chopping slightly, "Laura, don’t you think the scenes in your dreams seem familiar, like they really happened to you?"
Laura Quincy smiled, "I did feel that way just after waking up, but later I knew it was just a dream."
Nina Pierce said casually, "Maybe you’ve been to that kind of seaside villa, otherwise, why would the scenes in your dreams be so vivid?"
Laura Quincy tilted her head and thought, "If I’ve been there, it’s when Jason Hawthorne took me and Twinkle not long ago, but that was an entirely glass-walled villa, still different from the one in my dream."
After a pause, she added, "But it’s strange, even though that house was so transparent, I still felt stifled when I was there alone. I preferred being on the beach."
Her words made Nina Pierce more convinced of her own guess. If her friend really had been hypnotized to forget the memory of her junior year, her subconscious would naturally reject the villa that trapped her...
She had even specifically researched a lot of psychological cases online later...
"Laura, have you... ever forgotten a memory... or something?"
"How could that be! Maybe just some childhood things I can’t clearly remember, but I pretty much remember everything else from different times!"
Laura Quincy replied with indifference.
Nina Pierce dared not ask more; the more she asked, the more her friend would find it strange. But if she doesn’t ask, and if her guesses are true, then how could Laura accept this fact?
Thinking it over and over, she decided it was better to give her friend a heads-up, "Laura, do you really remember everything that happened during your junior year?"
Laura Quincy replied without thinking, "Of course! That year I was studying abroad in Aethelgard! My schedule was packed with classes, with almost no extracurricular life. Anyway, it was quite dull."
Nina Pierce probed, "And what else?"
Laura Quincy blinked in confusion, "What else?"
Nina Pierce smiled, "I was just asking casually! I’ve heard many people say studying abroad is colorful and diverse, so I’m a bit curious."
Laura Quincy didn’t think much of it, jokingly saying, "I guess I’m just the kind of weirdo who buries herself in studying! I didn’t have any entertainment life, now looking back, it was nothing but study..."
In the past, Nina Pierce wouldn’t have found anything wrong with this, but now it seemed full of loopholes.
She knew Laura’s personality well. While being a typical academic achiever, she also loved traveling. She clearly remembered Laura once said that if she studied abroad, she would definitely travel as much as possible during the holidays to make the most of the opportunity...
At noon, Nina Pierce made a sumptuous lunch: steamed pork ribs with taro, braised prawns, steamed bass, minced meat steamed egg, lotus root ribs soup, spicy and sour shredded potatoes...
Justin Hawthorne looked at the table full of delicious dishes, holding back his drool, "Pretty aunt, you’re amazing!"
Being praised, Nina Pierce was in a good mood and smiled, "Try it first, see if it suits your taste."
Justin Hawthorne nodded happily, picked up his chopsticks, and grabbed a piece of rib.
Laura Quincy smacked her lips, "Nina, looks like you need to spend some time teaching me."
Nina Pierce made an "OK" gesture, and then the three began to have a pleasant meal.
After lunch, Laura Quincy immediately took on the task of washing dishes.
Nina Pierce, on the other hand, accompanied Justin Hawthorne to watch TV in the living room. She pretended to watch TV, but was actually looking for the strands of hair scattered on the sofa and the floor. Laura and Twinkle’s hair was easy to recognize, distinct from her own shoulder-length short hair.
So taking advantage of Twinkle’s distraction, she picked up the strands of hair, wrapped them in tissue paper, and put them in a transparent plastic bag she had prepared...
After finishing this, she relaxed and watched TV, but her mind was still preoccupied...
Around three in the afternoon, she left on the pretext of something at the hospital.
Laura Quincy was tutoring Twinkle in English, so she didn’t insist on Nina staying, just telling her to come back for dinner and then they could take Twinkle out for a walk.
"Alright! I’ll come back later."
Justin Hawthorne raised his little head and waved seriously, "Goodbye pretty aunt!"
Nina Pierce smiled and said goodbye to them.
After stepping out, she briskly walked towards the elevator with a serious expression. Now having strands of hair from Laura and Justin Hawthorne, she’s just hoping for the DNA results to come out soon...
In fact, she hoped Laura and Justin Hawthorne were not actually mother and son.
If the result showed they were, she wouldn’t know how to explain all this to her friend...
Sigh...
At the hospital, Nina Pierce rushed all the way to the identification department, only to unexpectedly bump into someone at the corner. Without lifting her head, she said, "Sorry!"
