Deceiving Her Ears: Ignoring Your Call-Chapter 202: Not Here to Pick You Up

Mia’s stomach hurt, it seemed like she was going into labor.

Lucas Lowell turned pale, completely at a loss.

It was Natalie Kendall in the video who loudly told him to quickly call the doctor.

Luckily, they had checked into the hospital a month in advance to await the birth.

There was a flurry of activity on that side, and Natalie hung up the video call.

It was sixteen hours later that she received a message from Lucas Lowell.

"I’m a dad now! Hahaha! It’s a girl!!!"

You could see Lucas Lowell’s excitement through the words.

Natalie mused that the world had gained another doting father, a cause for joy and celebration.

She congratulated Lucas, who immediately sent her dozens of pictures of the little princess.

A small, red, wrinkled bundle; at this point, not fully formed, a bit ugly.

Lucas greatly exaggerated, praising his darling as the most beautiful, the most adorable in the world.

Natalie played along with him, but unbidden thoughts of her own child came to mind.

Not regret exactly, but sometimes she wondered if she had kept it, what it would be like to have a blood connection, maybe then she wouldn’t feel so alone. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Of course, she only thought about it occasionally, very occasionally.

*

July.

Nina Abbott came to find Natalie.

Natalie took her to a local famous restaurant to try what was supposedly the most delicious Western food.

Nina frowned as she ate, unable to muster a single word of praise.

Natalie chuckled and took her shopping at a local Chinese supermarket.

The two bought lots of vegetables, meat, and hot pot base, planning to have hot pot for dinner.

As soon as the pot started boiling in the evening, the aroma made Nina drool.

"This is real food." Then she said to Natalie, "No wonder you’ve lost so much weight."

Natalie added meat to the pot, "It’s not that bad here. The food isn’t so awful, actually."

"Nonsense, it’s terribly bad," Nina pouted and started talking about Cynthia Kendall, "I’m still really afraid of her, she never smiles. Every time I visit, she’s always in the Buddhist hall, it’s really hard to please her."

Natalie sympathized with Nina’s future relationship with her mother-in-law, encouraging her to keep trying.

At the mention of this, Nina slumped her shoulders, losing enthusiasm even for hot pot.

Suddenly, a male voice called from outside, clumsily pronouncing Natalie’s name.

Natalie got up and went out, a sunflower was passed to her over the wall, the boy wore a shy yet earnest smile as he spoke bashfully.

When Natalie returned holding the sunflower, Nina, leaning against the door frame, teased, "Something’s happening here."

Natalie nudged her inside, "Focus on your hot pot."

The fact someone could be Natalie’s neighbor meant they were likely from a wealthy family; probably a young master from some grand family.

Nina said a little romance wouldn’t hurt and would spice up life.

Natalie was noncommittal, placing the sunflower into a vase.

*

September.

The weather was hot.

Just as heated as the weather was the little princess’s hundred-day banquet.

Lucas Lowell booked the hotel where they had their wedding, the venue decorated in soft pinks.

Mia had just finished feeding the little princess, while her father watched over them closely.

After snuggling with his sweet, soft wife for a moment, Lucas received a phone call.

"Are you here? Where are you? Okay, I’ll be right down."

Giving Mia a hearty kiss, Lucas took the elevator down to meet someone.

As soon as he stepped out of the hotel, he was greeted by Isaac Vaughn who had just stepped out of the car.

"Mr. Lowell, you didn’t have to, coming down to greet me yourself."

Before Isaac finished speaking, Lucas waved his hand, "I’m not here to meet you."

With that, he looked behind Isaac, his eyes lighting up.

Meanwhile, Isaac stiffened, slowly turning around.