Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband-Chapter 1010: As Long as Young Master Xavier’s Wife Is Happy
Justin Xavier froze; it had been a long time since he saw Leah Thorne like this—obedient, soft, cuddled up to him, rubbing against him so sweetly and coyly.
"Mrs. Xavier, are you hiding something from me?"
Leah looked up, her soft alluring eyes innocently gazing at him, "What?"
"I think you’re acting weird; you must have done something bad," Justin Xavier frowned.
"..." Leah quickly let go of him, punched his shoulder, and instructed, "I want something sour. Go buy me some sour plums."
Justin Xavier reached out and pinched her little face, "Why something sour? I remember you don’t like sour things. Mrs. Xavier, are you deliberately nitpicking? Do you think I’m someone you can order around?"
"I don’t care; I just want sour things. Hurry up and go buy some!" Leah demanded recklessly.
Seeing that she wasn’t joking and seemed genuinely wanting something sour, Justin immediately forgot his previous arrogant refusal to be bossed around and bargained, "Then eat the soup first, and I’ll go."
Leah obediently ate half a bowl of soup, then pushed the rest to his lips, "I’m full; you can have the rest."
Justin Xavier never thought he’d sink to this level, eating leftovers from someone else.
Under Leah’s watch, Justin Xavier resignedly ate all the leftovers.
Placing Leah back onto the hospital bed, Justin grabbed his car keys, "Young Madam Xavier, apart from wanting sour, anything else? How about something spicy?"
Leah sat upright, arched her delicate eyebrows at him, "Let’s start with sour for now; I’ll tell you when I want spicy."
"..." Justin Xavier had the urge to pin her down and teach her a lesson, "Alright as long as Young Madam Xavier is happy."
"Mmm, you can go now, hurry back," Leah ordered, truly considering herself "Young Madam Xavier."
Justin Xavier, "..."
Just then, with a click, the ward door suddenly opened. Serena Sterling walked in with noodles, "Leah, the noodles are ready. I had the chef make a poached egg and some vegetables, light on flavor..."
Serena’s words halted as she noticed Justin Xavier, "Oh... President Xavier, you’re here too."
Justin Xavier lifted his eyelids and glanced at Serena Sterling, "Dr. Serena, next time can you knock before entering? Don’t you feel you often interrupt us as a couple?"
Serena Sterling, "..." This is a hospital, okay!
Serena struggled to maintain a smile, "Leah, you must be hungry. Eat the noodles first."
"She’s already eaten; I fed her," Justin Xavier remarked faintly.
Serena Sterling paused, looked at the empty soup Justin had brought, then at the noodles in her hand, emmm...
Leah had already sensed the subtle atmosphere, glared at Justin Xavier, "You may go now."
Only then did Justin Xavier leave.
Just the two best friends left in the ward, Serena Sterling plopped down beside Leah, "Leah, what’s going on?"
"What’s going on?"
"You said you had no appetite, didn’t you? Why did you eat when Justin Xavier fed you?"
Leah’s eyes wandered, speechless.
"And what’s with this Justin Xavier? Why does he seem filled with animosity and hostility toward me? Clearly, I’m your best friend, yet I feel like I’m living as his rival in love," Serena Sterling precisely pointed out her situation.
Leah blinked her lashes; Justin Xavier was such a jealous man, he was even jealous of Serena.
The jealousy was too obvious; even Serena had noticed.
"Oh Serena, why do you have so many questions? Go keep busy; I want to sleep now," Leah evaded.
"Alright then, Leah, I’m off. Since you won’t eat this bowl of noodles, I’ll eat them instead." Serena grabbed the noodles and left.
...
After Serena left, Leah rolled around on the hospital bed for a while, her mind consumed with thoughts of Cain Shaw. She quickly sat up and went outside.
Leah arrived at the adjacent ward, where the door was heavily guarded by many black-suited bodyguards, not even a fly could enter.
Justin Xavier said the Shaw family was involved in underground dealings, now the Starfall City’s docks, entertainment venues... all dominated by the Shaw family, Cain Shaw was undoubtedly a tough character, an existence akin to a leader.
Leah was uncertain; she wasn’t sure if Cain Shaw was... her brother!
Yesterday, she saw Cain Shaw; her connection with her brother was ingrained in her bones, even if a decade had passed, she could recognize her brother at a glance.
Standing at the ward door, her first glance at Cain Shaw confirmed it—that was her brother!
But how did her brother become the Shaw family’s adoptee Cain Shaw?
Her brother had a special identity, but how did he become the feared underworld overlord known as Yan Luo Cheng Ye?
Leah’s mind was flooded with too many questions; she desperately wanted confirmation.
But she dared not be too obvious, for her brother Mort Thorne and his Scarlet Pupil unit had vanished into legend. Once Mort emerged, who knows how much havoc it would wreak.
Leah’s mind was chaotic when, with a click, the ward door suddenly opened, and Tanya Sullivan walked out.
Leah quickly looked up, her gaze fell on Tanya, who was only 19 and still in college. She had a small, delicate oval face adorned with water-clear eyes, only 19 and so young. Her skin was like a snowy young oriole’s feather, soft, beautiful, yet cold.
"Miss Sullivan, sorry, but Mr. Cain instructed you cannot step out of this ward," a subordinate quickly said.
Tanya looked at the subordinates, "Then call him; I won’t run, but I need to attend class."
The subordinate hesitated; this Tanya was the leader’s cherished one hidden away. If they offended her, and she said something by his pillow, their days wouldn’t be good.
Another subordinate quickly took out a phone, "Alright Miss Sullivan, I’ll call Mr. Cain now to get permission."
Tanya walked out.
"Miss Sullivan, you cannot go out."
"I’m not going far, just standing there to get some air; you can follow," Tanya walked out.
Leah quickly followed, tagging along behind Tanya.
Tanya stopped in front of a window, turned around, her clear cold eyes fell on Leah, "Why are you following me?"
She got caught!
Leah was a bit embarrassed; it had been ten years, her brother was already a man, she could guess this Tanya was probably her brother’s woman or something, likely her sister-in-law.
Leah knew she would eventually have a sister-in-law someday, but having one so much younger than herself was truly unexpected.
