Ellena opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.Edward let go of her and said in a rare gentle voice, "You should take an afternoon nap."After she got pregnant, Ellena had the habit of taking an afternoon nap. She did not sleep very long but habitually needed to take a nap.Her mind was a little confused, so she nodded. "Yes."She laid on the bed and closed her eyes, thinking that she would not be able to sleep, but in a short while she fell asleep.Seeing Ellena fall asleep, Edward tucked the corner of the blanket for her and got up to go out.Edward carefully closed the door and walked all the way to a date tree in the yard.That was the tree his mother planted when he was very young. He did not remember exactly how old he was at that time.It was late winter. The date tree was bare without a single leaf. There was not even a single leaf under the tree because there were maids cleaning the yard every day.Footsteps came from behind him.Then came Cyrus's voice. "People say that
When Edward returned to his room, Ellena was still asleep.He had just smoked a cigarette, and the smell of smoke lingered on his fingers.He put his coat on the bed, looked at Ellena, and went to the bathroom to wash his hands.When he came out, he saw Ellena hugging the blanket and leaning against the bed. Her expression was dazed. It was obvious that she had just woken up and was not in the mood."You are awake."Edward walked to the bed and sat down.Ellena frowned. "Did you smoke?"Edward was stunned. He did not expect Ellena's nose to be so sensitive, but he still nodded. "Yes."He then added, "I only lit a cigarette and smoked a few times."Ellena's nose was even more sensitive than when she was not pregnant before."I used to think you don't smoke." Ellena had never seen Edward smoking before, so she thought Edward did not smoke.Edward smiled and didn't say anything.He really didn't like smoking.After all, smoking was harmful to one's health. He cherished his life.However,
Edward went to Alfred's room.The maid at the door bowed respectfully when she saw Edward. "Young master."Then, she pushed the door open for Edward.As soon as Edward entered, he closed the door behind him.Alfred was still sitting on the sofa with his head up. He leaned back on the back of the sofa. The TV was playing a play. It was not loud.Edward walked closer and found that Alfred had fallen asleep with his eyes closed.Before Edward could say anything, Alfred suddenly opened his eyes. His usually sharp eyes were cloudy.He stared at Edward in front of him as if he had been frightened. His pupils suddenly contracted.But very quickly, his eyes regained clarity."You're here."His voice was a little hoarse, but when Edward heard it, he felt that these words were not meant for him.Edward frowned and sat down opposite Alfred. He looked at Alfred carefully.He remembered when Ellena returned, she looked like she wanted to say something but could not say it. Now that he saw Alfred l
Ellena panicked, "What did Grandfather say to you? You're making me very anxious!" Edward sat down by the bed. Ellena stood in front of him. He had to raise his head to see Ellena's face. "Grandpa said…" Edward suddenly stopped after saying these few words. Ellena waited to hear what was going on. She thought that Alfred and Edward had said something important. Seeing Ellena's serious expression, Edward added the second half of the sentence, "Grandpa said that we should have a few more children." Edward's tone and expression were very serious. Ellena was stunned for a moment and immediately realized that Edward was lying to her. She reached out and ruffled Edward's hair. "I'm serious with you. Are you joking with me?" Edward grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms. "I'm serious." As soon as he said that, he kissed Ellena. Ellena understood that Edward did not want to tell her. Whenever there was something he did not want to tell her, Edward would do something else t
Ellena did not know that Madeline went to look for her that time.Edward did not mention this matter.Because Ellena picked up the phone, her footsteps slowed down. She originally walked side by side with Edward, but after that, she was already two steps behind Edward.When Ellena heard Madeline's words, she could not help but raise her head to look at Edward.Edward felt that she did not follow and just happened to turn back to look at her.Seeing her holding the phone and staring at him, he raised his eyebrows. "Come here quickly.""Ellena?" Madeline's voice sounded on the phone, "Why aren't you talking?""If there's nothing else, then hang up." Ellena said coldly and hung up the phone. She walked to Edward's side.Edward felt that she was in a bad mood. He frowned but did not ask any more questions. He just led her into the restaurant.Ellena sat down in front of the table and did not look at Edward. She did not react when Edward put food on her plate.It looked like she was comple
Ellena was a little surprised.She first added a note to Natalie’s name. When she returned to the chat interface, she found that Natalie was typing.The next moment, Natalie's message appeared on the screen."Ellena, you thought it through?"It seemed that Natalie still remembered what she said before.Ellena did not beat around the bush, "That's right. Then what you said before still counts?""Of course it counts."Immediately after, Natalie sent her a message, "What kind of script did you write? Send me a part first, but I may not have time in the near future. I am still working overtime. Wait for my message. It might be after the Lantern Festival."At first, Ellena felt that Natalie was a spoiled young lady who did not have her own opinions.But now, she realized that Natalie might not be the kind of person who had a good view of the world in the ordinary sense, but she had her own set of life rules.This world did not have absolute good or bad.A person like Natalie had her own se
Frederick and Lauren were brother and sister. Judging from their interactions during these two days, their relationship was pretty good.If the two of them were just walking and chatting normally, it would not be a big deal.However, the two of them looked very suspicious as if they were afraid of being discovered.Ellena pursed her lips and followed.Because it was the New Year, there were fewer maids in the old residence than usual. They had just finished their New Year's Eve dinner and the maids were also having their New Year's Eve dinner.Therefore, Ellena walked all the way and almost did not encounter any maids.She followed Frederick and Lauren all the way and saw Frederick bringing Lauren to his own room.When he closed the door, Frederick was still looking around the door.Ellena was very vigilant and dodged to a corner.When she came out again, he had already closed the door.Ellena walked to Frederick's door and pressed her ear against the door to listen carefully to what
The maid's voice drew the others over.Ellena was stunned by what happened in front of her. When, she saw everyone surrounding Alfred, Ellena lifted her foot and ran down.Lauren also walked over, "Dad! What's wrong with you, Dad?"She had just run down the stairs when she saw Edward and Frederick rushing over.As if he had telepathy, Edward raised his head and looked in her direction.He frowned slightly as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he only glanced at her indifferently and did not say anything.This gaze was very cold.Ellena walked over and knelt on the ground and called, "Grandfather?"Alfred fell from such a high stairs and had lost so much blood. Moreover, he was old and no one dared to touch him.Alfred did not react at all and had already fainted.The family doctor came over very quickly. He treated Alfred, and he was sent to the hospital by car.The group of people followed him to the hospital.Before they left, Frederick turned his head to look at the mai