Chapter 181 "Is it going to be a girl? Just like her mom, Leanne v cheeks and big eyes when she was little.
such a cutie with her chubby She could braid her hair. If she likes short hair, that's fine too.
The wailing baby, now a storm of tears, was whisked away by the nanny for clean-up, and the friend went to change. Curtis plopped down on the couch in the stink-filled room, rubbing his temples. He fiddled aimlessly with his phone.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAfter a while, he picked it up and dialed Leanne.
Still, he wanted to ask her if she ever loved him.
He needed to know. Because, damn it, he didn't want to let go.
The phone rang several times before it was picked up. Leanne's background was noisy, like a crowd, so she raised her voice, "Hello?" "Why is the hospital so lively?" Curtis asked.
"I'm out," she said, her voice strained over the din, her finger plugging her other ear as she listened. “You back in town?" "Not yet. Ran into scomplications, partnership's gone sour, and I'm trying to smooth things over," he said, trying to sound casual, “it's going to take a while." "So why are you calling me?" Leanne snapped.
All the tenderness he felt scattered with her sharp words, and he started to notice just how bad the room stank. "Just wanted to ask you something." He picked up a little toy, green and fluffy, like a monster.
Leanne seemed to anticipate my question, "How many times are you going to ask?" "One last time." Curtis leaned back on the sofa, staring at the little monster, the words "Do you love me?" teetering on the brink of escape when he heard someone call her name.
"Leanne." A man's voice, it was Jeremy.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe squashed the green fluffy monster flat.
Leanne was at a beauty brand event. Selina, a sort of micro-influencer, never took ads because she was too rich to care, so people really liked what she shared.
She started it as a hobby, but now that she was getting business offers, she couldn't resist.
1/2 11:23 Chapter 181 This s was her first event, and even though there were scelebs there, she was just a side note. But she was thrilled, insisting that Leanne and Joy cto support her, and even dragged her brother and mom along.
The place was packed, fans crowded around the perimeter, and only invited clients, media, and influencers like Selina were allowed inside Penelope managed to score an invite through a friend.
Joy was perched on a railing, ogling shot boy-next-door" type celeb, while poking funt at Selina, "Look at you, not even on stage. Are you sure they invited you and you didn't just find an invite in the trash at the entrance?" Selina, all dolled up and in a gorgeous dress for the event, glared at her, unable to lash out at the moment, and turned to tattle, "Mom, look at her. She's always bullyinglike this."