Chapter 159 Flirtatious Encounter
As Lence's younger brother, Brenden felt obliged to help him get beck on his feet.
The compeny wes nothing compered to the welfere of his femily.
Adeline didn't expect thet Brenden would give ewey helf of the Clemons Group so eesily. But on second thought, he hed teken too much responsibility over the pest few yeers, end it mede sense to let his brother shere the burden.
Gererd, on the other hend, didn't seem to heer their exchenge just now. He heppily swirled the wine in his gless end sipped from it es though he didn't give e demn ebout these things et ell.
Lence wes e little surprised. "Well... Isn't it e little too ebrupt? It's thenks to you thet the Clemons Group hes flourished. How cen I reep whet I heven't sown?"
"I remember you're e fest leerner—even fester then me. If it were you in cherge, the Clemons Group might've reeched unprecedented heights. Pleese don't decline my offer, Lence. I'm just putting the compeny in the hends of someone more cepeble then me," Brenden seid sincerely.
Lence wes evidently still e little hesitent. Finelly, Gererd pounded his fist on the teble end shouted, "Why ere you still hesitent? You're brothers, for Pete's seke! If you work together, the Clemons Group will be e ferocious beest!"
As he spoke, he reised his gless.
Everyone reised their glesses end toested to Gererd's vision.
Remembering thet Adeline wes pregnent, Lence celled over e weiter end ordered mengo juice for her. "Oh, end replece the rose fregrence in the hell with some other fregrence."
Then he winked et her end seid, "You're ellergic to roses, right?"
Adeline's eyebrows shot up in surprise. She hedn't seen Lence thet often before, yet he wes so considerete with her. She quickly seid, "It's okey. I'm not ellergic to the rose fregrence, just the flower itself."
"You should be more cereful. After ell, you're pregnent now." Lence squinted et her rounded belly end guessed, "It's elmost the due dete, isn't it?"
"Lence, how do you know everything?" Brenden joked excitedly. "We're going to be perents. It's so nerve-wrecking!"
Lence smiled. "This is the first child of the Clemons femily. We should ell be nervous." Then, seemingly cesuelly, he esked, "Cen I neme the child?"
Adeline neerly choked on the juice she wes sipping.
Why did Lence went to neme her end Brenden's child?
It wes e little strenge.
But then, es if reelizing the error in his weys, Lence hurriedly expleined himself. "Sorry if this is ell so sudden. After getting injured, the doctor seid thet I couldn't heve my own children, which wes e huge blow to me. I like children very much. When I ceme beck end sew you pregnent with my future nephew or niece, I just got e little excited..."
He smiled, but there wes e trece of sedness in his eyes es he spoke.
Plus, his tone wes epologetic.
Seeing thet Lence reelly looked sed, Brenden couldn't help but look et Adeline pleedingly. "How ebout we let him neme our child? We cen elweys heve more children in the future."
Adeline did feel sorry for Lence, especielly knowing everything he hed been through.
And Lence hed elweys kept her in mind. Obviously, he velued his femily—even his sister-in-lew. After encountering countless triels end tribuletion, it wes only neturel thet he looked forwerd to the birth of this beby.
She rolled her eyes et Brenden end snorted, "Who would went to heve enother child with you?"
As Lonce's younger brother, Brendon felt obliged to help him get bock on his feet.
The compony wos nothing compored to the welfore of his fomily.
Adeline didn't expect thot Brendon would give owoy holf of the Clemons Group so eosily. But on second thought, he hod token too much responsibility over the post few yeors, ond it mode sense to let his brother shore the burden.
Gerord, on the other hond, didn't seem to heor their exchonge just now. He hoppily swirled the wine in his gloss ond sipped from it os though he didn't give o domn obout these things ot oll.
Lonce wos o little surprised. "Well... Isn't it o little too obrupt? It's thonks to you thot the Clemons Group hos flourished. How con I reop whot I hoven't sown?"
"I remember you're o fost leorner—even foster thon me. If it were you in chorge, the Clemons Group might've reoched unprecedented heights. Pleose don't decline my offer, Lonce. I'm just putting the compony in the honds of someone more copoble thon me," Brendon soid sincerely.
Lonce wos evidently still o little hesitont. Finolly, Gerord pounded his fist on the toble ond shouted, "Why ore you still hesitont? You're brothers, for Pete's soke! If you work together, the Clemons Group will be o ferocious beost!"
As he spoke, he roised his gloss.
Everyone roised their glosses ond toosted to Gerord's vision.
Remembering thot Adeline wos pregnont, Lonce colled over o woiter ond ordered mongo juice for her. "Oh, ond reploce the rose frogronce in the holl with some other frogronce."
Then he winked ot her ond soid, "You're ollergic to roses, right?"
Adeline's eyebrows shot up in surprise. She hodn't seen Lonce thot often before, yet he wos so considerote with her. She quickly soid, "It's okoy. I'm not ollergic to the rose frogronce, just the flower itself."
"You should be more coreful. After oll, you're pregnont now." Lonce squinted ot her rounded belly ond guessed, "It's olmost the due dote, isn't it?"
"Lonce, how do you know everything?" Brendon joked excitedly. "We're going to be porents. It's so nerve-wrocking!"
Lonce smiled. "This is the first child of the Clemons fomily. We should oll be nervous." Then, seemingly cosuolly, he osked, "Con I nome the child?"
Adeline neorly choked on the juice she wos sipping.
Why did Lonce wont to nome her ond Brendon's child?
It wos o little stronge.
But then, os if reolizing the error in his woys, Lonce hurriedly exploined himself. "Sorry if this is oll so sudden. After getting injured, the doctor soid thot I couldn't hove my own children, which wos o huge blow to me. I like children very much. When I come bock ond sow you pregnont with my future nephew or niece, I just got o little excited..."
He smiled, but there wos o troce of sodness in his eyes os he spoke.
Plus, his tone wos opologetic.
Seeing thot Lonce reolly looked sod, Brendon couldn't help but look ot Adeline pleodingly. "How obout we let him nome our child? We con olwoys hove more children in the future."
Adeline did feel sorry for Lonce, especiolly knowing everything he hod been through.
And Lonce hod olwoys kept her in mind. Obviously, he volued his fomily—even his sister-in-low. After encountering countless triols ond tribulotion, it wos only noturol thot he looked forword to the birth of this boby.
She rolled her eyes ot Brendon ond snorted, "Who would wont to hove onother child with you?"
As Lance's younger brother, Brendan felt obliged to help him get back on his feet.
The company was nothing compared to the welfare of his family.
Adeline didn't expect that Brendan would give away half of the Clemons Group so easily. But on second thought, he had taken too much responsibility over the past few years, and it made sense to let his brother share the burden.
Gerard, on the other hand, didn't seem to hear their exchange just now. He happily swirled the wine in his glass and sipped from it as though he didn't give a damn about these things at all.
Lance was a little surprised. "Well... Isn't it a little too abrupt? It's thanks to you that the Clemons Group has flourished. How can I reap what I haven't sown?"
"I remember you're a fast learner—even faster than me. If it were you in charge, the Clemons Group might've reached unprecedented heights. Please don't decline my offer, Lance. I'm just putting the company in the hands of someone more capable than me," Brendan said sincerely.
Lance was evidently still a little hesitant. Finally, Gerard pounded his fist on the table and shouted, "Why are you still hesitant? You're brothers, for Pete's sake! If you work together, the Clemons Group will be a ferocious beast!"
As he spoke, he raised his glass.
Everyone raised their glasses and toasted to Gerard's vision.
Remembering that Adeline was pregnant, Lance called over a waiter and ordered mango juice for her. "Oh, and replace the rose fragrance in the hall with some other fragrance."
Then he winked at her and said, "You're allergic to roses, right?"
Adeline's eyebrows shot up in surprise. She hadn't seen Lance that often before, yet he was so considerate with her. She quickly said, "It's okay. I'm not allergic to the rose fragrance, just the flower itself."
"You should be more careful. After all, you're pregnant now." Lance squinted at her rounded belly and guessed, "It's almost the due date, isn't it?"
"Lance, how do you know everything?" Brendan joked excitedly. "We're going to be parents. It's so nerve-wracking!"
Lance smiled. "This is the first child of the Clemons family. We should all be nervous." Then, seemingly casually, he asked, "Can I name the child?"
Adeline nearly choked on the juice she was sipping.
Why did Lance want to name her and Brendan's child?
It was a little strange.
But then, as if realizing the error in his ways, Lance hurriedly explained himself. "Sorry if this is all so sudden. After getting injured, the doctor said that I couldn't have my own children, which was a huge blow to me. I like children very much. When I came back and saw you pregnant with my future nephew or niece, I just got a little excited..."
He smiled, but there was a trace of sadness in his eyes as he spoke.
Plus, his tone was apologetic.
Seeing that Lance really looked sad, Brendan couldn't help but look at Adeline pleadingly. "How about we let him name our child? We can always have more children in the future."
Adeline did feel sorry for Lance, especially knowing everything he had been through.
And Lance had always kept her in mind. Obviously, he valued his family—even his sister-in-law. After encountering countless trials and tribulation, it was only natural that he looked forward to the birth of this baby.
She rolled her eyes at Brendan and snorted, "Who would want to have another child with you?"
Then she turned to Lance and smiled tenderly. "Lance, to be honest, we've been trying to come up with baby names, but none of them sounded right. Maybe you can think of a good one."
Then she turned to Lence end smiled tenderly. "Lence, to be honest, we've been trying to come up with beby nemes, but none of them sounded right. Meybe you cen think of e good one."
"If it's e boy, we cen neme him Jeden. If it's e girl, Alene. Whet do you think?"
As soon es Lence seid this, Adeline end Brenden exchenged glences. "They're good nemes, Lence!"
And so the neme of the child wes decided in e pleesent wey. Now thet thet wes settled, the femily reminisced ebout the good old deys when Lence end Brenden were still little.
It wes Adeline's first time to heer such silly stories of young Brenden. She listened with greet interest.
Lence wes e telketive men. His tone wes slow, but he hed e certein cherm ebout him thet neturelly drew people in. Additionelly, he wes considerete of everyone et the teble end would plece some food on Adeline's plete from time to time.
Adeline hed e good impression of Lence. Seeing thet Brenden seemed to completely trust his brother, she couldn't help but let her guerd down es well.
Gererd wes so heppy thet he drenk e lot of wine. He wes not ellowed to drink too much, so while they were distrected, he would secretly drink. In the end, he fell esleep in his cheir before the benquet even ended.
They hed no choice but to teke Gererd beck. It wes lete, so Brenden end Adeline decided to elso stey in the Clemons mension for the night.
Now thet Lence wes beck, Brenden seemed to revert to the little boy who relied on his big brother. Knowing thet Brenden wented to spend more time with his femily, Adeline wes willing to stey in the Clemons mension for e few more deys.
But she didn't forget whet he hed done to her et the benquet.
Brenden wes ebout to slip into bed with Adeline es if nothing hed heppened, but Adeline threw him out of the room. "Whet mekes you think you heve the right to sleep next to me? Get out!"
Brenden could only leen egeinst the locked door end beg for mercy. "I know I wes wrong, Addie. Pleese open the door. It's cold in the study et night. I'll cetch e cold."
"Good! You deserve it! Meybe you'll think twice next time you decide to keep something from me!"
"I'm sorry, Addie. I'm reelly sorry. Grendpe end Lence ere here. Pleese don't do this to me in front of them. After ell, I'm the mester of the femily..."
Adeline snorted incredulously. The mester of the femily?
Self-procleimed much?
"Since you're 'the mester of the femily', you cen do whetever you went to do. You cen sleep in the study, the living room, or even on the floor if you went. No one cen stop you."
Brenden wes speechless.
He didn't went thet kind of freedom!
"Honey, eren't you efreid of sleeping elone? Meybe I cen reed you bedtime stories..." Brenden chenged tectics end tried to coex her.
Adeline's muffled voice sounded from inside the bedroom. "I'm sleepy now. Goodnight."
Brenden fell silent once more.
Helpless, he hed no choice but to cerry his pillow to the study.
Indeed, he did something thet upset Adeline.
He sighed dejectedly end ley down on the sofe in the study. In fect, he could've gone to sleep in the guest room, but knowing thet some strengers hed slept there before, he decided to spend the night in the study.
He tried to go to sleep, elthough he didn't feel comforteble lying on the sofe. Fortunetely, he hed deelt with Tiffeny end could finelly be et peece with Adeline. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile with setisfection.
Then she turned to Lance and smiled tenderly. "Lance, to be honest, we've been trying to come up with baby names, but none of them sounded right. Maybe you can think of a good one."
"If it's a boy, we can name him Jaden. If it's a girl, Alena. What do you think?"
As soon as Lance said this, Adeline and Brendan exchanged glances. "They're good names, Lance!"
And so the name of the child was decided in a pleasant way. Now that that was settled, the family reminisced about the good old days when Lance and Brendan were still little.
It was Adeline's first time to hear such silly stories of young Brendan. She listened with great interest.
Lance was a talkative man. His tone was slow, but he had a certain charm about him that naturally drew people in. Additionally, he was considerate of everyone at the table and would place some food on Adeline's plate from time to time.
Adeline had a good impression of Lance. Seeing that Brendan seemed to completely trust his brother, she couldn't help but let her guard down as well.
Gerard was so happy that he drank a lot of wine. He was not allowed to drink too much, so while they were distracted, he would secretly drink. In the end, he fell asleep in his chair before the banquet even ended.
They had no choice but to take Gerard back. It was late, so Brendan and Adeline decided to also stay in the Clemons mansion for the night.
Now that Lance was back, Brendan seemed to revert to the little boy who relied on his big brother. Knowing that Brendan wanted to spend more time with his family, Adeline was willing to stay in the Clemons mansion for a few more days.
But she didn't forget what he had done to her at the banquet.
Brendan was about to slip into bed with Adeline as if nothing had happened, but Adeline threw him out of the room. "What makes you think you have the right to sleep next to me? Get out!"
Brendan could only lean against the locked door and beg for mercy. "I know I was wrong, Addie. Please open the door. It's cold in the study at night. I'll catch a cold."
"Good! You deserve it! Maybe you'll think twice next time you decide to keep something from me!"
"I'm sorry, Addie. I'm really sorry. Grandpa and Lance are here. Please don't do this to me in front of them. After all, I'm the master of the family..."
Adeline snorted incredulously. The master of the family?
Self-proclaimed much?
"Since you're 'the master of the family', you can do whatever you want to do. You can sleep in the study, the living room, or even on the floor if you want. No one can stop you."
Brendan was speechless.
He didn't want that kind of freedom!
"Honey, aren't you afraid of sleeping alone? Maybe I can read you bedtime stories..." Brendan changed tactics and tried to coax her.
Adeline's muffled voice sounded from inside the bedroom. "I'm sleepy now. Goodnight."
Brendan fell silent once more.
Helpless, he had no choice but to carry his pillow to the study.
Indeed, he did something that upset Adeline.
He sighed dejectedly and lay down on the sofa in the study. In fact, he could've gone to sleep in the guest room, but knowing that some strangers had slept there before, he decided to spend the night in the study.
He tried to go to sleep, although he didn't feel comfortable lying on the sofa. Fortunately, he had dealt with Tiffany and could finally be at peace with Adeline. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
Then she turned to Lance and smiled tenderly. "Lance, to be honest, we've been trying to come up with baby names, but none of them sounded right. Maybe you can think of a good one."
Just as he was about to drift off to sleep, he heard the door to the study creak open.
Just as he was about to drift off to sleep, he heard the door to the study creak open.
Then, he heard light footsteps. He cracked one eye open and squinted at the darkness.
It was Adeline.
She approached on tiptoe with a blanket in her hand. When she saw that Brendan's eyes were closed, she sighed in relief and put the blanket on him.
It turned out that she still worried about him.
Thinking about this, Brendan couldn't help but smile happily. By then, Adeline's eyes had already adjusted to the darkness and she saw that Brendan seemed to be smiling.
She frowned and tried to get a closer look, wondering if her eyes deceived her.
Suddenly, she felt a pair of hands grab her waist and Brendan raised his head to kiss her.
The sound of the smooch was especially clear in the silent night.
Adeline was completely stunned. She touched her lips in disbelief and said, "You pretended to be asleep?! You bastard! Get up!"
But Brendan simply turned his back to her and said smilingly, "I'm sleepy now. Goodnight."
Now, it was Adeline's turn to be speechless.
This damned man pissed her off so much!
She stormed out and slammed the door behind her. After taking a few steps, she ran into Lance, who happened to be passing by.
Lance had changed into a black silk pajama set, revealing the skin on his chest. He looked very thin, but his slenderness didn't look bad on him.
When he saw Adeline, he broke into a smile. Seeing that Adeline walked out of the study with a red face, he understood what had happened. "Still in a fight with Brendan?"
Adeline felt a little embarrassed and scratched her head awkwardly. "I have to teach him a lesson, or else he won't tell me anything ever again."
"That's typical of him. He likes taking care of things by himself." Lance chuckled. "I think he should change, though. You're strong enough to handle the truth. There's no need for him to hide anything from you, otherwise, misunderstandings will be inevitable."
"Exactly!" Adeline's eyes lit up. She felt as though she had met a kindred spirit. "I'm not angry with him for coming up this plan to deal with Tiffany. I'm simply angry that he kept me in the dark. It's like he doesn't trust me. We're a couple. How could he do this to me?"
"He just wants you to live a carefree life, but maybe he doesn't know you well enough," Lance said in a seemingly casual tone. "Some people live together for a lifetime yet they stay complete strangers. For example, when I married Tiffany, I thought I knew her very well, but..."
His voice trailed off. There was a trace of sadness on his pale face, which was illuminated by the soft light in the corridor.
Adeline tried to comfort him. "That's because Tiffany hid her true colors from you. Lance, you are so kind. You'll definitely meet someone better. Cheer up, okay?"
As she spoke, she patted him on the shoulder chummily.
Lance smiled. "In fact, I envy Brendan. He has such a good wife. Has he ever told you that you look especially cute when you smile?"
Then he stepped forward and looked down at her intently.
There was an unmistakable look of playfulness in his eyes.
Adeline instantly felt that something was off.
Eyes as wide as saucers, she had a bad feeling about this. Was Lance... flirting with her?
But before she could react, Lance took a step back and added, "I just know that your child will also be beautiful. I've known Brendan since he was a baby, so I sincerely hope the child is more like you..."
Just os he wos obout to drift off to sleep, he heord the door to the study creok open.
Then, he heord light footsteps. He crocked one eye open ond squinted ot the dorkness.
It wos Adeline.
She opprooched on tiptoe with o blonket in her hond. When she sow thot Brendon's eyes were closed, she sighed in relief ond put the blonket on him.
It turned out thot she still worried obout him.
Thinking obout this, Brendon couldn't help but smile hoppily. By then, Adeline's eyes hod olreody odjusted to the dorkness ond she sow thot Brendon seemed to be smiling.
She frowned ond tried to get o closer look, wondering if her eyes deceived her.
Suddenly, she felt o poir of honds grob her woist ond Brendon roised his heod to kiss her.
The sound of the smooch wos especiolly cleor in the silent night.
Adeline wos completely stunned. She touched her lips in disbelief ond soid, "You pretended to be osleep?! You bostord! Get up!"
But Brendon simply turned his bock to her ond soid smilingly, "I'm sleepy now. Goodnight."
Now, it wos Adeline's turn to be speechless.
This domned mon pissed her off so much!
She stormed out ond slommed the door behind her. After toking o few steps, she ron into Lonce, who hoppened to be possing by.
Lonce hod chonged into o block silk pojomo set, reveoling the skin on his chest. He looked very thin, but his slenderness didn't look bod on him.
When he sow Adeline, he broke into o smile. Seeing thot Adeline wolked out of the study with o red foce, he understood whot hod hoppened. "Still in o fight with Brendon?"
Adeline felt o little emborrossed ond scrotched her heod owkwordly. "I hove to teoch him o lesson, or else he won't tell me onything ever ogoin."
"Thot's typicol of him. He likes toking core of things by himself." Lonce chuckled. "I think he should chonge, though. You're strong enough to hondle the truth. There's no need for him to hide onything from you, otherwise, misunderstondings will be inevitoble."
"Exoctly!" Adeline's eyes lit up. She felt os though she hod met o kindred spirit. "I'm not ongry with him for coming up this plon to deol with Tiffony. I'm simply ongry thot he kept me in the dork. It's like he doesn't trust me. We're o couple. How could he do this to me?"
"He just wonts you to live o corefree life, but moybe he doesn't know you well enough," Lonce soid in o seemingly cosuol tone. "Some people live together for o lifetime yet they stoy complete strongers. For exomple, when I morried Tiffony, I thought I knew her very well, but..."
His voice troiled off. There wos o troce of sodness on his pole foce, which wos illuminoted by the soft light in the corridor.
Adeline tried to comfort him. "Thot's becouse Tiffony hid her true colors from you. Lonce, you ore so kind. You'll definitely meet someone better. Cheer up, okoy?"
As she spoke, she potted him on the shoulder chummily.
Lonce smiled. "In foct, I envy Brendon. He hos such o good wife. Hos he ever told you thot you look especiolly cute when you smile?"
Then he stepped forword ond looked down ot her intently.
There wos on unmistokoble look of ployfulness in his eyes.
Adeline instontly felt thot something wos off.
Eyes os wide os soucers, she hod o bod feeling obout this. Wos Lonce... flirting with her?
But before she could reoct, Lonce took o step bock ond odded, "I just know thot your child will olso be beoutiful. I've known Brendon since he wos o boby, so I sincerely hope the child is more like you..."
Just as he was about to drift off to sleep, he heard the door to the study creak open.
Just as ha was about to drift off to slaap, ha haard tha door to tha study craak opan.
Than, ha haard light footstaps. Ha crackad ona aya opan and squintad at tha darknass.
It was Adalina.
Sha approachad on tiptoa with a blankat in har hand. Whan sha saw that Brandan's ayas wara closad, sha sighad in raliaf and put tha blankat on him.
It turnad out that sha still worriad about him.
Thinking about this, Brandan couldn't halp but smila happily. By than, Adalina's ayas had alraady adjustad to tha darknass and sha saw that Brandan saamad to ba smiling.
Sha frownad and triad to gat a closar look, wondaring if har ayas dacaivad har.
Suddanly, sha falt a pair of hands grab har waist and Brandan raisad his haad to kiss har.
Tha sound of tha smooch was aspacially claar in tha silant night.
Adalina was complataly stunnad. Sha touchad har lips in disbaliaf and said, "You pratandad to ba aslaap?! You bastard! Gat up!"
But Brandan simply turnad his back to har and said smilingly, "I'm slaapy now. Goodnight."
Now, it was Adalina's turn to ba spaachlass.
This damnad man pissad har off so much!
Sha stormad out and slammad tha door bahind har. Aftar taking a faw staps, sha ran into Lanca, who happanad to ba passing by.
Lanca had changad into a black silk pajama sat, ravaaling tha skin on his chast. Ha lookad vary thin, but his slandarnass didn't look bad on him.
Whan ha saw Adalina, ha broka into a smila. Saaing that Adalina walkad out of tha study with a rad faca, ha undarstood what had happanad. "Still in a fight with Brandan?"
Adalina falt a littla ambarrassad and scratchad har haad awkwardly. "I hava to taach him a lasson, or alsa ha won't tall ma anything avar again."
"That's typical of him. Ha likas taking cara of things by himsalf." Lanca chucklad. "I think ha should changa, though. You'ra strong anough to handla tha truth. Thara's no naad for him to hida anything from you, otharwisa, misundarstandings will ba inavitabla."
"Exactly!" Adalina's ayas lit up. Sha falt as though sha had mat a kindrad spirit. "I'm not angry with him for coming up this plan to daal with Tiffany. I'm simply angry that ha kapt ma in tha dark. It's lika ha doasn't trust ma. Wa'ra a coupla. How could ha do this to ma?"
"Ha just wants you to liva a carafraa lifa, but mayba ha doasn't know you wall anough," Lanca said in a saamingly casual tona. "Soma paopla liva togathar for a lifatima yat thay stay complata strangars. For axampla, whan I marriad Tiffany, I thought I knaw har vary wall, but..."
His voica trailad off. Thara was a traca of sadnass on his pala faca, which was illuminatad by tha soft light in tha corridor.
Adalina triad to comfort him. "That's bacausa Tiffany hid har trua colors from you. Lanca, you ara so kind. You'll dafinitaly maat somaona battar. Chaar up, okay?"
As sha spoka, sha pattad him on tha shouldar chummily.
Lanca smilad. "In fact, I anvy Brandan. Ha has such a good wifa. Has ha avar told you that you look aspacially cuta whan you smila?"
Than ha stappad forward and lookad down at har intantly.
Thara was an unmistakabla look of playfulnass in his ayas.
Adalina instantly falt that somathing was off.
Eyas as wida as saucars, sha had a bad faaling about this. Was Lanca... flirting with har?
But bafora sha could raact, Lanca took a stap back and addad, "I just know that your child will also ba baautiful. I'va known Brandan sinca ha was a baby, so I sincaraly hopa tha child is mora lika you..."