CEO's Dumb Bride

Chapter 3 Everything She Hoped for Would Be Shattered

Chapter 3 Everything She Hoped for Would Be Shattered

Francis stood up and said, "Ruby, I left the gift here. Lilian and I should leave now."

Ruby got a bit angry and stood up too, saying, "Frank, why are you in such a hurry to leave? We still have guests who haven't arrived yet. At least have a meal before leaving." Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

"Don't bother. I still have some work to do in the office," Francis replied as he took Lilian and left the Landau Residence without looking back.

"Ruby became even angrier. She couldn't understand what Francis meant. She could forget about his protection to this mute girl before. But what was he doing now?

Because he was forced to marry this mute girl under the circumstances that he had a girlfriend at that time. However, not only did he not mistreat her, he even moved out of the Landau Residence with her."

Did he like Lilian? He didn't say anything when their child was aborted, and he was still entangled with his ex-girlfriend.

He didn't like Lilian? He always protected her and refused to divorce her.

Back in the car, Francis lit a cigarette. It was clear that he was feeling irritated.

Lilian sat quietly in her seat, waiting for him to finish smoking.

After finishing the cigarette, Francis turned to look at Lilian.

She still had that docile look, with a faint smile, as if a servant was waiting for the master's orders.

Francis felt even more overwhelmed, but he couldn't explain why.

She was clearly no different from before.

"What do you think about what Ruby said just now?" Francis asked.

Lilian signed to him: "What?"

Francis gripped the steering wheel and stared at her intently, replying, "About having a baby."

He noticed that Lilian's smile froze, and it took her a few tries before she managed to put on a faint smile again.

She signed to him, meaning: "Your mother is right. We shouldn't have children."

From her own experiences, Lilian understood the lesson that everything she hoped for would eventually be shattered, just like a glass bottle being broken.

The more beautiful her fantasies were, the more she felt the pain when they shattered.

When she was a child, she wanted a birthday cake. Grandpa Thomas bought her one. As she eagerly prepared to make a wish, Ruby shoved her head into the cake.

When she lifted her head in embarrassment, with her face covered in cream, she heard mocking laughter around her. They found the scene amusing.

At that moment, Lilian could only sneak out her tongue and lick the crumbs of cake from the corners of her mouth, which didn't taste as good as she had imagined.

Because for those laughing people back then, the cake was not meant to be eaten by her, just like Francis didn't really want to have a child with her now.

"We didn't take any precautions last night, did we?"

Lilian signed back, meaning: "I took contraceptive pills."

Francis looked at her signing fingers. Perhaps because she used them frequently, her fingers were slim and long. When she signed, her fingers moved like they were performing a dance. It was very beautiful.

After looking at her for a moment, Francis withdrew his gaze. He started the car and said, "That's good."

Lilian lowered her head, knowing that he was still testing her.

He, like Rosalie, was afraid that she would give birth to a mute child and embarrass them.

She was grateful that she restrained the momentary impulse and did not expose her love for him.

He told her not to love him, but he didn't know that every time he helped her, he planted the seed of love in her heart.

Sometimes, Lilian wondered if it would be better if he were like those people who bullied her. That way, she would only feel physical pain, not psychological torture.

Francis drove her to the coffee shop where she worked. As soon as he parked the car at the entrance of the cafe, he found Julian standing there. She always found a way to locate him.

Julian was an attractive woman. She was tall with long legs and had her curly hair down. Wherever she showed up, she attracted others' attention.

As she stared at Francis and Lilian getting out of the car, she felt her anger reached its peak. There were angry flames flickering in her eyes.

This could easily lead an unaware person to assume she was Francis' wife.

"Why are you here?" Francis didn't feel any guilt or unease upon seeing her.

Clearly, this kind of situation was not new.