Chapter 148 - Raymond's Arrival

The next day...

In the morning, Bryana wakes up early to take care of Calvin and Sofia who are going to school. She is helped by her in-laws who have not decided to stay in the house because she has not said her wish.

Currently, Bryana is putting on a uniform on Calvin's young body with a height of about 120 cm, while her mother-in-law is busy braiding Sofia's hair who is already wearing a school uniform.

"Mom, would you be willing to stay here temporarily, or even stay here?" Bryana asked, buttoning Calvin's shirt.

"Um, I'll think about it," Lily replied, slightly irritated.

"Instead of staying at home alone, isn't it better if you can always be close to Dean and Sofia, even waiting for your grandchild who will be born later," Bryana said calmly.

"You're right, mommy is very lonely at home," said Lily.

"Then just stay here, Mom. Dean wants you to stay here, I'd be very happy too." Bryana turned to brush through Calvin's hair, which was still a little wet.

"Yes, it's more comfortable here and I'll always be close to grandma," said Sofia, who couldn't deny that she overheard the conversation between mother and grandmother.

"I also like it when grandma lives here, because before I didn't have a grandmother," Calvin said.

Bryana looked sadly at Calvin who had never seen his grandmother because before she got married, her mother had died. even from Alex's parents' side, Calvin had never met because they lived in another country and Alex had never intended to bring her or the child to his family.

After thinking for a few minutes, Lily finally answered, "Okay, mommy will stay here. Besides, I also think that you will have trouble taking care of them because Lauren is still not healed, you are also pregnant. I will help take care of them."

Bryana smiled with relief, as did Calvin and Sofia, who immediately cheered like they had won the lottery. they continued to prepare and immediately had breakfast.

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In the room, Dean just woke up and glanced to the side. He realized that Bryana was not by his side. the man who had a habit of sleeping with only his bare chest stretched, then sat down and rubbed his face and brushed his hair back.

Check...

Dean turned his head towards the open door and saw Bryana enter the room with a tray of hot tea and toast topped with peanut butter and chocolate.

"What time did you wake up?" Dean asked as he looked at Bryana who had placed the tray of tea and bread on the table beside the bed. His wife already looks neat and beautiful wearing a red dress with open sleeves and part of her hair back.

"Since five o'clock," Bryana replied as she sat on the edge of the bed right next to Dean. "I have to get up early because now I'm taking care of the kids."

Dean sighed and hugged Bryana from the side. "I forgot that Lauren was sick. Tomorrow I'll get up early and help you take care of the kids."

"That's not necessary, because mom has helped me. And just so you know...?" Bryana glanced at Dean with a smile. "Mom will stay here."

"Really?"

Bryan just smiled and nodded enthusiastically. ah, that smile was so sweet that Dean kissed her slightly chubby cheek. He even returned the kiss on the cheek by kissing his lips and then whispering, "French Kiss."

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In the dining room, Lily was having breakfast with Calvin and Sofia. The middle-aged woman looked well-groomed in a long red dress combined with a gray top and curled her hair slightly upwards. She smiled at his two grandchildren who from today did not want to be fed because they felt they were inappropriate.

"Because we will have a younger sibling, we have to eat by ourselves. That's what Aunt Lauren said, the teacher at school said too," Calvin said innocently while holding his favorite crispy fried chicken thigh. Eh, he's like a typical animated character with a bald head who is famous for his fried chicken.

"I'll also eat by myself, so I don't bother mom or anything," Sofia said.

"You guys are always compact. Grandma will be more comfortable living here," said Lily with an amused smile.

"Auntie will stay here?" Kareen suddenly continued the conversation. She just came and sat next to Sofia who was focused on eating crispy fried chicken with rice.

"Yes, Kareen. It's a shame if Bryana takes care of them alone because Lauren will have a day off until she recovers, even if she doesn't know how long because she will marry ...." Lily tries to remember Lauren's future husband who is Calvin's bodyguard.

"Louis?" Karen guessed.

"Ah, yes Louis. She will marry Louis after recovering," said Lily. "Poor her. maybe if she doesn't miscarry, she will have a child who will probably be the same age as Dean's future child."

"Yeah, I'm so sorry. I also wonder why there's oil on the stairs," Kareen said angrily as if she was devastated by what happened to Lauren.

Lily sighed in exasperation. "Dean is investigating it. If the culprit is also a resident of this house, he should fire it and even put him in prison."

Immediately Kareen swallowed her saliva silently imagining if it was discovered that she was the perpetrator of the spill of oil on the stairs. 'No, no one will know because I didn't see any CCTV or witnesses,' she thought.

"Kareen, aren't you coming to the office?" Lily asked, interrupting the sly girl's daydream in front of her

"Uh, no. Raymond will be here this morning, I have to greet him," Kareen replied, stuttering a little because she had been lost.

"Wow, I can't wait to see him propose to you and then marry you. You've already made your choice to marry him, right?" Lily asked with a happy look on her face. because she was relieved that Kareen was getting married, which meant she wouldn't be expecting Dean anymore.

Kareen only responded with a shy smile but in her heart said, 'yes, I will indeed accept it because your son has just forgotten about me after I was always there for him. but someday I'll make him need me again.'

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Monica who already looks beautiful in a knee-length cream-colored dress combined with a white top and a blazer commensurate with the color of her dress feels lazy to have breakfast in the dining room with Kareen, chooses to immediately walk out of the house to look for breakfast at the cafe or just a restaurant. she walked while carrying her branded white bag with flower-shaped beads on both sides of the surface.

When she arrived at the terrace, Monica stopped when her eyes caught sight of a figure who had just come out of the car that had just arrived. "Raymond."

Monica was silent with her heart pounding because Raymond's hazel eyes continued to stare at her until it made her remember back when those eyes were so close to her face just as her lips were devoured by the owner of those eyes.

'No, you can't get carried away. You have to show that you are a respectable girl who cannot be underestimated by a man just because of love,' Monica exclaimed to herself.

"Hey, long time no see." Raymond smiled and held out his hand to Monica in a greeting. "You're getting cuter."

"Eh, welcome back," Monica said shaking Raymond's hand trying to cover her nervousness but it was still obvious because her hands were already sweating cold just because the man's gaze and smile seemed to break her defenses.

Raymond nodded and let go of his handshake. "Are you going to work alone?" he asked.

"Yes, because your girlfriend has resigned," Monica replied with a sarcastic smile. "You'd better stop the play quickly if you care about the comfort of Bryana's family. I have to go now."

"Don't call her my girlfriend," Raymond cried.

"But she's your girlfriend," Monica replied, then walked to the car.

"But I don't want it anymore.." Raymond immediately grabbed Monica's hand, as if he didn't want her to leave.