Female Novel
Chapter 55
Chapter 55
“Great. You‘ve successfully pissed me off now.” While walking, Genevieve kicked Patrick‘s leg andresponded, “I‘ll back out of the deal of buying you supper for a month!”
Afraid of losing his one–month supply of free supper, Patrick quickly inched closer to appease her. “No,No. Don‘t back out, please. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me, beautiful Genev! This filthy mouth ofmine is to be blamed. I‘ll slap myself on the face as punishment!”
When she gave no response, he whined, “Genev, have you found someone new? Is that why you don‘tlove me anymore?”
Genevieve was at a loss for words.
Her lips twitched as she watched his antics and pretentious act, which contradicted his tall stature. “If youkeep this up, I will call your brother!”
Patrick immediately stopped what he was doing and took out cash from his pocket. “Genev, what kind ofcandies do you want to eat? I‘ll buy them for you!”
Again, words failed her.
Meanwhile, Marilyn stood still after walking out of the elevator. The whole time, she watched Genevieveand Patrick banter their way to the vending machine with her lips pinched tightly together.
She asked her housekeeper, “Is that Steven‘s younger brother?”
“Yes.” Patrick had been to the Faulkner residence a few times, so the housekeeper remembered what helooked like. “I heard that he graduated from the Military Academy of National Defense. Not only does hefight better than his brother, but he‘s also a hacker. He‘s also the one who spread the scandals of thesecond son of the Faulkner family, allowing Mr. Armand to take the latter down easily.”
As she spoke, she glanced at Patrick again. “Patrick was handling Mr. Armand‘s affairs in Epeapreviously. I didn‘t know he had already returned.”
“He must have returned for a long time,” Marilyn replied with her lips tightly pursed. “Mando didn‘t botherto introduce his subordinate to me, yet he assigned him to Genevieve and even married her for real...”
Holding her housekeeper‘s arms tightly, she asked, “Does Mando not care about me anymore?” Her facehad turned as white as a sheet.
The housekeeper consoled her, “Don‘t overthink it. Mr. Armand only has you in his heart. Patrick hasalways been in Epea and rarely stays by Mr. Armand‘s side. It‘s normal that you‘ve never seen himbefore. As for Mr. Armand‘s marriage to Genevieve, it‘s just to get Old Mrs. Faulkner off his back. Youknow how she‘s been pressuring him. I heard Old Mrs. Faulkner found out Mr. Armand faked hisprevious marriages, and Frankie even went to City Hall to oversee the whole marriage registrationprocess. Under the circumstances, I guess Mr. Armand had no choice but to marry Genevieve.”
Worried that they would arouse Patrick‘s suspicions by standing at the same spot for too long, sheescorted Marilyn outside.
“Old Mrs. Faulkner has been keeping a close eye on you recently,” the housekeeper said in a hushedvoice. “You should stay home and have a good rest. Don‘t bother about the other things. Even ifGenevieve is together with Mr. Armand, it definitely won‘t change how he feels about you.”
Her analysis put Marilyn‘s mind at rest.
Chapter 55
Nonetheless, she felt utterly uncomfortable over the fact that her beloved man married another woman.
“Make a phone call to Mando later. I would like him to accompany me for dinner.” Marilyn said.
“I‘m afraid that won‘t do...” The housekeeper paused for a moment and continued in a low voice, “Ireceived the news half an hour ago that Mr. Armand has returned to Xedells.”
Marilyn immediately recalled what date it was on that day. With that, her gaze darkened. “Contact theairport now. I want to go to Xedells too.”
“It‘s not suitable for you to travel around during your pregnancy,” the housekeeper persuaded gently.“Furthermore, Old Mrs. Faulkner will be angry if she knows about it.”
Old Mrs. Faulkner....
Marilyn‘s eyes turned cold when she thought of the old woman, who had benevolent facial features andwas yet imperious.
Instead of replying to her housekeeper, she pursed her lips and caressed her baby bump. Not only wasshe resentful, but she also regretted the decision she had made back then.
In the meantime, the dinner that Patrick brought for Genevieve was both scrumptious and nutritious.
After she had two packs of gummies and a nourishing meal, her pale face became ruddy, and she didnot seem as frail.
The two of them then passed the time by playing games together. Unfortunately, they teamed up with anincompetent teammate, who hurled insults at Patrick, calling him an idiot.
Genevieve did not hold back, quarreling with that person. Although she won the argument, she lost themood to play games. Thus, she tossed her phone aside and turned on the television.
Patrick looked at her in shock. “Genev, I just realized that you‘re so good at scolding people.”
Genevieve was not exactly a cool and elegant type of beauty. On the contrary, she looked rather alluringwith a hint of innocence. In short, people would be enthralled by her at first glance.
Usually, she was polite and even a little gentle when she spoke with them. Therefore, it was beyond hisexpectations that she could be so sharp–tongued. novelbin
“We are in the same team. It‘s an insult to my intelligence as well when he called you an idiot!”Genevieve responded. As she opened a pack of gummies, she grumbled under her breath, “How can Ipossibly stand that!”
She still had not gotten over the fact that Armand insulted her intelligence last time.