Female Novel
Chapter 928
Chapter 928 Public Display Of Affection
Harvey added an ice cube to Hera's drink. "Babe you’re not enjoying it the way it should be enjoyed.Whiskey is best drunk neat. Forget it, I'll add some ice for you. I don't want you to get drunk."
He had no intention of carrying her home.
Hera took another sip of her drink. The whiskey was diluted with ice cubes and tasted much better now.She was annoyed with Harvey and thought to herself, 'Sure enough, this is what you'd expect frompeople that come from new money. Money can't buy class and taste. This is so much better with ice.'
If it were not for his thick wallet, Hera would not be bothered to entertain him. He did not have the looksnor the body. Worst of all, he was terrible in bed.
Harvey reached out his hand to grab her waist, kissed her, and asked," Babe, I didn't expect yourclassmate's scoop to be worth so much."
Hera thought that there would be a negotiation. She did not expect the other party to make such a bigdeal.
"She's a prime example of rich but brainless." She mocked Maxine, forgetting that she was bootlickingher just a moment ago.
Harvey was curious and asked, "What do you have on your classmate?" "Why are you so curiousabout this?" Hera remembered that when they were abroad, Harvey's gaze had been locked onBianca. He even wanted to make a move on her...
She pushed down her annoyance and said coquettishly, "Harvey, don't tell me that you still think aboutthat woman? You got lucky that Luke Crawford didn’t do anything to you last time."
Harvey felt chills running down his back when he thought of Luke's frightening gaze.
He muttered, "I’m not thinking about that woman! What’s so good about her? I was thinking aboutwhether your scoop would lead to a fallout between Luke and that woman."
Hera smiled and said nothing.
Harvey was familiar with that smile. He squinted his eyes and asked, "Baby, you're not fooling thatwoman, are you?"
Of course, Hera would not admit it. She dug deeper into her lie and said," I'm not trying to fool anyone.What I told her did happen, but I don't have evidence. What she asked for is the scoop on Bianca, shedidn't ask for evidence."
Harvey nodded and thought that there was logic in what she said, but he got worried again. "If thatwoman does something to Bianca, Luke will come after you..."
Hera's expression changed. 'Does he think that he's not a part of this?' "Harvey, you're being silly. IfLuke wants to hold someone accountable, he'll go after the woman, not me." She remembered thatMaxine Douglas was first in the line of fire if anything were to happen and felt at ease.
If Luke did some digging, he would only find out about Maxine.
She had nothing to be afraid of. When the sky fell, Maxine would be there to take the brunt of it.
Harvey could not say anything.
If something happened, Luke would launch an investigation and find out about Hera. If that was thecase, Luke might even hurt him...
Harvey made up his mind.
Influencers like Hera were everywhere. Although he was her first, he would never ruin himself for her.
He was rich, so he could get any woman he wanted.
The two of them were plotting for themselves and drank without saying anything.
The next day.
Bianca got up with Luke's support. After resting for a whole day, she felt her body was recovering. Shewas gaining strength and her head no longer felt dizzy.
Johann came over, checked on her, and cleaned the wound on her forehead.
Bianca saw the two stitches on her forehead. The black stitches were inlaid in the skin. She thoughtthat it looked hideous.
"It's ugly." She sighed and said, "Please wrap it up, I don't want to scare the kids."
Tommy and Rainie would wail if they saw her wound.
Luke touched the side of her forehead and said, "You're not ugly."
Johann chuckled slightly at the sight of their public display of affection.
He was quick in bandaging the wound and did it neatly. "My stitching skills have not regressed. As longas you keep to a healthy diet, there won't be a scar." "I trust you." Bianca smiled slightly, held up themirror, and looked at her bandaged wound.
She was not worried about having a scar, she just did not want to scare her children.
Johann packed his equipment as he spoke, "Don't worry, you’ll be fine. You can move around asnormal. However, the weather is getting warmer. It's best not to exercise vigorously for the time being
to avoid sweating. It’ll affect the healing of the wound." "Got it." Bianca put down the mirror, glanced atLuke, and asked, "By the way, how’s Miss Riley?"
Johann replied, "Riley has her demons to deal with. She’s suffering from PTSD, but her condition is nottoo serious. As long as she's being treated, it won’t develop into depression. She’ll eventually recoverfrom the physical and psychological trauma." "When can she have a chat with the police?" Luke asked.
He knew that as long as Riley's matter was not resolved, Bianca would never be relieved.
Although she did not say anything, Luke knew that she was anxious and afraid.
He wanted to resolve the matter quickly so that Bianca could be happy.
"Give it another two days. I'll continue to counsel her,” Johann said with a smile.
After chatting with Riley for more than an hour yesterday, he found that Riley only hinted that she likedXavier but there may be more underneath it.
She grew up in a poor single-parent family. When she was in technical school, she ran away from herfamily.novelbin
Growing up in an environment as such, she lacked love and money. When Xavier appeared in her lifeand expressed his interest in her, she immediately agreed.
She knew it was a business deal, but to make herself feel better, she would lie to herself thinking thatshe did love Xavier and she was with him not because of his money.
Over time, she thought she loved Xavier.
After what happened, she could not accept the reality of it because Xavier often talked to her abouthow wonderful their lives would be after their child was born.
Riley had attached great importance to this child. After she found out that their child did not survive,she was unable to accept the reality.
The absence of the child was equivalent to the absence of Xavier.
Her happy life would disappear along with it.
Therefore, when Bianca told her that Xavier had disappeared after her operation, Riley lost it andbegan to behave insanely.
She thought that as long as she explained to Xavier what had happened that night, he would beunderstanding and the two would be as happy as they were before.
Johann was now slowly helping her realize that she was an independent individual and did not have tobe attached to Xavier.
However, this could not be rushed. Otherwise, all of his previous efforts would be as good as gone.
"I want to see her, can I?" Bianca asked.
Luke disagreed, worried that Riley would hurt her. "Bea..."