Female Novel
Chapter 246
Chapter 246 Pampered by Luke's Supplementary Card
After Marie was brought away, Leia took the rest of her break halfheartedly and continued the shoot.
The tearful scene had been reshot from morning to night, but the director was not satisfied.
"Never mind. Let's wrap up for today. Go home and think through the scene and we'll try againtomorrow," the director said disappointedly to the male and female lead actors.
Leia was not in the mood to think about the shoot. She wanted to leave the set as soon as she could.
Her acting career was important, but it was not as important as finding an opportunity to meet Luke sothat they could get married.
When the RV was about to leave the film set, Leia gave Xavier a call.
Xavier was at home playing chess with his father.
Lacey was pleased when she saw that Xavier and his father were at peace with each other. She kepton serving them fruits and drinks.novelbin
When Xavier's phone rang, he saw that it was from Leia. He answered the call, though his eyesremained on the chessboard. "Yes?" "Where are you now? Can we meet?" "Not now, maybe tomorrow.I'm playing chess with my father, and it's a close fight."
After that, Xavier made his move.
Daniel smiled and picked up one of his pieces, though he did not make his move. He did not know whyhis son had suddenly returned home to play chess with him, but he was nonetheless very satisfied.
"It's fine if we don't meet. Let's talk on the phone. Um... do you know that Bianca's father passedaway?"
Xavier immediately sat up straight. "What? Bianca's father passed away?
Where did you hear that?" "So, you weren't informed. I dug around for information when the policecame to the film set to take Marie away. They said that Marie was liable for Bianca's father's death.Two days ago..."
Before Leia could finish, Xavier ended the call.
Daniel, who was holding a chess piece in his hand, and Lacey, who was peeling an apple, heard whattheir son said earlier.
"Why did Bianca's father pass away?" As Lacey spoke, she accidentally cut her finger with the fruitknife.
"You should be careful too," Daniel said as he stood up from his seat.
The caretaker in the house quickly came over with the first-aid kit and bandaged Lacey's finger.
Xavier put on his jacket and prepared to leave the house. He had a gloomy expression on his face. "I'mnot sure about the details, but I'll ask her for it."
He knew that Bianca would not answer his calls.
However, that did not stop him from trying.
Just when he was about to get into his car, Lacey came out with her coat and handbag. "I’ll go with youtoo."
Xavier stopped her. "You shouldn't go. I'll come and pick you up when I find out anything." He did notwant to see how coldly Bianca treated her.
No mother would be willing to see their son being coldly treated by his wife.
If that happened, the relationship between mother and daughter-in-law would become worse.
Throughout the night, Xavier could not get through to Bianca. Eventually, his phone ran out of battery.
Xavier had found out the hospital Kevin was in. When he arrived at the hospital, the personnel told himthat the patient's daughter had left.
Xavier displayed his marriage certificate and told them that he was the patient's daughter's husbandand that he wanted to know more about the cause of the patient's death.
One of the nurses was an avid fan of entertainment gossip. She recognized that the man was Bianca'shusband.
That was why she told him everything she knew.
Xavier's gaze turned cold and harsh. He knew that Marie was despicable, but not to that extent.
The rumors about the incident that happened in Kevin Rayne's ward had spread throughout thehospital. All the doctors and nurses knew about it.
After getting the details, Xavier left the hospital.
He did not go home, nor did he go to the bar. Instead, he drove away and stopped at the parking spotnearest to the hospital.
Someone had just parked there. It was a Volkswagen Golf.
Xavier got out of the car and handed that person a stack of banknotes. "Do you mind parkingsomewhere else? I want to park here."
The driver was shocked when he looked at Xavier and the stack of money.
‘Is this real life?
'Isn't this just a normal parking spot? Is it gold-plated?'
He took the money and drove away.
Xavier sat in the car but did not turn off the engine. He turned on the thermostat so that he was warmer,lit a cigarette, and looked in the direction of the hospital.
He could have gone home and returned early the next morning.
However, his thoughts were in a jumble. He wanted to find the best spot to stake out so that he couldsee Bianca the first thing in the morning.
The nurse said that Kevin would be cremated tomorrow.
For Xavier, the night was unbearably long. However, for Bianca, it was too short.
Bianca was startled away from her dream.
She dreamed that she was back in her middle school days, and Jennifer and Marie were bullying her.
The pocket money that she hid in her backpack was stolen by Marie!
Then, the money that she hid in her clothes was snatched by Jennifer!
The dream shifted to another scene.
They were teleported into a courtroom. Jennifer and Marie were begging her to withdraw the lawsuit,and in an act of mercy, she agreed to it.
However, in real life, after hearing what Walter had to say about the case, Bianca swore that she wouldnot forgive them!
She got out of bed. As she made breakfast, she told herself, "Never mind.
Whatever happened in the dream will turn out to be the opposite..."
Rainie also just got out of bed and heard her mother talking to herself. She rubbed her eyes and asked,"What will be the opposite, Mommy?"
Bianca turned around and wanted to respond to her daughter when she saw the man standing at thedoor.
Luke had brushed his teeth and changed into his suit. He looked smart and smelled of aftershave.
He took a card that looked special and placed it on the kitchen counter." Keep it safe. It's mysupplementary card."
Bianca stared at the pure black card with a gold stripe running across it. For a long time, she did notsay a word.
Was it really true that whatever happened in a dream would turn out to be the opposite?
She had dreamed that Jennifer and Marie had taken away whatever money she had left, but now shewas presented with a supplementary card.
Bianca knew that she could never hit the credit limit of that card...
"If you have the time, bring the kids to buy winter clothes. Sorry, I'm too busy." Luke thought that Biancamight reject his offer and so he used the children as an excuse. That way, Bianca would have a reasonto take the card.
Indeed, she could not reject the card because Luke had said that. She could not afford to buy winterclothes for her children...