Female Novel
Chapter 249
Chapter 249 The Happy Family Is An Eyesore
Luke let out a gentle sigh. Now that he had successfully cowed the two little ones, he had to take careof the big one. He failed as a father.
He stood up helplessly, went to Bianca's side, and gently hugged her delicate body into his steel-likearms.
He gently stroked her back and said, "Alright, it's all my fault. Don't be angry, OK? I'm afraid that theymight grow up to be picky eaters, and that won’t be good fortheir health. I won't be so harsh on themthe next time."
Seeing that he was apologizing earnestly, Bianca decided to let the matter rest. "You've made yourpromise that you won't ever do what you did today. They're children after all."
Luke could breathe easier, seeing how Bianca became less angry.
God knows how much he cared for her feelings.
"..." Lanie and Rainie rested their cheeks on their hands. They could not believe what they saw.
Daddy changed a lot ever since Mommy was here.
They had nothing but admiration for Mommy for being able to tame the tyrant-like Daddy.
The episode at the breakfast table came to an end.
After breakfast, Luke brought Bianca and the two children to the hospital.
It was Bianca's father’s funeral today. She wanted to bring the two children to meet their grandfather forthe first and last time.
At the hospital.
In the smoke-filled car, Xavier smoked cigarette after cigarette. He stayed up for the entire night.
Even now, he held a burning cigarette in his hand.
He clearly knew who was the man by Bianca's side now, and how much she hated him. However, thatdid change how he felt for her.
He felt bitter for how Bianca had been so cold toward him.
Bianca was his legally wedded wife, but he had to stake out at the hospital just to meet her. He thoughtthat it was incredibly ironic, though it was he who had married her using underhanded means in the firstplace.
The appearance of the family of four at the hospital entrance made his eyes hurt.
The tall and well-built man was like a guardian angel, protecting the beautiful and delicate woman.They held the two angelic children with their hands as though they were the perfect family.novelbin
That perfect family walked toward the hospital entrance.
Xavier could not calm down when he saw that scene.
He stubbed out the cigarette in his hand, kicked open the car door, and stomped his way out.
He was the one who had met Bianca first.
Back then, Bianca was too young and naive, like an unripe peach. He wanted to wait for her to mature.
However, his generous gesture was not repaid in kind. That animal Luke Crawford had taken whatbelonged to him. How was Xavier going to take that lying down?
"Bianca!” Xavier grabbed Bianca's hand. His bloodshot eyes were filled with anger. "I'm your husband,but you don't let me know that something so serious has happened! Was I going to be oblivious to thenews that my father-in-law has passed away, if not that I heard it from someone else?" "Let go of me,Xavier!" Bianca wanted to remove her hand from his grip, but his hand was like a metal vice.
Bianca sneered. "Husband? I think you should know better than anyone else about how you managedto involve me in this travesty of a marriage... To me, you're nothing but a stranger. No, you're not evena stranger. You're an underhanded scoundrel!"
Bianca's words were like a rain of needles that stabbed into Xavier's heart.
Xavier laughed and pretended to be unaffected even though he was hurting inside. "So what? Even ifyou don't love me, your name is next to mine on the marriage certificate. As long as I'm here, you're mylegally wedded wife. Your relationship with Luke Crawford can never be valid!"
Suddenly, Xavier felt a sharp pain on his wrist. He reflexively let go of Bianca's hand.
He turned around angrily and saw that Luke was gripping his wrist with such force that he thought thathis wrist was going to break.
Luke was dressed in a bespoke black suit that perfectly fitted his sculpted body. He looked as noble asusual, though his expression was so icy that the air around him seemed to freeze.
Luke's gaze was murderous. "Bianca's father's funeral is today, Xavier, and I'm not in the mood to dealwith you. If you're here to pay your respects, then you may do as you please. If you're here to causetrouble, then I don't think that we can be friends anymore!"
The two children seemed to have felt the weight in their father's words. They hid behind Bianca andlooked at the two adult men without saying a word.
Luke let go of Xavier's wrist, then walked with Bianca and the two children into the hospital.
Xavier looked at his wrist that was still aching. A bruise was forming.
He would deal with Luke later. The most important matter at hand was Bianca's father's funeral.
In the morgue.
Kevin lay in the casket. His face was extremely pale.
He looked as though he were asleep, if not for the fact that he was not breathing.
"Come over here and pay your respects, Lanie, Rainie. This is the first time and the last time you'llmeet your Grandpa Kevin." Bianca tried hard to hold her tears back.
She brought the two children next to the casket and asked them to bow.
The two children saw the tears in their mother's eyes, then turned to bow respectfully at theirgrandfather, who seemed to be sleeping in the casket.
"This is my first time meeting you, Grandpa Kevin, but you can't see me..." Lanie said solemnly,"Mommy says that you're in heaven now. I hope that you can be happy there. I'm a big boy now, and I'lltake care of Mommy for you. Don't worry, Grandpa Kevin."
After Lanie was done, Rainie continued to introduce herself. "Grandpa Kevin, I'm Rainie, the sister. I'mvery cute, and I know the alphabet. I love to draw and tell stories. Oh, I know how to dance too... I'lltake care of Mommy with Big Bro. Don't worry, Grandpa Kevin."
Tears blurred Bianca's eyes when she saw the scene in front of her. She covered her mouth with ahand so that she did not cry out loud. A solid wall of muscle hugged her from behind.
Luke wiped away her tears and gently comforted her. Then, he turned to speak to Kevin. "You canleave Bianca in my care. With me around, I'll make sure that no harm comes to her."
Some distance away, Xavier stood rooted on the spot like a wooden mannequin. A cold sneerappeared on his face as he watched the "happy family" pay their final respects to Kevin...