Free Web NovelChapter 283: Where’s Our Wedding Ring
When Leah listened to their conversation from the side, she was a little bewildered and seemed to understand a little. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
She ran over, looked at Michael’s thigh, reached out and pointed and said, "Daddy, is your thigh okay?"
"Shhh..." Michael stroked Leah’s little head and made a silencing gesture.
Upon hearing this, Leah said, "Daddy..." Leah understood at once and her big eyes flashed as she said, "Daddy, you just said your leg injury was serious because you were lying to Mommy, right?"
"It’s not a lie, but a white lie," Michael spoke gently to Leah.
Leah said, "What do you mean by a white lie?" Leah’s big eyes were full of confusion.
Upon hearing this, Michael didn’t know how to explain it for a while.
Leah continued, "But whether it’s a good intention or not, it’s a lie. Daddy, you can’t lie to people. It’s not right to lie to people, and it’s even more wrong to lie to Mommy."
"This... ahem..." Michael was a little embarrassed by Leah’s words.
As Milo listened to Leah’s words, he laughed out loud and said, "Mr. Lucas, how humiliating for you to be educated by your daughter."
Milo’s words made Michael more and more embarrassed.
Upon hearing this, He rolled his eyes at Milo and said, "What’s the matter with you?
When Milo wanted to say something else, there was a knock at the door.
A nurse came in and said, "Dr. Lawrence, there’s a surgery in five minutes and we have to get ready right away."
Milo said, "I got it." Milo nodded, then picked up the chartbook sitting on the table and said, "I’ll make fun of you next time."
"Go do your surgery." Michael smacked Milo, who was passing by, unpleasantly.
Upon hearing this, Milo, who had already walked away, looked back and said, "Come after me if you can."
Michael subconsciously stood up and felt the pain in his leg, so he had to sit down again and said to his back, "Wait for me!"
Milo made a grimace at Michael and walked away happily.
"Hehe, how childish." Michael rolled his eyes at him.
Leah said, "Daddy." Leah was well-behaved and didn’t interrupt while Michael and Milo were talking.
But after Milo left, she remembered the question and said with a straight face,
"Daddy, it’s really not right to lie to people. Mommy and the teacher have said that we can’t lie to people and that we have to be honest children."
Michael didn’t expect Leah to remember this topic and frowned slightly as he thought about how to explain it better.
Jake came over, took Leah’s little hand and said, "Leah, are you going to tell Mommy about this?"
Leah said, "Daddy lied. I should have told Mommy." Leah had an innocent look on her face.
Upon hearing this, Jake said, "But if we tell Mommy, Mommy will be leaving Lake City for Rheinsville City soon." Jake knew what was most important to Leah.
Only by saying so would her focus be on the point of Wendy leaving.
"Leah doesn’t want Mommy to leave Lake City," said Leah as her big eyes welled up with tears.
"So, let’s not tell Mommy yet," Jake said.
Upon hearing this, Leah said, "But it’s not right to lie." Leah was torn.
Jake said, "We’re not lying. We can wait for Mommy to stay a few more days and then tell her when she leaves. That way, we’ll just tell her later and we’re not lying to her, right?"
Upon hearing this, Leah said, "Right." Leah had a smile on her face again as she said, "That way, we aren’t lying and Mommy can leave a little later again." Leah said excitedly.
***
Wendy helped Michael into the hospital room after she finished the paperwork.
She was supposed to go to Rheinsville City today, and since she didn’t, she couldn’t miss work.
So, she had to work at the hospital.
For two days in a row, Wendy was very busy.
While taking care of Michael, she was designing drawings and holding video conferences.
Michael’s company also piled up some things, so Mr. York moved some urgent work for Michael to the hospital.
After Michael finished the task at hand, he closed his laptop.
When he looked up to say something to Wendy, he saw her lying asleep on a small table.
Michael gingerly walked over to her and was a little distressed to see her lying on her back.
He picked up a thin blanket that was sitting on the side and gently covered Wendy’s body.
He moved very gently for fear of waking up Wendy, who finally got some sleep.
After that, he took a look at the design on the table and reached out to help her organize it.
Michael couldn’t understand the design, but Wendy’s drawing skills were really good.
Even if he couldn’t understand it, it was still pleasing to the eye.
Looking at it, Michael felt distressed for her.
During this time, Wendy must have been very tired in Rheinsville City.
That was why Michael didn’t want her to go to Rheinsville City.
His wife didn’t need to work so hard.
But Wendy had her own dreams and her own plans, so Michael couldn’t force her.
After finishing the drawing, Michael lowered his head and kissed her gently on the top of her head.
The sleeping Wendy was very quiet, and her side face showed some fatigue and pallor.
Even when Michael looked at her without moving, he felt very satisfied.
The next moment, the phone on the table rang.
The ringing phone woke Wendy up from her sleep.
She picked up the phone and subconsciously put it to her ear.
When she didn’t hear the sound, she realized that she hadn’t pressed the answer button.
With her mind still in a muddle, she said into the phone, "Is it time for the meeting?"
"Yes, it’s 11:30."
"Okay, then we’ll have the meeting." Wendy smoothly picked up the design sitting beside her, took a picture of the new design, and sent it over.
Afterwards, she started the meeting diligently.
Michael stood to the side and felt a bit awkward and redundant.
He didn’t want to disturb Wendy, so he silently limped to the side and poured her a cup of warm water.
Michael placed the glass of water beside her, and Wendy subconsciously nodded her head and said thank you.
Then, Wendy ignored him.
Michael returned to the hospital bed with his hand on his chin and his gaze on her body.
Wendy, who was working hard, looked like she was glowing with radiance.
Wendy’s conference call lasted nearly an hour.
Michael also stayed with her silently for an hour.
After hanging up the phone, Wendy went back to drawing her designs.
Michael sighed.
His wife was even more of a workaholic than he was.
There was a time difference between Rheinsville City and Lake City.
Now, it was already early in the morning.
Wendy took care of him during the day and had to work.
At night, she had meetings to attend.
In the past two days, she had no more than three hours of sleep.
Michael suddenly felt some regret.
Maybe he shouldn’t have been selfish and left Wendy behind for a few more days.
These days, he and the two children were happy.
But Wendy was very tired.
Michael pursed his lips, as if he had made some decision.
Afterwards, he took out his phone, opened an app, and purchased a flight ticket...
***
The next day, Wendy woke up early in the morning to a phone call.
She gave a few brief instructions, hung up the phone and said to Michael, "What do you want to eat in the morning? I’ll go get you breakfast."
"No, I’ll ask Mr. York to get it." Michael waved at Wendy and told her to sit down on the edge of the bed.
As soon as Michael said that, Mr. York knocked on the door and came in.
He carried his breakfast and placed it on the table.
He then looked at the time and saw that it was nine o’clock, and reminded, "You have a flight at one o’clock, I can take you to the airport after breakfast."
"A flight? What flight?" Wendy frowned and said with some confusion, "I didn’t book a flight."
"I booked it." Michael picked up his breakfast and handed it to Wendy and said in a somewhat distressed and helpless tone, "You should go to Rheinsville City."
"I can go two days later." Wendy looked at Michael’s leg and said, "You still have to stay in the hospital for a few days. I feel uneasy about you."
"I’m fine. You can go to work without worrying."
When Michael saw how diligent and tired Wendy was last night, he couldn’t bear to let her stay any longer.
"But you..." Wendy pointed her finger at Michael’s thigh.
Before she could finish her sentence, Michael stood up from the bed, and in front of Wendy, Michael took a few steps.
There was still a slight limp, but there was no apparent major problem.
"This?" Wendy was a little confused.
"Daddy’s leg isn’t seriously injured." When Leah said the words out loud, she was instantly relieved.
She had always felt guilty for the past two days when she watched Wendy, and she felt terrible about it.
But, she also wanted Mommy to stay with her for a few more days.
Leah was torn.
"I was lying to you." Michael sighed and said, "I wanted you to stay in Lake City for a few more days, so you could relax for a few days. But now, you are taking care of me during the day and working at night. If you continue like this, you won’t be able to endure it. So, it’s better for you to go to Rheinsville City."
Wendy opened her mouth and was originally a little angry.
But when she heard what Michael said later, she didn’t know what to say for a while.
After all, Michael was also concerned about her.
"Don’t worry about me, and go." Michael pointed to the breakfast in her hand and said, "We’ll take you to the airport together after eating."
Michael’s eyes saw Wendy’s fingers.
Her ring finger was empty.
"Wendy, where’s our wedding ring?" Michael frowned slightly and asked.
In fact, he had noticed it two days ago.
At that time, he thought it was normal to not wear it for a day.
But for the last few days, she hadn’t been seen wearing the ring.
Wendy subconsciously bent her finger, blinked her eyes and said, "I forgot to bring it back."
Wendy had wanted to tell the truth.
But with Michael’s rocky relationship with Christian, he would be worried if he knew Christian had gone to Rheinsville City to look for her.
"So that’s how it is." Michael didn’t suspect anything and said, "Then let’s have breakfast."
Leah’s eyes began to tear up at the thought that Wendy would be leaving soon.
She was afraid that she would cry and Wendy would be upset, so she sat next to Wendy and ate one bite at a time.
It was clearly the most delicious breakfast in Lake City, but none of them thought it was delicious.
Wendy ate very slowly.
But no matter how slow she was, she had to finish her breakfast.
Michael had already sent someone to bring Wendy’s suitcase from home, and with a sigh, he said, "Go."
