Chapter 220

I felt helpless and said, “Why don’t you go to the company tomorrow? You can come with me to my prenatal check–up the day after. How’s that?”

I could easily push my check–up a day back.

Steven lowered his head and remained silent.

“Mrs. Lincoln, your new phone has arrived and has been placed outside your door,” Ewan said. He put the phone down and left quietly.

Everyone noticed that Steven only ever listened to me.

Even I noticed it myself.

I got out of bed with a yawn and went to get my phone at the door. After inserting my SIM card, I

turned it on and set it to silent mode before going to sleep.

Steven looked to be in high spirits. He did not seem tired at all. He climbed onto the bed and held

me in his arms, playing with my hair.

I was too tired to bother with him, so I leaned against his chest and drifted off to sleep.

I slept for a while before waking up with the urgent need to pee. I really needed to go to the

bathroom.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that Steven hadn’t slept yet.

He was sitting on the edge of the bed. He was looking at something in his hand.

my heart skipped a beat. I wondered if Steven was looking at the note Eason

the note into the hospital’s trash can after reading the contents and the phone number on it. How could it be with Steven?

Only then did I see that Steven was merely

of tissue

and asked softly, “Why aren’t you asleep yet? It’s the middle of the

needed the bathroom,” he said. He looked as sleepy as I felt.

hummed in response.

up too. We had fooled around in the bathtub for

of thirst when we got out, so it felt

to bed.

had to get up in the middle of the night to

of R

said. He clung to me from behind.

him. I wondered why he

follow us

softly.

I

my spine upon hearing that. I tightly grabbed onto the hem of Steven’s

time, the scared one wasn’t him. It

souls and spirits truly did exist in

pee, right? I’ll wait outside for

vet serious.

I kept feeling

knew me too well. He knew that I was easily

hem of Steven’s shirt and said, “Turn around. Just don’t look at me.

Steven’s mouth curled upward. He nodded obediently and turned away. He kept. me company the entire time.

he was deliberately trying to scare me.

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