The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband

Chapter 718

He put his arm around Laney s shoulder and declared his possessiveness, “If you can take good care of my wife and child, of course, I will thank you generously.”

Ian responded with a smile and said nothing. Laney enjoyed watching Garrett jealous, but she held back her laughter and said, “Alright, that’s enough. All that matters is that he takes good care of me and the baby. Why are you getting so upset?”

Garrett remained silent, snorting coldly in response.

Ian, eager not to intrude on the couple’s intimate moment, sought an opportune excuse to sl*p away from the ward and attended to other matters.

Once Ian had departed, Garrett wasted no time in shedding his calm and collected facade. Gripping Laney’s hand, he grumbled irritably, “I can’t fathom why Natalie thought it wise to employ a male assistant for a pregnant woman’s care.”

Laney, preferring to avoid conflict, deftly steered the conversation in another direction. “Today, Kailee had Lola bring a peace offering as an apology to me.”

“What?” Garrett’s brow furrowed, his striking visage clouding over. “I explicitly warned her to leave you be, and yet she persists. And that Lola — she takes liberties without permission. Does she have any desire to keep her job?”

Laney hesitated, biting her l*p, unsure if she should reveal Leo’s involvement.

Recognizing her reluctance, Garrett pieced it together immediately.

Without his father’s consent, how could Lola possibly have known about Kailee or dared to deliver a gift on her behalf?

Recalling his mother’s blatant favoritism toward Kailee at home, Garrett’s guilt intensified.

Clasping Laney’s hand, his eyes brimmed with regret and anguish. “Darling, I apologize for bringing you such strife.”

Lola to deliver isn’t fit for my consumption. Some ingredients would trigger an allergic reaction. Luckily, Ian discovered this in time and had

through Garrett’s heart at the thought of what might have happened

ingested the allergens. His opinion of Ian improved somewhat. “I understand. We must exp**ss our gratitude to Ian. If necessary, you can enlist Ian’s aid and exploit his unique strength as a male

everything. Trust in

deeply moved, nestled into his embrace. “I promise

it isn’t the opportune moment to let her go. If we do, my father might dispatch another unfamiliar assistant, which could prove even

couldn’t help but

hired by Leo himself. Laney was merely a disfavored daughter-in-law. What right did she have to act so

phone rang. It was Kailee. “Hello, Lola. How did the gift delivery go?”

fists clenched, her voice thick with resentment. “Miss Gibson, Laney not only refused your apology but also expelled me and demanded I return the

detailed information on expectant mothers. Discovering Laney’s allergies, she had deliberately sent tonics containing those

of dejection. “It’s all right. It’s

“You’ve been of great assistance today. You may keep the money I offered

said

her was not an insignificant amount, otherwise she wouldn’t have been so resentful just because

fact, Lola thought Kailee was going to ask for the money back.

better after this. Not only did she think that Kailee had a better family background, but she also thought that Kailee’s personality was much more appealing

importantly, if Kailee were to marry into the Harding family, she would gain access to a

had been more obsequious as a result of this thought. To Kailee, people like Lola, who were materialistic and vain, were easy to manipulate as she could use money to persuade

you still put

out a long sigh before adding, “Laney is not in a good mood right now and she’s being hostile toward me. She doesn’t want to accept my apology, and I can understand that. But I

help pregnant women relax. Since Laney hasn’t been in a good mood lately. I think this set of oils would help her feel belter. Could I trouble