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.”

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

coursed through Garrett’s heart at the thought of what

Ian. If necessary, you can enlist Ian’s

will handle everything. Trust in me and focus on your needs. Your

his embrace. “I promise to care for myself and

moment to let her go. If we do, my father might dispatch another unfamiliar assistant, which

couldn’t help but

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

angrily bit her l*p and prepared to dial Leo’s number, her phone rang. It was Kailee. “Hello, Lola.

voice thick with resentment. “Miss Gibson, Laney not only refused your apology but

information on expectant mothers. Discovering Laney’s allergies, she had deliberately sent tonics containing those ingredients. But she hadn’t anticipated Laney’s

“It’s all right. It’s only natural

great assistance today. You may keep

Lola said in

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

the money back. After all,

family background, but she also thought that Kailee’s personality was much more appealing than Laney’s. As such,

if Kailee were to marry into the Harding family, she would

thought. To Kailee, people like Lola, who were materialistic and vain, were easy to manipulate as she could use money

you still put in the effort.

being hostile toward me. She doesn’t want to accept my apology, and I can understand that. But I couldn’t just sit here and do nothing, so

Lola responded with a confused stare, Kailee continued, “The hospital recently acquired a new set of essential oils that 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 you to