Chapter 217 Mr. Crawford Continues to Hoodwink Bianca...

Bianca put the keys away, changed into slippers, tiptoed into the bedroom, and found two blankets.

She draped one over Lanie's body and the other over Rainie, who was sleeping soundly on Daddy's tummy...

Bianca was about to walk away when the man on the couch suddenly opened his bloodshot eyes.

His eyes looked tired under the angular brow ridge. Blood vessels could be seen at the corners of his eyes.

On other days, she would tell her not to work so hard and rest more, out of concern as his employee or as the father of her children.

However, Bianca was speechless.

Every word that Jason said over the phone lingered in Bianca’s mind.

"Boss received a dinner invitation after he got back yesterday. He left the two children in the apartment, and no one was around to take care of them

"Boss drank a little too much last night, and we haven't managed to contact him at the hotel..."

Luke was wholly unqualified as a single parent.

After Luke woke up, Rainie also woke up. After Rainie woke up, Lanie woke up too.

Lanie rubbed his eyes. When he saw that Rainie was there, he hugged her thigh and said pitifully, "Why are you here, Miss Bea?"

His voice sounded very nasal, perhaps because he had just woken up.

tears welled up in her eyes. She crouched down and touched her son's face. "Where did you bring your sister yesterday? You

went to the grocery store and tried to cook breakfast. Even though Daddy looked gloomy and his fried eggs were inedible,

they needed to tell a lie if they wanted

make

would wait with Daddy for Miss Bea. She would

waited, Lanie and Rainie

again," Lanie apologized. He sounded repentant, and he buried his face in

his cheek, and kissed his head." Please don't do that next time... Tell me, where did you and Rainie go last night? Were you scared? How did you

any of them. He turned and looked at his

his face, he said with a hoarse voice, "The kid found shelter

no one picked up. Even if they took

and Jason had the

and look for

together, worried that Bianca would think

to make up so many excuses?' "I... I don't have money to take a cab, and I'm

she had just woken up

little boy, Bianca went to comfort the little girl. When they were more at ease, Bianca kissed them

little ones were not sleepy at all, though they had to keep up with the lie. They pretended that

eyes,

she looked around

standing at the balcony smoking. His broad shoulders once made Bianca feel safe, but now

"If you don't have the time to take care of

this world would want to hear the news that their

of them." Luke snuffed the cigarette in the ashtray

cramped. Bianca looked at the tall and well-built man in front of her and

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