Chapter 830 A Suspicious Scent

A gentle smile appeared on Queenie's face. "You shouldn't trouble yourself.

I'm feeling fine." "How did you become like this, Mom?" Bianca gently hugged Queenie and said sadly.

She could feel her mother's bony frame in her arms.

Queenie gently caressed her daughter's hair and comforted her, "It's an old problem. I've been trying to keep it in check, but it flares up once in a while. I'm already old, and I can't catch up with you young ones. Right, where are my darling grandchildren? I haven't seen them for many days, and I miss them. Why didn't you bring them with you?" "I was in a rush to see you, Mom, and I didn't pick them up. I'll bring them the next time I come to visit."

Bianca held her mother's hand tightly and said, "Why don't you stay over at our house while you recuperate? I'll hire some psychologists to treat your symptoms. You'll recover quicker that way, and I won't have to be so worried."

Queenie smiled lovingly and gently patted her daughter's hand. "You don't have to trouble yourself. It's the same if I recuperate at home. Your dad and Leia have been taking good care of me at home. Jack has always been busy at work, and he finally has the time to accompany me. He wouldn't have the time before this. Leia has also been a good girl. Every day, she'd learn how to cook from Ms. Lang, and her cooking skills are getting better by the day..."

Bianca glanced at Leia, who had been standing in a corner and not making a sound. That was the first time she took a good look at her.

Leia's emaciated body had become plumper, and her sunken cheeks seemed to be now filled with color. She looked like a different person compared to before, and she seemed to be regaining her pure

looks, just like when she was an actress.

Whenever Bianca came to visit, Leia would always insult her with harsh language. However, Leia had remained silent the entire time Bianca was there. In fact, she looked as though she was anxious to leave the scene, but she had to stay there and force a smile on her face.

That made Bianca quite surprised. Why did Leia become like that?

Leia felt a little disgusted when she saw that Bianca was chatting happily with Queenie while looking at her.

She greeted Bianca with a superficial smile, then told her mother, "Mom, the two of you must have a lot to talk about, and I shouldn't disturb you. I'll go back to my room first."

She furrowed her brows, stood up, walked past Bianca and Luke, and walked toward her room.

She caught a whiff of Luke's natural body scent when she walked past him, and that made her waver for a while.

Even her feet stumbled.

The man was silent and ephemeral like a gust of wind, but he would abruptly transform into a violent storm and tear you to shreds when you least expected it.

Even so, Leia was obsessed by his impeccably handsome face and noble demeanor, especially when compared to that brute in her room. He was like the full moon, enchanting yet untouchable.

Leia was reminded of the warning given by the devil in her bedroom. She shuddered and quickly left the room.

At the same time, Luke seemed to have caught the scent of something on Leia's body when she walked past him.

The scent made him frown.

'... Why does that smell like Neurax III?'

Luke was very familiar with that scent after staying in the League of Shadows's headquarters for so long. The scent was extremely faint, but he was quite sure that it was indeed the drug.

If Leia had been staying at home recently, how would she have that suspicious scent on her?

Before he could think further about it, Jack summoned him to the study to discuss the follow-up and compensation of the incident of The Galleria.

He could only come back to that problem later.

On the way back to her room, a white, furry object that popped out of nowhere made her cry in alarm. She nearly fell to the floor.

She managed to grab on to the carved wooden railings.

Leia looked carefully at that thing and saw that it was a plump chinchilla cat.

It had short and stumpy legs, a pair of blue eyes like sapphires, and a thick and glossy coat. Its body was smaller than a Persian cat. It meowed at Leia haughtily and walked down the stairs.

Leia patted her chest to calm herself down. She wanted to kick the cat down the stairs.

Jack imported the cat from overseas in an attempt to cheer up his wife.

Queenie adored the cat. If something happened to it, there would be no peace in the Norman household.

She spat at the cat, then sneaked back to her room and locked the door behind her.

Wayne was sitting topless on her bed while polishing a handgun. He had a sinister smile on his face.

Leia could not help but shudder when she saw that smile.

Wayne blew away some dust on the gun and said gloomily, "A City has been turbulent lately. Even Kassy fell. How useless of her, I thought that she’d last a little longer. Looks like I'll have to leave tonight. Thanks for your care, Leia. I won't forget you."

He had remained in the room, but he had kept himself in touch with the happenings in A City. He was quite angry that Kassy had been arrested.

That useless idiot!

Leia covered his mouth anxiously and glanced toward the door. "Please keep it down, Wayne. Don't you know how much I've suffered trying to hide your presence in my room? Luke and Bianca are in the house right now. You shouldn't let them discover you. Otherwise, I'm finished!"

Wayne pulled her arm and hugged her tightly. A bloodthirsty smile appeared on his lips. "Heh, so what if they're here? If the worst comes to the worst, I'll just... them all." Content © 2024.

He drew his finger over his neck. That cruel gesture gave Leia a shock!