Chapter 986 Her Fondness for Him Grew

When Leia heard that, she quickly fell on her knees. She had to keep the baby no matter what! "I don't want to lose the baby, Dad. I love the baby! Don't you want it to call you 'Grandfather' after it's born?"

Jack was finally moved, but it was not because of Leia's words.

He knew how it felt to lose one's child. Even though Bianca eventually returned to their side, they had lost a lot of time with her, and the regret lasted forever.

He decided to wash his hands of the matter.

"You can keep the child, but the child has to have a father," Jack said. That was as much as he was willing to concede.

Leia was overjoyed. With their support, she believed that she could convince the elders in the Hilton family. "I'll let Brody know so that he can come over and have a meal with us." "Tell him not to bring any gifts. We can't afford to accept them," Jack said coldly.

"Yes." Leia could not be bothered about everything else. She instantly took out her phone and called Brody.

Bianca breathed a sigh of relief, glad that the issue was settled without too much chaos or violence.

After the call, Leia smiled cheerfully. "Brody will come later. He promised that he will be respectful this time."

Among all the people in the living room, she was the only one smiling.

Queenie looked at her daughter's stomach. The baby was saved, but she could not smile. Her emotions were gloomier than ever.

Leia had always been her pride and joy. She did not know why Leia had been bringing anger and shame to their family recently.

Was it the right decision to adopt her from the orphanage? Queenie sank into deep thought.

Knowing that Brody would be coming soon, Bianca excused herself without having lunch at the Norman residence.

She brought Tommy to a restaurant.

"Mommy, why aren't we having lunch at Grandma's house?" Tommy asked. He was looking forward to Queenie's meatloaf, but they left the house before eating.

Bianca patted Tommy's head. She did not answer his question but instead said, "Then why did you sneak upstairs to get Grandpa?" "I hate Aunt Leia's crying." Tommy pretended to cover his ears. He had gone upstairs to look for his grandfather because Leia's crying irritated him.

Bianca smiled and pinched Tommy's face. If Tommy had not done that, the matter would not have been resolved so quickly.

Queenie could not accept the fact that Leia was pregnant with Brody’s child, but at the same time, she did not want Leia to abort it either. She would not be able to find a solution.

Jack was the only way out of the dilemma.

"I miss Grandma's cooking, Mommy," Tommy said coyly.

Bianca poured a glass of milk for him. She understood how the boy felt." Grandma is busy today, and she can't cook for you. You want to eat meatloaf, right?" "Mm." Tommy nodded.

"Let's order some meatloaf then. If you can't finish it, we'll bring it home for dinner," Bianca said. She summoned the waiter and made another order.

Tommy seemed a lot happier. "Mommy, when will Daddy be back?" He asked with a smile.

"He'll only be back in a week. You can start counting from today, and he'll be back on the seventh day," Bianca explained patiently to him.

"I know." Tommy nodded. "Daddy will be back in seven days. I'll be a good boy, and Daddy will bring me to the theme park."

Tommy still remembered what Luke told him earlier that morning. As Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Bianca watched Tommy count on his fingers, her fondness for him grew.

She hoped that he would settle the matter in New York as soon as possible and return to them.

At night, Bianca checked that the flight had successfully landed in New York. She sent a message to Luke. [Have you arrived?]

She received a video call request ten minutes later.

Bianca instantly answered it and pulled the phone slightly farther from her face so that he could see her clearly.

Luke was standing in the airport. Travelers were moving about behind him.

He wore a Bluetooth headset and looked at Bianca's smiling face. The dim yellow light of the room cast a gentle and holy light on her impeccable features.

"It's already very late, Bianca. Why aren't you asleep yet?" Luke's voice was gentle. He had just turned on his phone after landing, and his heart warmed after seeing Bianca's message.

"I wanted to sleep after you've landed." Bianca's fingers gently touched the phone screen, as though she could touch his face and handsome features.

"I've landed. You should rest." Luke wanted to chat with Bianca, but he did not want to keep her up.

"Wait, there's something else." Bianca briefly explained what happened at the Norman residence earlier. She knew that Luke was not interested in domestic matters, but it was better for him to know about it since she might become involved.

Luke knew about the things that Leia did in private. "You don't have to involve yourself in Leia's business. Take a good rest. I'll be back next week, " he said.

"Okay." Bianca felt a lot better after hearing her husband's voice. Her hands made a heart sign to Luke, then yawned. "I'll be going to sleep then." "Mm, alright." Luke did not want to hold her back and affect her rest.

Bianca smiled and tapped on the end call button.

In the next three days, Bianca and Sue were incredibly busy because of Nina's absence. Not only did they have to take care of their family, but they also devoted the rest of their time to work.

On the morning of the fourth day, Bianca sent Rainie and Lanie to school, then drove the car to the hospital.

The doctor had already approved Nina's discharge. Bianca was there to pick her up.

She went into Nina's ward. Nina was sitting on the bed and packing her belongings.

"Why are you so early, Bea?" Nina seemed a lot healthier after recuperating in the hospital. The doctor had prescribed some medication so that she slept well at night.

"Wouldn't it be better if you leave the hospital sooner?" Bianca put her handbag down and smiled.

Nina was already bored in the hospital. If Bianca picked her up in the morning, she would be able to go home early.

"You're so kind, Bea." Nina smiled as she placed her clothes into her bag.

Bianca took out Nina's ID from the cabinet drawer and said, "I'll get the discharge papers from the doctor first. After the caretaker comes with breakfast, I'll go and settle the bill. Stay here and don't go anywhere." "Okay,” Nina replied with a smile. She was quite happy that she would be discharged soon.

Bianca left the room with Nina's ID and closed the door.