Chapter 269: Chapter 269: Don’t Apologize, I Want You to Feel Sorry for Me
Leon, Julia.
The Kane family matriarch laughed. How come she never noticed before, Julia’s name sounds so much like someone in her family?
Auntie Chamberlain was right beside the Kane family matriarch. She was hired into the family only after Ian was born, so naturally, she didn’t know Julia. From the conversation between the family matriarch and Julia, Auntie Chamberlain roughly understood what was going on between Julia and Leon.
Auntie Chamberlain originally helped Kiki, because she took money from her!
But Kiki is no longer sensible and caused such a disgraceful incident, that no matter what, the Madam won’t allow Kiki to join the Kane family anymore.
Auntie Chamberlain is a sensible person. After speaking a few words in favor of Kiki and being rebuffed and scolded by the Kane family matriarch, she started to behave more honestly.
Furthermore, now that the Jennings Company is facing a crisis, Kiki won’t be able to give her any more money.
Auntie Chamberlain suddenly started looking forward to meeting Julia.
It would be great if she could "deal with people" like Kiki does.
Ivana and Timmy finished dinner, accompanied Timmy in completing a New Year drawing assignment given by his teacher, when they heard someone opening their house door.
The Kane family matriarch was ill.
Leon and Ian shouldn’t be coming back tonight, even if they were, it wouldn’t be this early.
Ivana suddenly felt a chill all over, fearing it was a burglar.
With New Year’s Eve over and the Spring Festival approaching, it’s the prime time for burglars to appear; even they need to go home for the New Year.
Timmy also heard the door opening, his bright eyes flashed with light: "Mommy..." Daddy and brother are back.
Ivana covered Timmy’s little mouth and whispered to him, "Don’t make a sound, Mommy will go out and check."
Timmy saw Ivana’s nervous appearance and seemed to understand what was happening.
Timmy obediently nodded.
Ivana released Timmy’s small mouth. Hearing the burglar’s footsteps, it seemed like there was more than one; she was scared but for Timmy’s safety, she picked up the decorative vase beside Timmy’s desk with dried stalks of rice and quietly opened the door, peeking outside. The burglar’s footsteps were getting closer, but no one was visible.
She quickly stepped out, locked Timmy’s door from outside in one swift motion.
The "burglar" seemed to hear the noise and walked briskly toward her.
Ivana gripped the vase tightly, and as soon as the "burglar" appeared, she swung it fiercely towards the "burglar’s" head.
Ivana saw clearly the stunningly handsome face of the "burglar" and widened her eyes in shock, Leon? How could it be Leon? Wasn’t he at the Keane family’s old residence with Ian?
It’s over!
She hit the wrong person.
Ivana couldn’t stop her hand; she closed her eyes in fear, silently waiting for Leon to be head injured and bleeding.
Suddenly, her wrist was caught, and Leon snatched the vase from her hand, his handsome face slightly twitching: "Are you trying to murder your own husband?"
Ivana slowly opened her eyes, her beautiful face pale with fright. Seeing Leon was fine, it took her a while to regain her composure, and then she suddenly wrapped her arms around Leon’s neck and kissed him on the cheek.
"No, I thought it was a burglar."
Leon originally wanted to say: Your husband is so handsome, does he look like a burglar? Is there such a good-looking burglar in the world?
The unexpected kiss on the cheek left Leon stunned, her warm lips pressed against his face felt so wonderful, it was as if warmth was flowing through his heart, with an extraordinary feeling of bliss.
Leon’s throat moved, his hands instinctively placed on her slender waist, pulling her soft and fragrant body into his arms, looking at Ivana’s alluring red lips, he whispered hoarsely, "You called your husband a burglar?"
Ivana kissed him once more, her cheeks flushed, feeling awkward being held so tightly, her hands pressed against his chest, "Can you not do this? Timmy is in the room, he will definitely hear my voice, and if Timmy comes out now and sees Leon and I like this, it would be too inappropriate!"
Ivana shook her head: "I didn’t mean it that way, you didn’t say you’d be back so soon, so I thought it was a burglar. Leon, let go of me, it’s not good for the children to see."
Ivana struggled in his embrace.
Leon’s dark eyes focused on her slightly parted red lips, a lustful fire burning in his belly, and he intentionally said, "I didn’t say, so you thought I was a burglar? If I hadn’t reacted quickly, and the vase hit my head, would you be heartbroken, my wife?"
Ivana stopped struggling and seriously looked at Leon, feeling something strange in his gaze; she didn’t think much of it.
This incident was her fault, and if she had hit his head just now...
Ivana felt a sharp pain in her heart, lowering her eyes: "I’m sorry."
Who wants her sorry?
Leon wanted compensation.
Leon reached out and lifted her chin, his rough thumb tapping her lips, hoarsely saying, "No need to apologize, I just want to know, would you be heartbroken?"
Ivana’s lips tingled momentarily, her face grew redder, internally conflicted.
She would be heartbroken, profoundly heartbroken.
However, saying this aloud was agonizingly difficult.
Just as Ivana was at a loss, little Ian came over, his innocent voice asking, "Daddy, Mommy, what are you doing?"
Ivana retreated from Leon’s embrace as if touching a hot potato.
Leon released his grip, not forcibly holding Ivana in front of their son.
Leon glared at Ian with displeasure; this little rascal was always ruining the good moments between Daddy and Mommy, why couldn’t he learn from Timmy? He was hiding in the room and did not come out.
Ivana blushed and said, "Your daddy has something dirty on his face."
Leon replied frankly, "Doing things only adults can do."
Ian looked at Ivana, then at Leon. Mommy and Daddy said different things! Whose words are true?
Ah! The adult world is truly complex.
Ivana’s face flushed as if about to explode, glaring at Leon in anger and shame. How could this shameless man say such things in front of the children?
Is this how you act as a father?
Leon shrugged at Ivana; he wasn’t wrong! Hugging and kissing the woman you like is indeed something adults can do.
If Ivana misunderstood, it’s not his fault!
The next day.
At three in the afternoon, Julia arrived at the Keane family’s old residence with her suitcase. She refused the matriarch’s kind offer to send a car to pick her up and took a taxi instead. After getting off, seeing this familiar luxurious villa once again, Julia felt a sense of surrealism.
In the past, when she was in high school, Leon had brought her to the Keane family’s old residence countless times, but every time she was turned away by the servants sent by the matriarch.
She will never forget how Leon argued vehemently with the matriarch for her, yet ultimately lost, and looked at her with apologetic eyes.
Previously, every visit was due to her brother’s illness needing money for treatment, and Leon would give her money. So, once the matriarch found out, she looked down on her immensely.
Who would have thought, standing here again today, it is the matriarch’s voluntary request?