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Chapter 1146
Seeing Aldyn’s grin, Bernard suddenly felt a weird urge to punch him.
Bernard frowned, trying to figure out why Then it dawned on him
Aidyn got married later than he did, but became a dad earlier And him?
He was trying every night, but compared to Aidyn, his efforts seemed fruitless, and it was getting him
down
He picked up his pen again and coldly said. “Your leave is denied”
Aidyn’s smile froze, “Why?”
His wife was expecting Denying his leave was a bit much, wasn’t it?!
Bernard ignored him and kept signing papers. Aidyn, getting desperate, pleaded. “Mr. Laurence,
please, just give me a day off Seeing Bernard still ignoring him, Aidyn let go of the table, headed for the
sofa. “If you won’t agree, I’ll just sit here in protest”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBernard glanced at Aidyn, opened a drawer, and tossed a bank card at him, “Congrats ”
Seeing the card, Aidyn was taken aback, then shook his head, “Your good wishes are enough I don’t
need the money.”
Bernard put down his pen again, reached out, and took back the card, “If you don’t want it, then let’s
save it for Caleb’s kid”
Hearing this, Aidyn quickly snatched the card back from Bernard, “I’d rather take it myself than give it to
that jerk Caleb I’ll accept your kindness”
Aidyn happily pocketed the card. “Then, Mr. Laurence, I’m off to get my wife…
Bernard just nodded without looking up. It wasn’t until Aidyn left the office that he looked up, watching
Aidyn’s retreating figure with a faint smile He was probably the first one amongst his peers to become a
father. Of course, he was happy for Aidyn. But when would his own baby come. Bernard originally
didn’t want a baby. But seeing Aidyn so happy had ignited some anticipation in him. But the thought of
Eleanor having to endure childbirth quickly extinguished that Forget it. Without a child, his wife would
suffer less.
Soon Liana arrived in B City and was back at the Howell family. Karan was in the midst of scolding a
servant. Seeing Liana come in, Karan immediately stopped, told the maid to get up, and warmly
greeted Liana.
She looped her arm through Liana’s, leading her into the living room while explaining what had just
happened, “Nola, the maid, ruined my dress with the iron. She was so scared she kneeled and
apologized I told her it was okay, but she kept crying because she thought she couldn’t afford to
replace the dress
Once Karan finished, she waved at the still–crying Nola, “Nola, didn’t you see Miss Liana is back? Stop
crying, go help in the kitchen. Make sure to prepare some dishes Miss Liana likes…”
Nola looked a bit upset, glanced at Liana, but didn’t say anything. She just nodded obediently and
headed for the kitchen.
The old Liana might not have noticed what was going on, but now she could see through the situation
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmin an instant. Maybe it was because she knew Karan’s cousin once bribed some thugs, that she
realized her aunt was quite cunning…
She remembered how Tyler, when they were kids, criticized Karan for being manipulative. But because
it was her aunt, Liana never doubted anything Karan said or explained If she had been more suspicious
back then, maybe she would have seen her aunt’s true colors…
Thinking of this, Liana, with a calm expression, shook off Karan’s hand, sat on the couch, and stated
her purpose, “Aunt Karan, I came to talk about some past events Karan, about to sit on the couch,
stiffened momentarily at hearing this. But she didn’t give anything away and sat down, then asked with
a smile. “What past events?”
Liana took a stack of documents from her bag and placed them on the coffee table, “It’s about your
cousin Hubert Why did he give money to some thugs after they were released from prison?”
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