As she listened to their explanation, the doubts in her heart deepened even more.
Is Mike really hypnotized?!
At this time, Chris was sitting to one side with his legs folded. Compared to the heavy faces around him, he seemed more relaxed.
Chris raised his toes, looked left and right, then said, "Is this a difficult problem? What makes you all look sad? A man willing to protect his woman, it's clear that he has fallen in love with her."
"Although I've only met Mike a few times, he is a free and selfish dandy. He's eager to defend a woman, so if he did then I think it's true love," she added.
Everyone. "….."
Chris didn't really know of the Austin family from the capital city. He only heard a little about them at the beginning, but he didn't know the details.
According to him, if it wasn't for true love, what else did Mike protect someone so desperately for?
Chris was just analyzing the current situation objectively.
But he didn't know that when his voice fell, everyone looked at him. Their eyes were very complicated.
Lilia sighed, pursed her lips. "I'd rather believe that Mike was protecting Leila out of an interest."
Claire rubbed her forehead and chest wearily. After a few moments of silence, she turned to Lilia and said, "Lilia, can you accompany me to go upstairs to rest?"
She didn't sleep well last night because of the tension when she heard Mike's return.
Now that she was here, she wanted to avoid this super tiresome trouble.
Lilia stared at Claire's belly and quickly stood up. "Sure thing, sister."
Andrew saw them leaving. He wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything.
Once the two of them climbed the stairs, Andrew sighed angrily.
Chris looked away and looked at Jean who was always silent. He touched him with his toes. "What do you think?"
For a moment, the man arched his eyebrows and turned his head towards Andrew. His voice was soft and magnetic. "If he insists on marrying Leila, what will the Austin family do?"
Andrew took a breath and his eyes were sharp. "I won't let that happen."
"What if he has to?"
When the man finished speaking, Andrew fell silent.
Maybe he didn't really think about the reasons behind Mike's decision and the consequences.
Seeing this, Chris' eyes were filled with suspicious gaze as he looked towards Jean.
His hunch was that Jean seemed like he was trying to see how the Austin family would deal with this.
No one knows how long the silence will last. Andrew then looked at Jean and said, "If he really wants to get married, the Austin family will cut ties with him."
Chris was surprised.
Meanwhile, Jean lowered his lips and did not answer.
Chris looked left and right, then said bluntly, "Is separating them really the right path? Leila isn't such a sloppy person. If they both dared to do it, that sneaky woman might have already thought about the consequences."
Andrew slowly closed his eyes, and a cold frost of decadence and exhaustion rose from the corners of his eyes.
What Chris said was true. He also thought about the results. Now what he was most worried about was his brother who was so determined to marry Leila.
If that were to happen, how would his father explain it to the Irwan family?
Not only that, what would the other families in the town say about them once they found out his brother was about to marry someone like Leila?
The Austins would be ridiculed for sure!
'Mike, are you really that stupid….?!'
...
On the top floor, Lilia accompanied Claire to the bedroom. Before she spoke, Claire took her and sat on the bed together.
"Lilia, how are you? Last time I found out you were hurt. I wanted to see you for a long time. But I didn't expect you to get a little fat, do you eat too much while recovering?"
Seeing Claire's worries, Lilia nodded. When Claire looked at her enlarged belly, Lilia thought that this sister-in-law might not know about her pregnancy.
In order to avoid more trouble, Lilia chose to go into hiding temporarily. "I'm fine. Sis, you don't need to worry, your body is more important now."
Claire leaned against the head of the bed and covered herself with a light blanket. She held her face in her hands and continued rubbing. "Lilia, you and Jean have to stay healthy. Now the Austin family is in turmoil. I haven't been eating and sleeping well lately. When I think about Mike going back with Leila... My heart is burning in pain…"
"That kid has been like this ever since I got to know him. He never cared about other people's feelings. He'd do whatever it took to get what he wanted. He'd even go to extremes. I really couldn't understand him. To be honest, if he really insisted in his own way, he would end up betraying his family," she added.
This is no exaggeration!
The Patriarch of the Austin family and the Patriarch of the Irwan family are lifelong friends.
Since Mike dared to do this, the Patriarch of the Austin family figured he wouldn't be the one to beat him up.
At this time, Lilia sat by the bed, reached out and gently stroked her sister-in-law's arm, calmly comforting her. "Sister, don't worry about these things. There are so many people in the Austin family. After all, Mike is no longer a child. No matter what he becomes, it's his own choice."
"Now, it's more important for you to take good care of your health. I'm still waiting for my little nephew! I can't wait to see them. Must be as good looking as their parents." Lilia's warm words made Claire laugh.
The gloom between her brows disappeared. She held her stomach and said with a mysterious smile, "Lilia, looks like my child will get angry when you say that ..."
Her child doesn't want to be called good looking?!
Lilia thought for a few seconds, then was surprised to see her stomach. "Sister, do you already know?"
Claire nodded warmly. "She is a girl."
She was happy, but seemed to sound a little disappointed.
Her father-in-law preferred boys to girls, and as the first great-grandchild of the Austin family, they all wished she would give them a boy.
Even though they didn't say it clearly, Claire could still feel it.
Fortunately, Andrew is very happy about this. He said from the start that he didn't want a son.
Maybe the Austin family was having a hard time, but the little life in her stomach was still growing, and it gave a little comfort for Claire and Andrew.
About ten minutes later, Claire fell asleep on the bed.
Lilia was still sitting beside the bed for a while. After pulling the blanket for her sister-in-law properly, she went downstairs to the living room again.
When the people weren't there, she walked around and heard voices in the kitchen.
She didn't go there and guess that the men were smoking in the kitchen.
Then she sits alone in the living room, takes her cell phone out of her bag, and is constantly rubbing her hands.
Lilia hesitated whether she should take the initiative to make contact with Mike or not.
However, before she could think about it, Jean had come out of the kitchen.
Seeing her figure sitting alone on the sofa, the man advanced with gentle eyes. "Where's sister?"
Lilia turned around, kept the phone on her knees and pointed towards the stairs. "Just fell asleep."
"Are you tired?" The man sat next to her, his eyes caught her smooth white cheeks.
Lilia shook her head and sighed beside him. "I'm not tired, but I'm not feeling well either. I can't wait to see Mike."
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