Hearing that voice, Lilia nodded and agreed. Then her eyes fixed on the agreement again, she felt that the edge of her heart was burning.
The next morning, the two drove back to Lakeside Villa after breakfast at the main house.
Before leaving, James told Jean, "Jean, take good care of Lilia. You can come back to this house when you have time. You are not alone now. If you can't take care of her, we will be happy to look after her here."
"Brother, don't worry, he will take care of me," Lilia replied with a smile from the side.
James' eyes immediately caught on to her, and it turned serious. "Lilia, you should pay more attention to your body after you come back. If he treats you badly, tell me. This brother-in-law of yours is his master."
Lilia nodded hastily, somehow getting the idea that being a mother and blessing this family with children was pretty 'expensive'.
Irene then pulled her hand to the side. "Okay, you can cut back on some of your boring words. Lilia, remember what I said, after setting a check-up date, let me know."
"Okay, sister."
After some warning, Lilia got into the car with the man and left.
Behind the back of the car, James reluctantly watched them leave. He sighed and casually thought, "Tomorrow, you ask Jean whether there is a house for sale near their house or not."
Irene was confused, and while walking back with him, she asked, "What do you want to do?"
James glanced at her then weakly said, "Our old house is too big and it feels empty. If there is still a house in the Lakeside Villa, how about we move there for a moment?"
Empty?!
There are nearly 30 servants in the old house, where the hell does it feel empty?!
After thinking again, Irene gave a crazy smile. "I thought you wanted to act rashly, but I think you want to see the child, huh?"
James didn't notice the change in his wife's expression. He nodded and answered honestly, "That's right. When the child's born later, I really want to see them. Lilia and Jean are too busy with their respective jobs, and when they became parents for the first time, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to properly care for their baby and caused their baby to lack parental attention."
After all, he was the first child of the Widjaya family. James is now almost fifty years old, he never had the opportunity to embrace a child of his own.
His emotional tone made Irene's heart sink.
The woman didn't answer, then turned her gaze to look ahead. Regret and obscurity rose in her eyes.
In the early years, she didn't think this was a big problem, but once they hit their 50s, not having any children around them made them feel hollow and lonely.
She regrets not being able to have children and James is no exception.
...
When they got back to the Lakeside Villa, it was already 9:30 am. The man changed into dark gray clothes and slowly walked down the stairs.
Lilia was still sitting on the sofa, looking confused. Hearing the sound of footsteps, she got up and greeted him. "You should be very busy on the first day of work after New Years, right?"
"It doesn't matter, come and have dinner with me later."
The man looked down to see her tidying his collar, and her deep eyes filled with emotion.
Lilia leaned forward and said in a low voice, "No problem, I'll go see Vivi later and after that, I'll go to Gaia in the afternoon. If you're okay with it, I'll go to the company to find you after I'm done."
"Of course I'm fine with it. Anything and anytime just? for you!" The tip of the man's finger rose to her smooth cheek, caressing it twice as he exhorted again. "Let Clifford follow!"
Lilia nodded. "Yes, don't worry about me. The company is still waiting for you, so go."
The man lowered his head and kissed her forehead. When leaving the Lakeside Villa, Lilia was standing in front of the window to wave at him.
She looked at the figure of her manly and extraordinary husband, her eyes blooming with a sense of nostalgia.
...
At ten in the morning, Lilia left the house.
She asked Clifford to drive straight to the airport. Today, Vivi finally returned from her hometown.
Dina and Rini also went there with her.
The two girls sat in the car seriously, they were called to follow the company's arrangement.
Lilia accepted this right away.
As Vivi walked out of the hallway at the airport pick-up hall, she kept looking around.
And at this time, she was accompanied by a strange man beside her.
He is less than 1.8 meters tall, has a gentle temperament, wears black-rimmed glasses and a black jacket. He also has neat short hair, and soft white cheeks.
This person is Vivi's current boyfriend, Ludwig.
"Baby, did you find her?" He stood beside Vivi and looked at the airport's lobby with his excited eyes.
Vivi turned to look at Ludwig and shook her head slightly. "Wait, I'll call her..."
Before she could finish speaking, her cell phone rang.
When Vivi answered it, she couldn't help but ask, "Lilia, where are you?"
There were a lot of people in the lobby, and she had seen the news on the Internet recently. If Lilia suddenly showed up here, she was worried that her friend would be found by the paparazzi.
Lilia briefly said a few words on the phone, making Vivi raise her eyes. She happened to see Dina standing at the entrance of the hall waving at her.
When Vivi told her not to get out of the car, she hung up and pulled Ludwig.
She knew Dina, and when Lilia was hospitalized, she had a brief chat with her.
"Miss, Madame asked me to pick you up. She is in the parking lot."
Dina tried to help with the suitcase and took it from Ludwig, but the man stopped her. "It's okay, I can bring it on my own!"
Vivi looked at Ludwig with a smile, then followed Dina into the parking lot.
Lilia was also worried about being spotted by the media in the busy airport's lobby, so she waited for Vivi outside her car.
From a distance, she saw a group of three people appear before her.
When Lilia waved her hand, she saw Ludwig walking side by side with Vivi.
Moreover, the two of them were still holding hands. It should be the boyfriend that Vivi will introduce to her.
Lilia didn't think about it for too long. When Vivi ran towards her cheering, her friend whom she had not seen for a long time was here. She was finally able to let go of homesickness.
"Oh, Lilia, I miss you so much!"
Vivi hugged her waist and shook it, feeling joyful.
Lilia smiled and squeezed Vivi's cheek. "Me too! Since it has been a long time since I've seen you, have you gained weight?"
Vivi smiled. "You too, look at your big waist!"
Lilia couldn't reply and just laughed shyly.
They are true friends, so it is inevitable to tease each other when they meet.
Soon after, Vivi pulled Ludwig. "Come here and introduce yourself. Baby, this is my best friend, Lilia. Like I said, she's an international supermodel."
"Oh, hello Lilia." Ludwig nodded politely, then reached out to Lilia.
"Lilia, this is... My boyfriend, Ludwig. he came to work in Surabaya this year!"
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