Chapter 318: Must Have A Solution
Hearing Michael’s affirmative answer, Leah was relieved.
She reached up to wipe her tears and asked affirmatively, "Is it true, Daddy?"
"Of course, it’s true. I wouldn’t lie to you," Michael tenderly reached out to her wipe her tears.
When Wendy saw this, she immediately went over, reached out, and hugged Leah back. She said coldly, "There’s no need. Mr. Lucas is so busy, so don’t delay your time. I’ll take the car, and we can go back by ourselves."
Faced with Wendy’s coldness, Michael maintained the same position he had just held with Leah.
He slowly withdrew his hand and said with a sullen gaze, "I’ll just take you back. It won’t take much time, okay?" Michael’s tone of voice was supplicating.
"The person Mr. Lucas needs to send is not us, but the person next to you," Wendy looked to Yonina, who was on the side.
"Mummy, what are you talking about?" Leah could not understand but was inexplicably scared for some reason. She said, "Mummy, I’m scared."
Leah sounded like she was crying.
"Wendy," Michael pursed his lips and looked at Leah worriedly. He said, "There’s no need to make a scene in front of the children. You don’t want to see the children sad."
The two children were Wendy’s last line of defense.
She really couldn’t bear to see Leah so sad.
With her eyes downcast, Wendy felt angry, but there was nowhere to vent it.
Seeing this, Michael directly carried Leah to the car and said to Yonina, "You should ride in another car. I’ll go to the office soon."
Yonina looked at Wendy and then at Michael and didn’t say anything in the end.
"Jake." Michael waved at Jake, and said, "Come here, I’ll give you a ride home."
This included Todd as well. Todd was naturally reluctant.
Jake shook his head and refused Michael by saying, "I’ll just go back with Mummy and Mr. Lewis."
Leah did not know what had happened, but Jake had seen the news on the internet.
If there was a time when he had to choose between Daddy and Mummy, Jake’s choice would undoubtedly be Wendy.
Michael’s heart ached as he listened to Jake’s words.
This son of his was too smart, and he was afraid that he had already developed a grudge against him.
In the past, when he hadn’t wooed Wendy yet, Jake was determined to help Wendy get revenge.
Michael wanted to say something else, but he swallowed his words. In the end, Michael’s car only had Leah.
And Wendy rode with Jake and Todd.
Their cars drove off one after the other.
Leah still didn’t know anything, but she was getting scared and asked Michael in the car, "Daddy, did you and Mummy have a fight?"
"Not a fight," Michael didn’t know how to explain. He hesitated and said, "Because I have been too busy lately, Mummy is angry with me."
"So, then can you be less busy?" Leah complained unhappily. "You have indeed been too busy lately and have not been coming home. I am getting angry."
"I have been very busy lately, but it will be fine after this period, okay?" Michael’s tone was gentle.
"Can you not be busy?" Leah pouted unhappily.
"I don’t want to be busy, but I have to be busy," Michael said patiently. "But don’t worry, as long as I am free after this period, I will always be with you, okay?"
"Okay," Leah said in a compromising manner.
...
One after the other, Wendy and Michael arrived home.
Michael hugged Leah and reluctantly placed her on the ground.
Leah took Michael’s hand and didn’t want to let go.
"It’s time for Mr. Lucas to get busy," Wendy said coldly.
"I... " Michael plucked up the courage to say, "Can I come up and sit down?"
"Sorry, it’s not convenient." After Wendy finished speaking, she thought of something and sneered as she said, "I almost forgot that this is still Mr. Lucas’ property. If Mr. Lucas wants to go back to his own home, I have no right to stop him.
You can rest assured that I will move out as soon as possible. I will also pay the rent for this period and transfer it to you."
"Wendy... " Wendy’s cold words stabbed into Michael’s heart.
The pain in Michael’s heart was much worse than those two stabs before.
His fingers clenched up one by one. Michael sighed helplessly and said, "Do you have to do this?"
"Yes!" Wendy answered firmly without a hint of hesitation. "If Mr. Lucas wants to go in today, I’ll move out immediately."
"Okay, I’m not going in." Michael let go of Leah’s hand, looked at her with guilt, and said gently, "Daddy will be busy, and will come back to see you when I can."
Leah’s tears flowed down.
Michael endured the heartache, let go of Leah’s hand, and got into the car.
"Daddy... " Leah cried and took a couple of steps towards him but was separated from him by the car door.
Wendy walked up and hugged Leah. Ruthlessly, she pressed her head into her arms to keep her from looking at Michael’s back as he left. After Michael drove away, Leah cried for a long time. It was Jake who finally put her to sleep.
At the dining table, the atmosphere was heavy, and no one spoke.
Zess was trying to liven things up by giving them food to eat, but in the end, she didn’t dare to say anything.
Wendy was eating her food with her head down, feeling numb, like a machine. The bowl of food was soon empty, so Zess stood up to give Wendy more food.
As soon as she reached out, Wendy stood up and said, "I’m full, so take your time.
Todd, you can stay here. Zess will clean up the guest room."
With that, Wendy turned around and left the table.
Zess and Todd looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
...
At this moment, Yonina was in Michael’s office.
She had been waiting for Michael to arrive.
When she saw Michael’s figure, she was relieved.
She was really afraid that Michael would lose his cool and do something stupid once he saw his family.
"Is it handled?" Yonina asked.
Michael did not answer Yonina’s question, but instead asked her, "Is it really worth doing this?"
"I don’t know if it’s worth it," Yonina spread her hands out. Knowing that Michael was a little shaken, she said, "But I do know that none of us will have any real peace until Christian is completely dealt with."
Michael lowered his eyes and didn’t say another word.
At that moment, Yonina’s cell phone rang. She looked at the caller ID. It was Christian calling. Yonina gave Michael a look and then picked up the phone.
"I’m at Michael’s side," Yonina took the lead and spoke.
"Find an excuse to leave. We’ll meet and talk. I’ll send the address to your phone," Christian said.
In the next second, the phone call was hung up.
Listening to the beeping sound, Yonina put away the phone and said to Michael, "Christian asked me to go to him and said to meet and talk. I guess he has something to do next. I’ll go there first."
Yonina soon arrived at the place Christian mentioned.
It was a cafe.
Christian was bold enough to find a window seat and wait for Yonina.
He was either bold or very confident.
He was confident that Michael did not have the power to fight back, so he did not worry about Michael.
He thought that at this time, Michael was fretting over his relationship with Wendy.
Yonina saw Christian and walked over.
After looking around, Yonina frowned and asked, "Why didn’t you find a relatively safe place?"
Christian replied, "It’s safe here." Christian’s eyes were downcast, and his fingers were stirring his coffee slowly.
Yonina said with some concern, "In case someone sees you."
"Don’t worry," Christian said. "Michael is not in the mood to worry about me nowadays."
Yonina sat down and asked, "What’s so important that you suddenly came to me?"
"How are Wendy and Michael getting along these days?" Christian asked.
"You should know very well." Yonina looked at Christian and said indifferently, "Haven’t you been secretly investigating them?"
Christian said, "What is investigated is not necessarily the truth, but you are around them, so what you know is much more reliable."
Yonina said, "It’s not too far from what you’ve investigated." Yonina lowered her head and, without daring to look Christian in the eye, said, "Michael has been so bitter about Wendy stabbing him, he said he couldn’t believe the person he loved most would do something like that.
"Of course, Michael certainly wouldn’t give up on Wendy that easily because, after all, he likes Wendy.
"But Wendy is unlikely to forgive Michael.
"Although I do not have much contact with Wendy and I am not very familiar with her, I know what kind of personality she has.
"As long as the misunderstanding is not resolved, Wendy is unlikely to forgive Michael for no reason.
"Moreover, that psycho Winnie also stabbed Todd, and this mess made Wendy’s relationship with Michael even frostier, and she felt very guilty about Todd.
"Even if the misunderstanding is cleared up one day, there will be problems in their relationship."
Christian said, "Is that so?" The corner of Christian’s mouth curled into a meaningful smile.
He looked at Yonina and his eyes flickered for a moment before continuing, "As long as Wendy doesn’t leave Lake City, this misunderstanding between them will be resolved sooner or later. As long as the misunderstanding is solved, the relationship can be slowly reconciled."
"So, what do you mean?" Yonina asked tentatively.
Christian said, "What I mean is to let her go."
Christian picked up the coffee and took a gentle sip. The bitter taste of black coffee melted in his mouth, but Christian had a slight smile on his face.
This was Wendy’s favorite taste once.
But unfortunately, nowadays, Wendy had become soft-hearted again. A year ago, she had only revenge in mind.
Yonina said, "I can’t do anything about her leaving or not leaving."
Yonina frowned and said, "I am now in an antagonistic relationship with Wendy. I cannot persuade her to leave Michael. Now when Wendy sees me, she is not even willing to say a word."
Christian said, "Of course, I want you to find a way." Christian put down his coffee cup, but his eyes were still on the black coffee as he spoke.
Yonina said, "Don’t keep me in the dark. Since you’ve come to me already, you must have a solution." Yonina took a deep breath and said, "Just say it. There’s nothing I can’t do now."
