Deanna's words left Lance speechless. He looked deeply at Deanna in front of him and finally compromised, "I respect your decision and will handle these matters."
"Then I'll wait for your good news."
Deanna nodded calmly, then stood up and said, "I'll go accompany Gregory and Chloe. Feel free to do as you like."
Lance watched her walk away before turning and heading to the study upstairs.
In the garden, the two little ones saw Deanna coming and immediately left their grandmother to run over.
"Mommy."
They called out, each holding one of Deanna's hands.
Hearing their soft voices, Deanna felt a wave of tenderness and asked, "What are you playing?"
"Grandma is playing hide and seek with us. Mommy, do you want to join us?"
"By the way, where's Daddy? Didn't he come with you?" The two little ones asked one after the other.
Seeing their expectant eyes, Deanna, though reluctant to disappoint them, said, "Daddy went to the study. He probably has work to do. Mommy will play with you."
Hearing this, the two little ones were a bit disappointed but didn't fuss. Instead, they pulled their mommy to play with them.
Samantha watched from the side, her brows slightly furrowed. Her intuition told her that Deanna and Lance didn't have a good conversation. But now wasn't the time to ask, so she joined in playing with the kids for a while.
Later, when the two little ones were tired from playing, Deanna took them to rest. Samantha also helped take care of their bedtime routine. After more than an hour of fussing, the two little ones finally went to sleep.
Only then did Samantha and Deanna quietly leave the room. As Deanna was about to say goodbye, a gentle voice invited her, "Shall we sit downstairs for a bit?"
Their eyes met. Deanna knew Samantha had something to say, so she nodded lightly and followed her to the living room downstairs.
After sitting down, a servant brought milk and fruit. Samantha then organized her thoughts and spoke, "Deanna, did you and Lance have a fight?"
"Why do you think that?"
Deanna looked over, somewhat surprised.
Samantha explained, "I noticed your expression wasn't right earlier. Although you hid it well in front of the kids, you couldn't fool me."
Hearing this, Deanna smiled wryly. "Lance and I didn't exactly fight. If anything, we have different views."
She paused before continuing, "Earlier at the dinner table, when you asked about our wedding plans and I refused, it was because I don't want to get married while I've lost my memory. Also, I don't want random women appearing after we marry. Lance is excellent and will only become more so in the future. More women will like him, and I don't want my future married life to be filled with scheming against these women. Based on past experiences I've heard from my mentor, I will have my own career in the future too."
"If Lance can't handle these matters well, I think our marriage might have problems. If the outcome isn't guaranteed to be good, why not nip it in the bud?"
Samantha was stunned by these words.
That night, when Logan returned to the bedroom, he saw his wife sitting on the bed in a daze. She didn't even notice he was back.
"What are you thinking about? I've been back for a while now, and you didn't even notice."
Logan looked over curiously.
Only then did Samantha come back to her senses. Hesitantly, she said, "Honey, do you think a person's personality can change so much after losing their memory?"
"Are you talking about Deanna? What happened?"
Logan looked over in confusion.
Samantha didn't hide anything and recounted her conversation with Deanna earlier. At the end, she couldn't help but ask, "By the way, Lance was with you tonight. How did he seem?"
"Lance seemed pretty normal," Logan recalled from the study.
After a moment of silence, he continued, "Actually, I think Deanna is right. There's no denying that Lance is excellent. But if women keep throwing themselves at him and scheming against Deanna every few days, life would be unbearable. Look at how many things have happened since Deanna and Lance got together. This time she almost lost her life. And before that, Bella even tried to harm Gregory and Chloe."
Samantha's face darkened. She had once thought Bella was good and wanted her to be with Lance.
Just as she was about to say something, Logan's proud voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Speaking of which, I'm better than Lance in this regard. Look at you; we've been married for so many years, and I've never caused any trouble or made you sad over such things. Lance still has a lot to learn."
"How can you praise yourself like that? Shameless old man."
Despite her words, Samantha's face showed a sweet smile.
Indeed, whether when they first got together or after marriage, she had never encountered such issues.