Lance felt a weight on his shoulder, as if something was there.
Looking down, he saw Deanna leaning against him, already asleep.
This was the first time someone had rested on his shoulder.
Lance's eyes deepened. He wanted to push her away, but when his gaze fell on Deanna's small face, he hesitated and ultimately did nothing.
...
Half an hour later, the car stopped.
Xavier's voice sounded, "Mr. Mercer, we've arrived."
Lance responded with a light hum and called out, "Dr. Deanna, we're home."
"Dr. Deanna, wake up."
Deanna frowned and let out a muffled groan, as if talking in her sleep.
"Chloe, stop it, let mommy sleep a bit longer."
Seeing this, Lance looked troubled.
He glanced outside the window and then at the woman in front of him. Finally, a light flashed in his eyes.
He leaned over and directly lifted Deanna in his arms.
When Xavier got out of the car, he saw this scene.
He swallowed hard, looking astonished.
This couldn't be right!
Having followed Lance for so long, he had never seen him so intimate with anyone!
And now he was actively carrying Dr. Deanna.
Inexplicably, Xavier found it even more unbelievable.
At Deanna's house, it was late, and the two little ones were already asleep. Only Old Ashley was waiting.
Knock knock-
Hearing the sound, Old Ashley quickly got up.
"Deanna, you're back?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Lance carrying Deanna inside.
Old Ashley was stunned and quickly asked, "What's wrong with this girl?"
In the middle of the night, being carried back like this, how could she not be worried?
Lance explained, "Grandma, it's nothing. Dr. Deanna had some drinks and fell asleep."
Hearing this, Old Ashley finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She couldn't help but say, "This girl, she never could handle her liquor well. Why did she drink?"
"Thank you, Mr. Mercer. Please bring her in."
With that, Old Ashley led Lance into the room.
After placing Deanna on the bed, Lance left.
"Mr. Mercer, thank you so much. It's late; I won't keep you. Come visit another day."
Lance smiled lightly, "It's no trouble at all, Grandma."
...
In the room.
Deanna lay on the bed and slept until dawn.
Probably because of the alcohol, she slept particularly well.
The next day, when Deanna woke up, her head hurt terribly.
She rubbed her temples and couldn't help but sigh. Indeed, the feeling of a hangover was awful.
Next time, she wouldn't drink so casually.
Knock knock-
At that moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
The door opened, and the two little ones walked in from outside.
"Mommy, you're awake?"
"Mommy, are you still feeling unwell?"
The two little ones leaned against the bed with wide eyes, looking soft and cute.
Deanna suppressed her discomfort and smiled lightly, "I'm fine now. Mommy feels much better."
Gregory brought a cup of honey water to her bedside, looking very thoughtful for his age.
"Mommy, drink this and you won't feel bad!"
Deanna propped herself up and took the cup from Gregory with a smile. "Thank you, Gregory!"
"Our Gregory is so great; you know how to take care of Mommy now."
With that, she drank it all in one go.
"Mommy, do you remember what happened last night?" Suddenly, Gregory asked with a mischievous smile.
Deanna froze. With that reminder, she started to recall.
How did she get home last night?
She frowned and tried to remember last night's events.
Deanna only remembered that she had drunk a bit too much and then got into a car... After that, she remembered nothing.
Seeing his mommy's puzzled look, Gregory smiled slyly.
He blinked his big eyes and said, "Mommy, Great-grandma said this morning that Uncle personally carried you up!"
Hearing this, Chloe also got excited and nodded quickly.
"Yes! Great-grandma said Handsome Uncle carried you!"
The two little ones started teasing her one after another.
Hearing this, Deanna was stunned.
For a moment, she felt a bit embarrassed.
No matter what, she and Lance were not related. Not only did she trouble him, but they also had such an intimate action. It was too strange...
"Mommy, are you about to win over the handsome uncle?"
Out of nowhere, Chloe said this suddenly.
Deanna almost choked and quickly interrupted them. "Alright, alright. You two little ones stop talking nonsense."
These two little ones were getting more outrageous with their words.
"Alright then, Mommy needs to get up."
...
At that moment, at the Cody family house.
After a sleepless night, Bella lay on her bed without a trace of sleepiness.
Her mind was filled with images of Lance supporting Deanna as they left yesterday.
When they left together yesterday, she also came out.
Originally, she wanted to leave with Lance but didn't expect them to be so intimate.
The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt inside.
What exactly was their relationship?