novelraw Chapter 332 - 182: Pinching You Every Day
Chapter 332 - 182: Pinching You Every Day
Because looking at Kenneth Osborne’s impossibly handsome face, neither of them could bring themselves to say something as heartless as "like a pig rooting around."The one who had just coughed was Gabrielle Winters. She didn’t mean anything else, just wanted to remind them that someone was coming, so they should be careful and avoid making any R-rated moves that might require the room to be cleared.
Lawrence Winters leaned against Kenneth Osborne with a hint of a shy, delicate demeanor like a little bird relying on someone. It was a stark contrast to being with Nick Zeller, where just standing there, he’d embody the cool, aloof aura of the Little Heavenly Master, able to predict fortunes with a single glance, and capable of astounding both spirits and ghosts with his words.
Gabrielle Winters always felt that this version of Lawrence Winters was how a normal young girl should be.
Seeing that even Kenneth Osborne was blushing, she stopped teasing them and said, "Sorry for the trouble yesterday, Ah Yuan. Today I’ll stay with you in the hospital."
"No need, Mom, the doctor said I’m fine now and can go home," Lawrence Winters chimed in.
Kenneth Osborne calmly added, "But you’ll still need to rest for a week at home, or it’ll be hard to heal if the injury relapses."
"Oh, great! Resting at home is the best. Your uncle, your master, and I will be home with you this week, watching you, and not letting you run around!" Gabrielle said as she reached out to Lawrence Winters, "Where’s your health insurance card? I’ll settle your bill."
Lawrence Winters was taken aback, "Oh, the card’s in my bag at home. I left in a hurry, just grabbed a windbreaker and didn’t bring a bag."
"Then your uncle and I will go back and get it. You just wait a bit." Gabrielle put down the lunchboxes she brought, saying, "Here are two boxes of food, one for you and one for Ah Yuan. There’s another one for the mad girl, is she okay?"
When Gabrielle mentioned the mad girl, she was slightly annoyed and said without much humor, "I won’t go see her. My mood’s bad enough, and I might end up giving her a hard time."
Nick Zeller quickly interjected, "The mad girl didn’t mean it. Given yesterday’s situation, you can’t really blame her."
Gabrielle raised an eyebrow and said faintly, "Even though Lawrence doesn’t have a dad, she’s still my cherished daughter. She fell from the tenth floor because of someone else yesterday. As a mother, am I not even allowed a word of complaint?"
Her voice was soft, but the tone in her words sent a chill through Nick Zeller. He awkwardly said, "...Uh... wasn’t there a cushion?"
The old Daoist chimed in with his usual sarcastic tone, "Heh, though there was a cushion, what if she hadn’t landed on it?"
Gabrielle’s eyes immediately reddened as she said, "The mere thought of such a terrifying situation makes my heart pound. I was so frightened I woke up from nightmares at midnight, almost rushing over to see Lawrence."
She had secretly cried last night, making her eyes puffy, so she had to use extra concealer.
Lawrence Winters was deeply moved, thinking, after all, a biological mother is really different!
She went over and threw herself into Gabrielle’s arms, acting coquettishly, "Mom, I’m okay. I know you worry about me, but the mad girl’s also very pitiful. Don’t blame her."
After a pause, she fiercely said, "If you want to blame someone, blame those heartless bastards! If they hadn’t killed Joyce Shaw, how would things have ended like this!"
Gabrielle patted her head, avoiding the topic, "I’ll go get your health insurance card now, wait here and don’t wander around."
"Okay." Lawrence nodded obediently, watching Nick Zeller and Gabrielle leave.
The old Daoist walked over, took a close look at her face, and nodded in satisfaction, "Good, you’ve crossed another hurdle. I was worried yesterday about how you’d get through this. Falling from the tenth floor, now that’s intense enough!"
Lawrence Winters: "..."
"Did you see it coming? Why didn’t you give me a hand?" Lawrence Winters complained, "Just like you said, what if I hadn’t landed on the cushion?"
She turned to Kenneth Osborne, "Brother Yuan, if I hadn’t landed on the cushion, I would’ve fallen right in front of you instead..."
Kenneth Osborne’s face turned pale immediately as he scolded her coldly, "You said you shouldn’t speak carelessly, yet here you are!"
Lawrence curled her lips, "This is called fighting poison with poison! Otherwise, how could I get through the bloody hurdle that my master’s grandpa predicted for me?"
"You’re really something." The old Daoist laughed as he patted her head, then asked, "How’s the mad girl? I’ve prepared a thousand yuan. Do you have her WeChat ID? I can transfer it over."
Lawrence Winters: "...Are you really only giving a thousand? Shouldn’t it at least be ten thousand?"
Kenneth Osborne, getting a headache from the money talk between the two, asked, "Why are you giving money to the mad girl? Like chipping in for a gift? Count me in."
"No." Lawrence and the old Daoist said in unison, "It’s money we lost."
Kenneth Osborne: "..."
"What did you bet on?"
The old Daoist puffed out his chest, shamelessly stating, "What bet? How can we call what the Great Heavenly Master does by reading faces a bet? The world is ever-changing, so..."
Kenneth Osborne realized, "...Did you misread the face?"
Lawrence Winters timidly said, "Grandmaster casually said yesterday that the mad girl was pregnant, trying to stop her from jumping off the building. I raised the stakes, saying if she wasn’t pregnant, we’d give her ten thousand yuan, and then Grandmaster reduced it to a thousand."
Kenneth Osborne was stunned for a while and said, "...Can you really see that?"
The old Daoist made a dismissive sound, waving his hand, "Of course not! I just said it to stop her from doing something stupid...."
Before he finished, the old Daoist suddenly froze as he stared at Kenneth Osborne, "What did you just say? Your tone?! "
Lawrence Winters suddenly understood, both surprised and delighted, "Ah?! The mad girl is really pregnant?! —Hahaha... Grandmaster, you saved your thousand bucks!"
The old Daoist pressed his lips tight, wanting nothing more than to swallow back his previous words!
He’s totally a living immortal!
He has to stick to it and remain unshakable from now on!
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