They entered the office and began another day of work.
Tiffany slapped her face lightly when she sat down. “Wake up!”
Aye patted her chest, still shocked. “I only wanted to say hi when I saw you and Mr. West. I completely forgot he’s our boss. We were late in front of our boss. That gave me quite a fright…”
Tiffany looked completely nonchalant. She was not at fault for being late after all. “Stop patting your chest. It’s flat enough as it is. You’ll have nothing left if you keep doing that. By the way, I haven’t had breakfast, have you?”
Aye stroked her tummy and bitterly replied, “I haven’t either. Shall we order takeout? We can eat at the entrance later. We’ll get scolded if we eat here.”
Tiffany grumbled inwardly. Jackson had promised that she would be able to have breakfast in the office so why was he not doing anything? Was she supposed to order takeout for him as well? She was mulling over this when Summer appeared in her line of sight, walking elegantly toward her. As Summer walked past her, Summer naturally placed a lunchbox on her office desk.
Summer said, “I’ve brought some food for Jackson and brought your share as well since you’re here. Come over to the house when you have the time.”
Tiffany smiled and replied, “Mmm…” She finally understood why there was no movement on Jackson’s end. He must have known Summer would be coming over to feed him. Fortunately, Summer was aware that she wanted to keep her identity a secret so Summer did not expose her. However, she was slightly disconcerted with Summer’s invitation to the West’s residence. She lacked confidence and was afraid of a repeat of the previous incident.
Aye impatiently opened up Tiffany’s lunchbox after Summer entered Jackson’s office. “You’re so lucky. You were just talking about how hungry you are, and someone arrives with food for you. Moreover, it’s the boss’s mother who brought food for you! I’ll just take one or two bites from you. Can’t be bothered with takeout. Looks like you and the old woman have a pretty good relationship. She’s never tried to make you her daughter-in-law?”
The corners of Tiffany’s lips twitched. “Just eat. Not even food can stop your mouth from talking.”
Tiffany had pretty much finished eating when Summer came out.
Ever since Summer had mentioned her desire for Tiffany to get pregnant, even her mother had joined in and rushed her to have a baby. Her mother had been dreaming of snakes and flowers. Apparently, it meant that someone close to her was pregnant.
Initially, she did not want to get pregnant so soon. However, due to both their mothers’ nagging, she surrendered. It took a month before she finally lost it and dragged Jackson to a hospital with her for a checkup. As long as there was nothing wrong with both of them, they could keep on trying.
The check up at the hospital took up the entire morning. Tiffany finally sighed in relief when the report came back. “Nothing’s wrong, but I haven’t been able to conceive. I’m pretty sure it’s because of your smoking and drinking. Your mom and mine are going to tear me apart if I don’t give them a child. By the way… It’s Saturday. How about we have lunch with your mother?”
Jackson showed signs of objection upon the mention of going home. “Forget it… I don’t want to. It’s rare that I get a day off. Can’t we just spend time together, just the two of us?”
Tiffany felt helpless. She still did not manage to persuade him to return to the West residence this month. She had to be cautious all the time, afraid of making him angry. She felt as though she was treading on eggshells. Finally, she tugged on his sleeve coquettishly and said, “But… your mom has asked me to take you home. You don’t want to make things difficult for me, do you? It’s just a meal. We’ll leave instantly after the meal. Okay?”
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