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Chapter 152: Jared Started Sprinkling Dog Food Again
“Tell me, what’s the matter? Is it stomach discomfort?” Julia interrogated. “By the way, you? I’ll be there!”
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response.
Julia was about to raise her hand and hail a taxi but halted when she heard Maddie’s “My stomach is fine, don’t worry,” Maddie assured Julia to stop her from panicking. Before she could question further, Maddie had been too impatient and yelled first, “It’s my mother. She insisted and forced me to go on a blind date. If ever I choose to be hard–headed, she would team up with my father and let me stay home without even going out.”
“What?! Let you go on a blind date?!” Julia couldn’t believe it as Maddie’s belly was almost two months old. She feared it would be three months, and her stomach would now be visible. After all, she was bearing triplets.
“Yeah. What should I do?” Maddie had a headache.
Julia thought about it and said, “Maybe tell your mother you already have a boyfriend.”
“I did, yet Mother won’t believe me and wants me to take someone out there!” Maddie clarified. “Then look for someone to replace?” With that, Julia came to think about Henry. “Why don’t you find Henry instead? I don’t have his contact information, but Jared must have it. I’ll ask him for such.”
Upon hearing Henry’s name, Maddie suddenly felt embarrassed and ruffled. “Damn, I don’t want. to see him. Even if all the men of this world are dead, I wouldn’t have to look for him either.”
With eyebrows raised, Julia answered back, “Fine. How about you looking for my brother?” Julia had high hopes both would have a spark in between and be together as a couple. However, she had no intention of forcing them. She was aware Maddie was pregnant with Henry’s three babies. And that made her imagination impossible.
“Your brother, Conrad? Forget it, as I will treat him as a big brother instead. If he stands by me to pretend to be my boyfriend, then I will behave unnaturally,” Maddie explained.
“I have nothing to do with it anymore if you can’t do that,” Julia retorted and shrugged.
“You don’t have no choice. I’ve been pregnant. Still, my brain remains stupid,” Maddie anxiously
said.
“It will be too silly for you if you become infertile.”
“Huh? What are you talking about?!” Maddie unintentionally raised her voice.
Julia grinned. “I didn’t say anything. I am only asking if you want to find Henry or not. If so, I’ll contact you again. But if you don’t, I don’t have any suitable substitute. Besides, he might not come if you want. Don’t tell Henry. It won’t be that big a concern.”
Julia only aimed to introduce Henry to Maddie. Like Cameron and Hailey, she knew a lot and asked them to help impersonate Maddie’s fake boyfriend. That would be all she was about to tell. Apart from that, Julia could feel that Henry had a good character. Based on their last sneak observation, Henry still had feelings for Maddie. After all, Henry was the father of her children. If both of them could get along with each other and develop feelings, it would not only be good for them but also the children.
Julia knew how it would feel for the children if they didn’t have a complete family. The children might feel nothing, but deep inside, they longed for their parents‘ love.
And she was like that….
“If you don’t say anything, I’ll hang up this call-”
Before Julia could continue, Maddie spoke, “Please don’t, don’t hang up!”
“Probably you have morning sickness. And remember, your parents still don’t know you are
pregnant. If you remain at home, and they find out you are pregnant, I can no longer save you,” Julia reminded. She couldn’t save her just by calling on the phone.
“Alright, help me contact him first.” Maddie was on pins and needles about it, too.
Maddie had no intention of keeping it under her hat. Still, she knew that her parents were responsible people with traditional thinking. Once they found out she was indeed pregnant, it was inevitable that she would be scolded.
And now, she started to be worried about her parents. Her parents weren’t in good health and even had high blood pressure. If they were agitated, they might be in great trouble.
Minutes later, Julia hung up the phone. For an instant, she dialed Jared’s number. As she kept on dialing, a realization hit her that, at that specific time, Jared would surely be busy and had no time to answer. Before she could conclude it, the call had got connected.
It was so fast that Julia couldn’t even react to it.
“Are you looking for me?” Jared asked in a calm voice.
Though Julia always had heard his voice, Julia still couldn’t help but sink for a while.
Not gonna lie, but Jared’s voice was soothing to her ears. A girl who would hear his heavenly–like voice would indeed halt walking and turn to face him, making her more fascinated by his fearless elegance and aim to be pregnant with his baby.
Still, Jared had been too swamped, loaded with work and deals to do. If it weren’t Julia who had called him, he wouldn’t dare to answer his phone.
However, that call was from Julia, not from a stranger. It was too rare for Julia to call him first, as he was the one who always did that.
Jared was over the moon, seeing ‘wife‘ appear on his screen.
Jared switched off the connection without hesitation while Joseph stood still at the side, curling his lips.
‘Isn’t it Julia who calls him, and he’s too excited? In that way, there will be no family status soon,” Joseph thought.
Joseph observed him. And if his fiancée called him, he was as calm as water, not unlike his boss. Meanwhile, on the other line, Julia replied, “Oh, I have called to ask for Henry’s contact information.”
With a blink, Joseph caught a glimpse of Jared’s face suddenly cooling down. That made chilling air suddenly envelop him.
‘Oh, what’s going on?‘
He had caught Jared smiling ear to ear with excitement, yet suddenly, it faded out of the blue.
Ow can he change so suddenly?”
Out of Joseph’s curiosity, he was about to interrogate what Julia had discussed on the phone, yet he heard Jared speak.
“Why the hell do you want Henry’s information? What for?” Jared questioned with his cold face.
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Upon hearing that, Joseph suddenly found out why his expression changed.
“It’s not me who needs it. It’s Maddie. Her family…” Julia discussed it in detail so Jared would understand.
It was now as clear as water. Jared understood everything. His face brightened, and he became festive again. If it didn’t happen as he thought, it would be fine for him.
“Nah, I won’t give it to you. Instead, I’ll help you contact Henry. I’m free now,” Jared lied.
Joseph tilted his head and saw piles of documents on the table.
It was a lie through his teeth. Jared only didn’t want to give Henry’s contact information.
Later on, Jared hung up the call.
Meanwhile, Joseph couldn’t help but say, “I don’t say that you’re too harsh, boss. But she only wants Henry’s contact information. What’s the issue about that?”
Jared glanced at Joseph from the side. With his serious tone, he retorted, “I am not that overprotective of her. She’s only too rare and exceptional, and I’m afraid others might snatch her
over me.”
Joseph went mute and thought, ‘He should at least smoke and relax as he’s too swamped.‘ Later, Henry got a call from Jared.
“What?! I need to pretend to be Maddie’s boyfriend. Why would I? I quite didn’t know her well!” “Well, I get it. I can’t do anything.” Jared sighed. “I will tell her you refused and for her to look for someone else. I still have something to do, so I’ll hang up now.”
Jared was about to hang up the phone call when he heard Henry yelling from the other line.
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