“Where did Armand go?” Wendy wasn’t testing her. She just felt that it was too boring to just sit here and wanted to find something to talk about, otherwise, it would be awkward to just sit around. Loredana was stunned for a moment, and couldn’t find a good reason to answer her. She was afraid that if she said too much, she would be exposed, “He…”
The door opened at the moment and Cormac walked in. Wendy turned around and saw him, then stood up from the couch and said, “Mr. Mendelsohn.”
Cormac greeted her with a slight nod. He walked right up to Loredana and asked, “You’ve been holding her again?”
Loredana nodded, “She doesn’t get close to others now. You know that.”
Cormac reached for his daughter, who had fallen asleep in Loredana’ arms while Loredana was talking to Wendy. When Cormac moved, she woke up again immediately. “It’s Daddy. I’ll hold you.” Cormac gently soothed his daughter, and when Amanda opened her eyes and saw it was Cormac, she did not reject and let him hold her.
Cormac picked her up and patted her back gently, “Let’s go sleep upstairs.”
Amanda didn’t say anything, but she didn’t refuse either, so she kind of agreed.
Loredana rubbed her arm, which was a little numb after being pillowed by her daughter, while Wendy came over, “Do you want me to help?” Cormac, who was going up the stairs, heard the sound and looked back at her, but he quickly withdrew his eyes and didn’t pay much attention. Loredana said no, “You’re too polite.”
She was so polite it made her a little uncomfortable.
They had only met once, and this was only the second time they had met. How could she let Wendy rub her arm?
Wendy sat back down and glanced up at the second floor, “Mr. Mendelsohn dotes on his daughter, doesn’t he?”
Loredana also turned her head to look upstairs. Cormac had already carried Amanda into the bedroom and the stairway was empty.
She withdrew her gaze, “Girls like to be pampered.”
“They say the daughter is the father’s lover in a previous life. I think that’s true in Mr. Mendelsohn’s case.” Wendy said with a smile. Loredana looked down and said, “It’s all just joking. How can people have previous lives?”
“Yes, it is. I don’t believe in previous lives either.” Wendy smiled.
“Mrs. Mendelsohn.” Coral came over, “Where did you put the ingredients for the last soup? I’m trying to make a soup and I can’t find the ingredients.” Coral walked over and said.
Loredana hadn’t cooked recently, nor had she made any soup. But taking Coral’s hint, Loredana quickly reacted, “Oh, I’ll find it for you.”
With that, she stood up and said to Wendy, “Have a seat. I’ll go in and help her look for it.”
Wendy nodded, but in her heart, she felt contempt for Loredana’ hypocrisy. Coral was just a servant, and she treated her like family. Was she showing her kindness in front of her? Loredana was already walking towards the kitchen and did not notice Wendy’s contemptuous gaze, yet Coral accidentally saw it. She walked towards the kitchen with her head down. Only when she entered the kitchen did Loredana ask, “Did you call me for something?”
Coral didn’t answer her but brought in a chair from outside. Loredana looked confused, not understanding what she was doing.
“Coral …”
“Mrs. Mendelsohn. “Coral helped her sit down. Loredana sat down and asked with a smile, “Coral, what’s wrong with you?”
Coral glanced out and whispered, “Who the hell is that Miss Miller out there?”
Loredana replied, “She’s Boyce’s girlfriend.”
Coral’s eyes widened, looking incredulous, “What? Boyce’s girlfriend?”
Realizing that her voice was a little too loud, Coral quickly covered her mouth.
Loredana didn’t understand why she was making such a fuss and asked, “Yeah, what’s wrong? Why do you look so surprised?”
Coral folded her arms, “How can she be good enough for Boyce?”
Loredana with amusement, “Why?”
Coral analyzed, “Look, Boyce is very decent and nice to people. Look at this woman, she looks shrewd and cunning. Also, seeing that you are pregnant and holding a child as big as Simona, she doesn’t have any self-awareness and keeps pulling you to talk. I just couldn’t stand it, so I called you in on purpose.”
Loredana sighed, “You can only say this to me. Don’t let anyone else hear it. After all, Boyce personally introduced her to us. We have to respect her. Even for Boyce’s sake, we have to treat her well.”
She was also a little uncomfortable in her heart. It wasn’t because Wendy didn’t care about other people’s feelings, but, although she said she couldn’t let go of Boyce, she looked as if she wasn’t that worried. If Cormac’s whereabouts were unknown, she was afraid she would not be in the mood to run to someone else’s house and offer to have dinner at their home.
“Alas…” Loredana sighed, “This time, Boyce is suffering because of us. For his sake, Coral, you have to be warm to Wendy.”
Coral said, “I know. I won’t let her see that I don’t like her.”
Coral washed her hands and continued cooking, “I just don’t think she deserves someone as good as Boyce.”
Because of Boyce and Cormac’s relationship, Coral knew Boyce before Loredana did and naturally knew him well.
“I used to think that he would find a very nice girl for sure. Who knew he’d find such a … Wendy looks pretty, but she just doesn’t give me a really good feeling.” Coral thought she was not good enough for Boyce.
Loredana looked at Coral’s back as she cooked and curled her lips helplessly. If she knew that Wendy was married for the second time, she would surely feel even more that she was not good enough for Boyce, right?
“Coral, why don’t you make a soup?” Cormac wasn’t idle these days. He didn’t sleep well at night, and he looked a little tired.
“Okay,” Coral answered.
Loredana stood up.
Coral turned around, “You’re going out?”
“It’s not good to leave her alone in the living room.” Loredana patted Coral on the shoulder, “It’ll look like we’re being rude.”
Loredana was right. She nodded, “That must’ve been rough for you. It’s obvious you have nothing to say and she has to find something to say.”
Loredana held her forehead and laughed. She was helpless, but at the same time, she thought Coral was right.
It was true that her chat with Wendy was a bit stiff and not harmonious.
She walked out of the kitchen, and instead of sitting on the couch in the living room, Wendy was standing in front of the wine cabinet and looking at the wines. She seemed to know a lot about it, and Loredana didn’t know anything about it. She walked over, “Do you like wine?”
At the moment, Wendy was holding a bottle of red wine. Loredana couldn’t recognize what kind of wine it was and how it tasted.
When she saw her coming, Wendy put the wine back and said with a smile, “Found it?”
Loredana replied, then took the bottle she had just looked at out of the wine compartment and asked, “You know something about red wine?”
“Slightly. This wine is a limited edition, from Chateau Latour in F country, which has won many gold medals in wine awards. It has a complex and powerful aroma, and it tastes so smooth and balanced. Moreover, it has a long, rich aftertaste that makes you want to drink it again.” Wendy said with particular insight.
Although Loredana also occasionally drank red wine before, she did not study it nor did she know that much. And she stopped drinking even more after she got pregnant.
She couldn’t tell anything, and just as she reached to put the wine back in the compartment, Wendy asked, “Is this from Mr. Mendelsohn’s collection?”
The row of wine cabinets had always held a variety of wines, but Cormac didn’t drink much. At least with her, she rarely saw him drinking alone in the house.
Since he made a wine cabinet dedicated to wine, he must have liked it. Just like there were a lot of limited edition cars in the garage. Even if he didn’t drive them much, he would buy them. It seemed like men were very keen on cars, and so might be the wine.
“We also need to entertain when we have guests. It’s not really a collection.” Loredana did not mention Cormac.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.