âYes, thatâs right, I donât believe in past lives either.â Wendy smiled.
âMrs. Nelson.â Coral walked over, âWhere did you put the ingredients for the last soup? Iâm trying to make soup and I canât find the ingredients.â Coral walked over and spoke.
Dolores hadnât cooked recently, nor had she made any soup. But taking Coralâs hint, Dolores reacted quickly, âOh, Iâll find it for you.â
With that, she stood up and said to Wendy, âHave a seat. Iâll go in and help her look for it.â
Wendy nodded, but in her heart she felt contempt for Doloresâ hypocrisy. Coral was just a maid and she was treating her like family. Was she showing her kindness in front of her?
Dolores was already walking towards the kitchen and didnât notice Wendyâs contemptuous look, but Coral accidentally saw it. She walked towards the kitchen with her head down.
Only when she entered the kitchen did Dolores ask her, âDid you call me for something?â.
Coral didnât answer her, but brought a chair from outside. Dolores gave a confused look, not understanding what she was doing.
âCoralâ¦â
âMrs. Nelson. â Coral helped her sit down.
Dolores sat down and asked with a smile, âCoral, whatâs the matter with you?â
Coral looked out and whispered, âWho the hell is that Miss Miller out there?â.
Dolores replied, âThatâs Boyceâs girlfriend.â
Coralâs eyes widened, showing signs of disbelief, âWhat, Boyceâs girlfriend?â.
Realizing her voice was too loud, Coral quickly covered her mouth.
Dolores didnât understand why she was making such a fuss and asked, âYes, what is it, why do you look so surprised?â.
Coral folded her arms, âHow can she be good enough for Boyce?â.
Dolores with amusement, âWhy?â
Coral analyzed, âLook, Boyce is very decent and nice to people. Look at this woman, she seems shrewd and shrewd. Also, seeing that you are pregnant and with a child as big as Simona, she has no self-awareness and keeps pulling you to talk. I couldnât stand it and called you on purpose.â
Dolores sighed, âThis you can only say to me. Donât let anyone else hear it. After all, Boyce introduced her to us personally. We have to respect her. Even for Boyceâs sake, we have to treat her right.â
She was also a little uncomfortable in her heart. It wasnât because Wendy didnât care about other peopleâs feelings, but rather, even though she said she couldnât let go of Boyce, she gave the impression that she wasnât that concerned.
If Matthewâs whereabouts were unknown, she feared she wouldnât be in the mood to rush to someone elseâs house and offer him dinner at her house.
âOuchâ¦â Dolores sighed, âThis time, Boyce is suffering because of us. For his sake, Coral, you have to be affectionate with Wendy.â
Coral said, âI know. I wonât let her see that I donât like her.â
Coral washed her hands and continued cooking, âI just donât think she deserves someone as nice as Boyce.â
Because of Boyce and Matthewâs relationship, Coral knew Boyce before Dolores did and naturally knew him well.
âI thought for sure Iâd find a really nice girl. Who knew I would find one ⦠Wendy looks beautiful, but I donât have a good feeling about her.â Coral thought she wasnât good enough for Boyce.
Dolores glanced at Coralâs back as she cooked and curved her lips helplessly. If she knew Wendy was married for a second time, she would surely feel even more that she wasnât good enough for Boyce, wouldnât she?
âCoral, why donât you make some soup?â Matthew was not idle these days. He didnât sleep well at night and looked a little tired.
âOkay,â Coral replied.
Dolores got up.
Coral turned around, âYouâre going out?â
âItâs not good to leave her alone in the living room.â Dolores patted Coral on the shoulder, âItâll look like weâre rude.â
Dolores was right. She nodded, âIt must have been hard for you. You obviously have nothing to say and she has to find something to say.â
Dolores held her forehead and laughed. She felt helpless, but at the same time she thought Coral was right.
It was true that her talk with Wendy was a bit stiff and unharmonious.
He came 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 them. She seemed to know a lot about the subject, and Dolores knew nothing.
She approached, âDo you like wine?â.
At that moment, Wendy was holding a bottle of red wine. Dolores couldnât recognize what kind of wine it was and how it tasted.
Seeing her coming, Wendy put the wine down and said with a smile, âDid you find it?â.
Dolores answered, then pulled the bottle she had just looked at out of the wine compartment and asked, âDo you know anything about red wine?â
âA little. This wine is a limited edition, from Chateau Latour in Pays F, which has won many gold medals in wine awards. It has a complex and powerful aroma, its flavor is very smooth and balanced. It also has a long, rich aftertaste that makes you want to drink it again.â said Wendy with special insight.
Although Dolores also occasionally drank red wine before, she didnât study it or know as much about it. And she stopped drinking even more after she became pregnant.
She couldnât say anything, and just as she reached to put the wine back in the compartment, Wendy asked, âIs this from Mr. Nelsonâs collection?â
The row of wine cabinets had always held a wide variety of wines, but Matthew didnât drink much. At least with her, she rarely saw him drinking alone in the house.
Since he made a 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 didnât drive them much, he bought them. It seemed that men really liked cars, and so did wine.
âWe also have to entertain when we have guests. Itâs not really a collection.â Dolores didnât mention Matthew.
Wendy smiled.
âAre you thirsty?â asked Dolores.
Wendy said, âNo, Iâm not thirsty.â
âThis place is decorated with style. I see all the decorations here are tasteful. Did you decorate it yourself?â Wendy admired the layout and decor of the villa.
âWe got someone to design and decorate it.â Although the house looked like this when Dolores lived in it, she didnât think Matthew had that much time to decorate the house himself. He should have paid someone to design and decorate it.
âMrs. Nelson, dinner is ready.â Coral walked over and said.
Dolores nodded, âTake Miss Miller to wash her hands.â
Coral said yes and made an inviting gesture toward Wendy, âMiss Miller, this way, please.â
Wendy followed Coral into the bathroom.
Dolores breathed a sigh of relief and headed for the second floor. She pushed open the bedroom door and saw Matthew lying on the bed with Amanda in his arms and reading [Peppa Pig] to her.
Amandaâs eyes were open and her long eyelashes fluttering, she seemed to be listening very carefully.
Such a calm image made Dolores calm down too. She smiled, âDinner is ready.â
Matthew tilted his head and saw Dolores standing in the doorway. He put down the book he was reading and kissed Amanda on the cheek. âLetâs go downstairs for dinner.â Amanda nodded.
Matthew pinched her cheeks, âDo you want to walk alone, or shall I carry you?â
Amanda reached out, wanting him to hold her hand.
Matthew lifted his daughter, âI can carry you, but you canât let Mommy carry you anymore, promise me?â.
Amanda wrapped her arms around him and said nothing.
âIf you donât say anything, Iâll take that as a yes.â Matthew walked over with her in his arms, looked at Doloresâ belly and then reached out and touched her, âIn the future, donât hold her anymore.â
Now Doloresâ belly was getting bigger and bigger. It was easy to press her belly when she held Amanda like that.
Dolores hurriedly removed her hand and reminded him, âWe have a house guest.â
Matthew frowned, âShe hasnât left?â.
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