Chapter 188
The Contract Marriage
Christian raised his hand and gently scratched his wifeâs little nose. He couldnât help but smile and say, âIt only means that you slept too deeply. You did not even react when I carried you over. You slept even heavier than the caterpillar in the forest. Haha! â
âYouâre too naughty!â Sarah pinched him mischievously.
âHaha! There was no other way. Who asked your husband to like you so much? But now that I think about it, I really admire myself. Donât you know that hugging you and sleeping with you every day was a torture for me?â
âThatâs what you asked for! Hmph!â
âHaha. . . â
Ever since she called Lucas, Vivian had been thinking about how to talk about money with Julian.
Five hundred thousand was not a lot of money to the Cooper Family. But with Julianâs previous attitude towards her, she believed that he would not give her the money easily.
Fortunately, she had a magic treasure in her stomach. As long as she used the childâs matter to threaten him a little, he would definitely give in.
After dinner, Vivian returned to their bedroom. After waiting for about an hour, she saw Julian walk in from outside.
Vivian ignored him. In the past, she would definitely welcome him, but now she had a new identity. No matter what, she had a child in her womb, so she lied on the bed and pretended not to see him.
Seeing her like this, Julian did not mind. He first went to the bathroom to take a shower and walked out in his changed pajamas. When he laid beside Vivian and saw that she still ignored him, he turned around and looked at her.
âMy dear, what happened today? Why didnât you speak to me for a long time?â
Vivian immediately snorted and looked at him. âYou still have the face to ask me? Sarah is also pregnant like me. But look at what Big Brother did. He directly bought a car for her!â
âWhen he bought it, he didnât know Sarah was pregnant.â
âThat means the problem is even more obvious. Even if she wasnât pregnant, she would be treated like this. But even if I am pregnant, I wouldnât be treated like that. Humph! I have seen through it. You do not have me in your heart at all!â Vivian immediately pouted angrily.
âHow could that be? I havenât been able to make it during this period of time. You know Iâm busier than before. Dad doesnât have much time to go to the company now. Iâm the only one holding the company, and the company matters are enough for me. How can I have time to think about you?â
âEven if youâre a CEO, didnât your father nurture so many vice presidents? Itâs impossible for everything to fall on your shoulders alone, right?â Vivian did not believe what he said at all.
âThat is for sure. Otherwise, your husband will be exhausted to death.â
âSince you donât have time, how about this? Give me the money and Iâll buy it myself.â
âDonât worry, Iâll definitely buy the car for you in the future. But youâre pregnant now. Itâs impossible for you to learn how to drive. Even if I buy it for you, you wonât be able to drive it for the time being, understand?â
Julian paused for a moment and looked at her. âMy dear. Next year, as long as you give birth to a son for me, donât even mention buying a car, Iâll give you a villa.â
âReally? Thatâs what you said!â Vivianâs eyes immediately lit up as she stared at him.
âOf course I said it. But you must have a son. There is no daughter.â
âWhy?â Julian felt a little depressed when she heard this.
âSilly, of course I want my son to inherit the Cooper Familyâs property. Such son for me, I will be more motivated. Donât you think so?â
âLet me tell you, when I went back to my motherâs house today, I happened to bump into a person in my neighborhood who knows how to read peopleâs faces. She said that I am carrying a son.â
Vivian couldnât help but feel happy when she thought of what the person she met today said.
âThatâs great. Wife, as long as it is a son, I will buy whatever you want.â Julian immediately became interested when he heard that.
âI donât believe what you said. You donât even buy me a car now.â Vivian looked at his expression and pursed her lips again.
âArenât you unable to drive now?â Julian smiled and comforted her.
âIf you canât drive it, you can give me money first.â
âOkay. My dear, tell me, how much do you want? Forget it. I happen to have 500,000 yuan in my card.
Iâll give it to you first.â Julian got up and got off the bed as he spoke. He took out his bank card from his wallet and handed it to Vivian.
âTake this five hundred thousand first. Just treat it as an emergency. Weâll talk about your driverâs license, I will buy you one immediately. This 500,000 yuan will be your pocket money.â
Vivian did not expect Julian to be so generous to her this time. She immediately took it and put it away.
She leaned over and kissed him hard. âHubby, you are so good! I love you to death!â
âI am very busy now. If I have time, I would definitely have bought you a car before you get pregnant.â
Vivian smiled and her eyes turned to look at him. âBy the way, I heard you say that the company is too busy. I happen to have something to ask of you.â
âTell me, what is it?â
âDidnât I have a neighboring Big Brother? He is very enthusiastic and often helps our family. If we give him some money, he doesnât want it. I always felt that I owed him. Recently, I heard that his business is not doing well. He even sold his own van, and he seems to have lost money from doing business. I thought that he had helped our family before, so I wanted to take this opportunity to return a favor to him⦠The Cooper Group is so big, you can arrange a position for him in the company.â
Julian had just said that the company was too busy. She thought about it and realized that it was not a good idea for Lucas to wander around outside.
If she could take advantage of this opportunity to arrange for Lucas to enter the Cooper Group, then she would definitely have a helper in the future.
âNo problem. No matter how busy I am as a companyâs president, I can still arrange someone. Tell me, which department do you want him to join?â This kind of thing was a small matter to Julian, so he naturally agreed happily.
âActually, he canât do anything. He doesnât have any skills. How about this? Heâs a good driver. You let him be your driver for a month first. Letâs see how this person is. After a month, you can arrange other jobs for him.â
Julian thought about this question and agreed readily. âOkay. Then itâs decided. Go to sleep. Iâve been too busy these few days. My eyes are starting to feel uncomfortable again.â
After saying that, Julian lied down beside him and closed his eyes. A tear flowed down the corner of his eyes.
âWhatâs wrong with you? Why are you crying?â Vivian looked at his expression and felt a little puzzled.
Julian opened his eyes and took a tissue to wipe his tears. He slightly frowned and replied, âI donât know what happened. My eyes have been crying very badly recently. But I just need to rest well and sleep for a night. Quickly go to sleep.â
âLooks like youâve been really tired recently. Donât think too much. Go to sleep.â Vivian looked at his closed eyes and did not think too much.
After breakfast the next day, Vivian watched Julian leave Villa of Cooper Family with Ethan. She then told Daphne that she wanted to go back to her motherâs house because she had some urgent matters to attend to.
When Daphne heard that, she immediately ordered the chauffeur to prepare the car and send Vivian back to her motherâs house.
After the car drove for a distance, Vivian took out her phone and sent a message to Lucas. After getting Lucasâs reply, she finally relaxed.
About 40 minutes later, Vivianâs car finally stopped downstairs. She let the driver go home first and told him to come back to pick her up at night. Only then did she get off the car and go upstairs.
When Vivianâs parents saw their daughter come back, they were all very happy. Vivian told her parents that she still wanted to eat the food that her mother cooked yesterday, so she came back.
Mrs. Holmes knew that her daughter was a foodie now. So she brought her husband to the market and prepared to buy more ingredients to prepare a proper lunch for her daughter.
Vivian saw her parents disappear on the balcony and immediately took out her phone to call Lucas.
She asked him to come to her home immediately.
Lucas was originally waiting nearby. When he received Vivianâs call, he ran to her house immediately.
When the door opened, Lucas went up and hugged Vivian and kissed her wildly.
Vivian pushed him away and then nervously closed the door of the living room. Only then did she turned to look at him and could not help smiling. âWhy are you always so anxious? What if someone sees you?â
Although she said so, she still reached out and wrapped her arms around his waist. Seeing that his face was not any worse than Julianâs, she went up and kissed him.
âIt canât be helped. The way you looked just now is similar to the scriptures from the Western Paradise.
I dream about you every night. Vivi, when I think of you lying beside Julian every day, my heart feels like it is being cut by a knife. Sigh, how long I have to lead such a life?â
He was also a man. When he thought about the woman he liked lying beside another man, he couldnât stand it.
âArenât we poor? I know that youâre feeling unwell right now, but as long as we get the shares of the Cooper Group. . . We wonât have to worry about food and clothing anymore. Weâll go wherever we want for the rest of our lives. Donât you agree?â Knowing that he did not feel good, Vivian quickly consoled him.
Actually, this kind of life was also a form of torture to her, but Lucas owed too much money. This was the only shortcut they had at the moment.
âItâs just that Iâve wronged you too much, Vivi. Itâs all my fault!â Lucas said as he lowered his head and blamed himself.
âDonât be silly. If I had not wronged myself, would you have been able to live until now? I came today to tell you something important.â
âWhat is it?â
When he heard Vivian say something important, Lucas widened his eyes and stared at her.
âI have thought about it for the past two days. I think you should stop doing business. Iâve recommended you to Julian to be a driver. You should be his driver first and get his trust. If anything happens in the company in the future, I will also have an insider. Otherwise, I will stay at home every day and wonât know what happened in Cooper Group. This way, you can have a stable job and also be prepared for any major incidents in the company.â