Chapter 298 - 294. The person holding the scalpel
Chapter 298 of "Mr. CEO's Substitute Bride" kicks off with thrilling moments: An apple was already peeled, and Ariana Evans, no stranger to using a scalpel, managed... Read more!
An apple was already peeled, and Ariana Evans, no stranger to using a scalpel, managed to peel it in one seamless, continuous strip.
She placed the peeled apple on the fruit plate, ignoring her daughterās resentful eyes, stood up, and took hold of the wheelchairās handle, "Letās go, Iāll take you back to your room to tidy up."
"Mom, thereās no need..." Olivia Zane started, but suddenly realizing something, she stopped midway.
She initially wanted to mention that Nathan Mooreās villa had plenty of clothes to change into, but it turned into, "Okay, I also need to change clothes."
"Yolanda, let the maid handle it, youāve been tired all day." From the sofa, Julian Zane disapproved and as he moved the wheelchair, Ariana Evans looked at him and smiled, "No need, itās not hard work, I feel more relieved doing it as a mother."
"Youāre always so hard-working!" Julian sighed, and Ariana smiled as she pushed Olivia towards the elevator.
As soon as they entered the room, and before the door was even closed, Olivia turned and asked anxiously, "Mom, what is it? Do we need to go back to the room to talk?"
"You this child!" Ariana frowned disapprovingly, closed the door, and said, "How many times have I told you, you need to be more patient!"
Olivia stuck out her tongue, "Mom, Iām just anxious, moreover, thereās no one else here, just the two of us, mother and daughter."
After pushing Olivia into the room, Ariana went inside without further ado, glanced at her displeasedly, and said, "How do you know thereās no one else? Be cautious, walls have ears!"
"Mom!" Perhaps used to sitting in a wheelchair, Olivia approached her mother by sliding the wheels with both hands.
"Walk on your own! Donāt you have legs?" Ariana, sitting in front of the bed, opened the bedside drawer to take out cigarettes and a lighter, glaring at Olivia before taking out a cigarette and lighting it.
Reprimanded by her mother, Olivia wasnāt upset, lifted the blanket, stood up, and walked towards her mother, smiling and asking, "Mom, you often sneak into my room to smoke, arenāt you afraid dad will smell the smoke?"
Ariana threw the lighter back into the drawer, casually took out an ashtray from inside and placed it on the bedside cabinet, took a puff of her cigarette, slowly blew out the smoke, watching it disappear before glancing at her daughter and saying, "Your dad has rhinitis, he canāt smell it."
Olivia sat down beside her mother, "Then can dad not taste it when you two kiss?"
Ariana had just taken a puff of smoke, nearly choked, and after exhaling the smoke, she couldnāt help but cough a few times and turned her head to scold, "Such a child! What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Iām not talking nonsense." Olivia defended herself unconvincingly, her smile growing, "If dad didnāt kiss you intimately, how would I have been born!"
"Still talking nonsense!" Although Ariana seemed displeased, her emotions betrayed her through her eyes and expressions.
Speaking of her husband Julian Zane, Ariana truly couldnāt describe their affection.
He is busy, busy with work. His body isnāt as robust as before, often seeming incapable. Later... she had the clinicās traditional Chinese medicine doctor prescribe some medicine, and now... their affection is just like when they were young.
"Mom, why is your face turning red?" Olivia asked, her eyes wide with curiosity.
Ariana took another puff of her cigarette and said sternly after blowing it out, "Donāt change the subject! Letās talk about you first!"