Chapter 140:
“No need. I’ll sleep in the car.”
It was Herbert’s voice. My body tensed instantly. It really was him. When did he arrive?
He hadn’t been here when I was about to sleep. Did he come after I had fallen asleep?
The drive up Moon Mountain was difficult during the day, let alone at night. I couldn’t help but worry about Herbert!
Bella’s POV:
I listened to Miranda, who said, “Oh, Mr. Wharton, it’s very cold at night. You definitely won’t be able to sleep well in the car. Where’s Connor?”
“Today is the weekend. I gave Connor a holiday,” said Herbert.
“What? You drove here in person?”
“Miranda, go and rest. I’ll be back tomorrow morning.”
With those words, he walked out of the villa. Then I heard Miranda talking to herself.
“Mr. Wharton is usually very fierce with his wife, but in fact, he can’t let go of her.”
Listening to these words made me feel very uncomfortable. Why was he here so late at night? Did he want to ask about my situation? But that was something that could easily be solved with a phone call. Why did he travel all that way? And why was he willing to sleep in the car instead of staying in the warm villa? I suddenly remembered the last time I said that if he stayed here, I wouldn’t be able to sleep. Did he take my casual words seriously? And what did Miranda mean by that? Did he care about me? But what about Caroline? Wasn’t he in love with her? Why would he spend so much time on me?
For a moment, my heart was a mess, and my mood was complicated. I didn’t know how long I stood there, but my body started to get cold. Then I remembered to go inside. Lying in bed in the middle of the night, I couldn’t fall asleep. Everything felt so contradictory. If he really cared about me, why did he still pursue Caroline and go to Europe for her? But if he didn’t care about me, why did he do those things? I thought about it for a long time and finally came to one conclusion: Herbert cared about the child in my belly. After all, this was his first child. He must want me to give birth to it safely. That was the only conclusion I could come to. But if it really was only for that reason, and he came to see me in the middle of the night, it made me feel depressed. It made me realize that the only connection between us was this child.
The next morning, I overheard that Miranda had made breakfast and sent it out of the villa. I knew it must have been sent to Herbert. It wasn’t until Miranda returned with an empty lunch box that I learned he had left. I finally went downstairs for breakfast.
“Mrs. Wharton, you’re up so early today?” Miranda asked, surprised.
“Oh, I had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, so I couldn’t sleep,” I said.
“At this time, it will indeed be very difficult. There’s still half a month before your expected delivery date. You have to be more careful. Yesterday, Mr. Wharton said he’d send you back two weeks in advance to prepare for the delivery!”
Miranda laughed.
“Have you seen him?” I asked on purpose.
Oh… no, how could I have seen Mr. Wharton? He didn’t come. It was Mr. Wharton who called me yesterday to ask about your situation,” Miranda said, sounding a little nervous.
I didn’t call Miranda out on her lie.
At that moment, the walkie-talkie at the gate suddenly rang. The walkie-talkie was connected to the security guard at the gate, so if there was anything unusual outside, the guard could inform us directly. Miranda went to pick up the walkie-talkie, and I heard the security guard’s voice.
“Miranda, Miss Ewell has come to visit Mrs. Wharton. She said it was an order from Mr. Wharton.”
