My Husband Warm The Bed (Karen Daly) novel Chapter 1480

Vanessa was well aware of Julien's sincerity. But as Joey mentioned something so terrible that Vanessa never wanted to hear again, she had reacted so defensively to Julien, and also everyone else around her. Everyone was a bad person to her.

This was the only way she could protect herself.

She was trying so hard to protect her secrets and inadvertently revealed her inner fears. Seeing through this, Joey advised, "Vanessa, there are indeed bad people in the world, but we need to believe that there are more good people than bad ones. We especially shouldn't hurt or doubt the people who care for us. Life is about choosing wisely, so we need to forget things that should be forgotten, and move on. We need to start doing things right before we regret it."

Vanessa completely understood Joey and she usually would take other's advice, but she had lost her composure earlier. Once her nerves settled, she apologized, "I'm sorry, Joey."

Joey said softly, "Vanessa, you don't have to apologize to me. You should say that to Mr. Kyle. To put it bluntly, I have nothing to do with you and Lawrie's well-being. Mr. Kyle is the person who really cares about you two, and who had entrusted me to help you."

Joey was right. The only reason why she even cared about Vanessa and Lawrie was because of a favor to someone else.

Without Julien, Vanessa knew that she would not even have a chance to meet Joey. Julien was the person who cared about her and Lawrie, and he was the person who had always stood by her and protected her without fail nor reason.

Vanessa pursed her lips. "Joey, thank you for the reminder. I'll make sure to do so."

"Yeah, share what needs to be said and try not to keep them to yourself," Joey smiled, "And Vanessa, if you don't want to continue today, we can just end our chat here and pick up where we left off another day when you feel ready to. Just give me a call anytime."

What about Lawrie? Was she not supposed to have a chat with Lawrie too? Vanessa quickly asked, "Aren't you going to talk to Lawrie?"

Joey replied, "I need to understand you better first before talking to him. Parents have the greatest and most direct impact on children, you see."

All this while, Vanessa had been hiding her past somewhere no one was able to reach because she did not want anyone finding out about it. However, for Lawrie's sake, Vanessa was willing to share her deepest, darkest secret. She just needed more time. "Joey...I just need more time. I'll definitely reach out when I'm ready."

Joey said gently, "Sure, I'll wait."

After Joey left, Vanessa returned to the ward to feed Lawrie. He was doing pretty bad physically, so he did not have much of an appetite. "Mommy, the food's bitter. I don't want to eat anymore."

The food was not bitter, but because of the aftereffects of taking so much medication... Vanessa felt a pang in her heart. She stroked Lawrie's little head, "It's okay if you don't want to eat this. I'll cook up something delicious for your lunch."

Lawrie looked at Vanessa eagerly. "Mommy, I feel like eating chicken wings. Can you make them for me?"

Vanessa replied, voice filled with gentleness, "I'll ask the doctors first. If they allow it, I'll make some for you, okay?"

The VIP ward in Rovio Hospital was a suite with two bedrooms, a living room, dining room, and kitchen. It was equipped with all kinds of facilities, which made it very convenient for Vanessa to cook for Lawrie. Vanessa was willing to cook anything for Lawrie, as long as he was able to eat.

Larry did not want to disappoint her, but tried as he did, he still could not place where he had seen such a pretty lady. He scratched his head awkwardly and apologized, "I'm sorry, I really don't remember meeting you."

"It's okay, as long as I remember that a kind little boy once helped me." It was normal for children to forget things any way, so Vanessa just let it go. She took a few glances behind Larry, but did not catch sight of his parents. "Larry, have you gotten separated from your parents?"

"Of course not. I'm Mom and Dad's baby. They'll keep an eye on me anywhere I go and would never let me get lost." Larry grew up in a loving family. He believed that his parents loved him so, and would never abandon him. He was sure of it.

If his parents were not trailing behind him, and he had not gotten separated from them, then what was he doing here? Vanessa asked again, "Why are you here alone, then?"

"My man-eating uncle forced me to come." Larry was sad about this. He dreaded being alone with his Uncle Julien, but his uncle insisted that he be brought along. Oddly enough, his parents and grandmother all agreed to the idea.

Larry was frustrated at the thought that his parents had not considered the possibility of him getting eaten by his Uncle Julien. If that were to happen, the Kyle family would have lost such an adorable child.

Without an adorable and lovely child like him, they would not have anyone to cheer them up anymore. Their lives would certainly lose quite a bit of flavor and fun.

And why would he think so?

It was because his parents often told him that he was the precious baby of the house, and that he was the most important part of the family. The family just would not do without him.