Watching out of the window for a while, James turned to look at Elizabeth sitting next to him. He cleared his throat and tried to hold her hand.
However, as soon as James touched her, Elizabeth shook his hand off in anger without looking at him.
"Sweetheart..."
"Don't call me."
James raised his eyebrows but could do nothing about it.
Samuel was driving in the front. And he raised the soundproof board in between with sense.
James looked at the board and praised Samuel for his sense in the heart. But it didn't make James feel more relaxed. He turned to Elizabeth again and tried to talk to her, "Dear, don't be angry, will you?"
They were all good before James stopped Elizabeth from saying goodbye to Leo. And then she was angry again.
Well...
James was angry at Leo for not explaining,
but deliberately provoked him before. And he brought Elizabeth to the airport while he was clear that she was pregnant.
"Don't be angry." James touched his nose and sat a little closer to Elizabeth. He touched Elizabeth's arm with his index finger, "It's because I'm afraid that you were tired and need some rest. Besides, everything is good now. Leo was busy boarding. Let's not waste his time."
Elizabeth curled her lips and said, "How long would it take to say goodbye?" As she said this, she finally turned to look at James. "Think of what you have done to him. How can we not see him off?"
James didn't say anything, but he thought angrily in his heart that it was totally fine for him not to see Leo off.
"Also, didn't that soldier pull his arm? Didn't you see that his face turned pale? He's still playing the piano. I want to check whether he was hurt." As she spoke, she sighed softly, "He saved me today. I've already felt sorry for him because of how you treat him. Don't you feel sorry if he was hurt?"
"Don't worry. The soldier knows what he's doing."
"How can I be at ease without seeing it with my own eyes?"
"You..." James paused for a moment, then made a quick call. After a while, he received two photos.
They seemed to be screenshots of a surveillance screen.
He handed the mobile phone to Elizabeth and said, "Look, he is fine. He has boarded the plane already."
Elizabeth glanced over and saw that it was indeed Leo on the screen. One photo was taken when he was boarding, and the other showed that Leo was seated.
Seeing this, Elizabeth turned relaxed. She asked, "Why do you have the photos?"
"Of course it's for you?"
Elizabeth curled his lips and said, "Anyway, it's all your fault."
"Yes, indeed." James nodded repeatedly and sincerely apologized, "It's all my fault. I did not do well enough. If you want to scold me, please do it. But..."
"But?"
"Mom..." Elizabeth was a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry for making you worry." She didn't think it through carefully and later forgot to make a phone call. Everyone had been worried about her.
Lydia shook her head with a smile, without any blaming. "Good girl. How wonderful that you are back." Although she was worried and anxious before, she was happy to see Elizabeth back.
Elizabeth looked at John and said, "Dad..."
Before she could finish, John nodded very lovingly. "It's good that you're back. Come in."
"Indeed, madam. Mrs. Elizabeth must be tired. Let's go inside first." Auntie Chang said with a smile.
"Of course," Lydia nodded, "Elizabeth, let's go in first. Auntie Chang cooked your cubilose porridge. Have some first. You must be hungry."
With Lydia watching with expectation, Elizabeth ate two bowls of porridge.
They stayed in the living room for a while, but no one asked where Elizabeth had been, which made Elizabeth much more relaxed.
However, Elizabeth knew that they must all be clear about what James had done. But they didn't blame her and said nothing else except for caring about her.
It wouldn't make Elizabeth embarrassed. But while Elizabeth felt less pressure, she was quite guilty.
All the family was worried about her when she ran away. Fortunately, she did not believe in Zena's words and plan to leave. Otherwise, how could she take in their love?
After sitting for a while, Lydia urged Elizabeth to go upstairs to have a rest, saying that she must be tired.
While Elizabeth was hesitating, James directly pulled her up and said, "Go and have a good sleep. I'll wake you up when we have supper."
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