Unexpected Blessing After Divorce

Chapter 227 Maybe There Are Other Ways

The Holmes family ventured into business for a living. However, when compared with the Ziegler family, their

company was tiny. A man with such a family background could not hold a candle to her.

If Larry had not come to try to strike up a conversation with her at a bar, she would not have even known who Larry

was.

When Larry heard her words, the emotions in his eyes changed. He put on a long face, pulled Margaret’s hand, and

said with an icy glare, “Shall we chat somewhere else?”

Margaret smiled. “Okay.”

They went out of the bar together.

There was a sky bridge outside the bar. As it was late at night, no people could be spotted on the bridge. However,

drunk young men and women occasionally walked past it.

As the two of them stood on the sky bridge, they gazed out at the winding moat, flanked on either side by lush

greenery. At night, colorful lights illuminated the scene, casting a mesmerizing glow and transforming the view into

a picturesque sight.

Margaret lit another cigarette and looked at Larry. “Do you want one?”

Larry glanced at the cigarette in her hand, took one, and took out a lighter to light it. After smoking for a while, he

said, “I went looking for Yuliana in the afternoon.”

A trace of hatred immediately appeared on Margaret’s face when she heard Yuliana’s name. “What about it?” Larry

recalled Yuliana’s expression at that time. “Nothing much.” He looked at Margaret and said, “The method you

provided me previously doesn’t work. She doesn’t believe me at all.”

Margaret did not say anything. She lay on the railing of the sky bridge and stared into the distance while smoking

the cigarette in her hand. After a while, she said, “Maybe there is some other way.”

Larry did not expect such an answer from her. He raised his brow and asked, “What way?” Margaret merely

sneered and did not answer him.

Christopher only went back to Juxshire for one day on the weekend.

He arrived on Saturday night and went to Romdale the next night.

company

Solace Corporation Romdale Branch’s internal reorganization was almost complete. However, the still required

someone who could handle any problems that would arise. Aside from that, the company needed to reestablish

connections with many previous contacts following the incident with Yorick.

At this point, Christopher was the only person suitable to deal with these matters.

Christopher recently had to attend numerous business meetings and social events in addition to dealing with

company matters. Most of the time, his assistant would drive him back to the hotel at 1 or 2 a.m. while he was still

stinking of alcohol.

He rarely contacted Yuliana.

When he returned to the hotel, Yuliana was already asleep.

He could only send her messages during the day when he was not very busy. However, he dared not call her as he

was unsure if she was having classes with her students.

Occasionally, when Yuliana found herself with free time, she would respond to Christopher’s message if she

happened to see it. As soon as he noticed her response, he would quickly call or initiate a chat with her on

WhatsApp. Unfortunately, more often than not, their messages would not cross paths, leaving hours to elapse

between each response.

On Sunday, Yuliana accompanied Christopher to the Solace residence to visit Zachary and accompany Winnie to

lunch.

Winnie would be happy whenever Christopher returned home.

However, they did not stay long at the Solace residence. After lunch and sitting for a while, they would leave

because Christopher would be heading to Romdale at night. The following day, he had two important meetings on

his schedule. In the morning, he would meet with top management and another concerning a significant project in

the afternoon.

After leaving the Solace residence, they did not return to Celestial Garden immediately. Instead, Christopher drove

Yuliana around, and they went to the beach.

Although it was still cold, the weather was better than most days. Because it was the weekend, there were many

people at the beach.

Due to her pregnancy and fear of catching a cold, Yuliana refrained from touching the seawater and chose to walk

along the coastline for a brief period instead.

As the sea breeze blew her hair, she could sense the salty and damp smell in the air.

It was a little cold, but Yuliana had not felt so relaxed for a long time. Hence, she was happy. Christopher saw the

small but noticeable signs of happiness etched across her eyes and mouth while holding her in his arms. He could

not help but tease, “What are you secretly laughing about?”

Yuliana wrapped his waist with one arm and straightened her hair that was messed up by the wind with the other

hand. She retorted in a coquettish tone, “No, I’m not laughing secretly. Everyone can see my smile.” When she said

that, her eyes were arched, and so was her mouth. Her smile was infectious. It caused others to smile with her.

Christopher stopped walking and stared at her for a while.

Yuliana was caught off guard by his stare. She subconsciously touched her face and asked confusedly. “What’s

wrong? Is there something on my face?”

Christopher hummed in agreement. He suddenly pinched her chin, lowered his head, and kissed her.

Yuliana was caught off guard by his actions once again. When she regained her senses, she pushed him twice.

However, he tightened his hug. Their bodies were very close to each other. He would not let her go, even though

they were surrounded by people.

After a while, Christopher let go of her and wiped her lips. He then replied to her previous question, “You’re

somewhat cute. It makes me want to kiss you.”

The lust in Yuliana’s eyes was still present. Yuliana looked up at him with bright eyes, cupped his face with both her

hands, and kissed him on his lips. She then hugged him tightly. She could feel a lot of emotions in her heart. She

had millions of words to say too.

But in the end, she did not say anything.

Joyous moments were always fleeting. After returning from the seaside, Christopher headed straight to the airport.

Christopher still would not let Yuliana see him off.

Yuliana resumed her normal routine of going back and forth between school and home as soon as Christopher left.

Though others might deem such a life boring. Yuliana loved such a peaceful and stable life.

Her only regret was that she could not see Christopher whenever she got home.

However, Yuliana felt something was off lately.

When she went to school or returned home every day, she could feel a pair of eyes staring at her, but she did not

spot any suspicious people when she looked around. She could not help but think she imagined things.

Such a feeling lasted for a week.

It was only a ten-minute walk from school to Celestial Garden. Besides, the road was not empty. There were a lot of

passersby. Since there was an elementary school, the security in that area was superb.

Yuliana felt she was being too sensitive, but she could not help being worried as well.

She did not tell Christopher about it as she worried that he might fear for her.

Hence, she could only ask Hailey to drive her home with the excuse that she had not been feeling well lately. Ever

since Hailey started to drive her to school and back, Yuliana was not as worried as before.

After a while, the feeling of being stared at disappeared.

At that point, Yuliana was surer she had been too sensitive. After all, people said the changes in the hormone levels

in women’s bodies after getting pregnant would affect their emotions. Yuliana supposed that she was going through

such a phase.

As such, she did not request Halley’s help to drive her to school or home.

In the blink of an eye, it was mid-March, and the weather started to become warm.

The expected date of birth was at the end of May, which was more than two months away. Yuliana planned to ask

for maternity leave from the school in May to minimize the impact of her absence on students. At that time, the

school would arrange for substitute teachers to take her classes.

Before taking maternity leave, she planned to make proper arrangements for her work.

Something happened at the school that day. When the school was about to end, the headmaster suddenly called

the teacher for a meeting. It was past 7 p.m. when the meeting ended. Yuliana had not completed her work yet.

She sent Hailey a message saying she wanted to complete her work before returning home. She asked Hailey not

to wait for her.

She finished her work and left school at nearly 8:30 p.m.

There were not many people on the street at that time.

When Yuliana walked to a corner, she suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps. When she turned around,

someone covered her mouth and nose with a towel before she could see that person. She lost consciousness within

two or three seconds.