Trapped with the Lawyer

"Nicole, this is Aunt Ella." Lola picked Nicole up so she could look straight at Ella.

"Pretty auntie, hello!" Said Nicole in a lovely manner.

Her words made Ella chuckle, "Nicole, you are so silver-tongued!" Harry and Lola have taught their child well, she thought to herself.

"Thanks auntie!" Nicole looked at Ella's belly with curiosity, wondering whether the pretty auntie was also bearing a little baby.

Lola put Nicole back on the ground, and watched Ella playing with the twins, "How long has it been? It will soon come, won't it?" 'Ella's belly is pretty big now'.

Ella straightened up and put her hands on her stomach, caressing it with great affection, "Yes, the expected due date is less than two months away. 'Samuel and I will obtain our passport tomorrow. I am so happy.'

Her smiling face radiated happiness. Lola watched her happy face and held her hands. "Is Samuel nice to you?"

She knew that Samuel had no affection for Ella, but seeing that happy smile on Ella's face, she had to ask.

Not a bit of the smile faded away from Ella's face. Thinking of Samuel, she believed that she was coming nearer to her Samuel day by day. Ella nodded gently. "But in the past few months, every time Samuel visited me, he just sat here for only a while and then went away. He never stayed over."

She felt terrible at the thought of it. But she should have anticipated all this, shouldn't she?

Lola knew what was going on, and didn't let go of her hand. "Don't worry," she said, "You two will be closer to each other when the baby comes." As long as there's a child of his, however many women Samuel has, he will go back home to his wife and child.

Her consolations worked well on Ella. Ella, too, believed that through persistent effort, her Samuel would accept her love.

Then together with the kids, Lola and Ella went shopping, had dinner, and ended the night there.

Before leaving, they agreed to go shopping or visit each other when they had time.

Lola looked at Ella's back and let out a sigh. Everything is fate. She and Ella had similar dispositions. Both of them were bright, cheerful and frank. But Ella fell in love with someone who was not fond of her. How painful that would be! She could see that every time she mentioned Samuel, Ella would immediately act in a more feminine manner...How true love changes people.

However, she had never behaved like that in front of Harry. So she wondered, was she too tough?

In Splendid Garden Apartments

the next afternoon

The expectant Ella just came back from outside. She looked at the two Passports on the table and smirked. She finally married her Samuel! She would be Mrs. Lowell from now on!

Samuel just said that since she was pregnant now, she shouldn't be too tired. They would hold the wedding after she gave birth.

But it was alright. Now everyone knew that she, Ella, was now Mrs. Lowell. Since she had been recognized, everything would been fine after the baby was born.

She gently stroked her belly, "Baby, mommy can finally be with daddy." Only she knew how happy she was now.

She put away the passports in a small box in the cupboard. That was the box that held her important things.

Someone knocked at the outer door when she put the box away. Since she had been pregnant for more than eight months, she awkwardly dragged her stomach to open the door.

Who is it? Mom and dad? Big brother? Or... Samuel?

She looked through the peephole and found that it was none other than a woman.

She opened the apartment door. "You are?" She looked at the fashionable woman with curiosity.

Long blond wavy hair loosely draped over her back, Makeup was meticulously applied on her face, and yellow orange lipstick was applied on her lips.

She dressed in a red, wide-legged trouser suit with a long black trench coat and pointy, black leather shoes.

A handbag from famous international brand was on her arm, and all her nails were long and painted in cerise.

Ella gauged the woman up front, and Emma also looked at the pregnant woman from head to toe.

Because of the pregnancy, Ella didn't wear any makeup, but nothing could make her face less delicate and pretty. Her long black hair was casually back-combed into a bun, and down below on her were a navy blue maternity dress, black trousers, and simple cloth shoes.

She was a big star in the news for a while, yet was now a common woman in her house. It looked she paid a great deal for Samuel.

Emma raised her orange lips, and stepped into the apartment on her high heels.

The apartment was neither too big nor too small, and the arrangements were warm and homely. But what good could it do? It was said that Samuel never lived here.

"Who are you looking for?" Ella watched her back with curiosity. Was she too careless, opening the door for anyone?

Emma looked back, smile still on her face, "You are Ella." Emma said affirmatively.

It was not rare that people knew her. Because she was once a second-tier star.

"What can I do for you?" Still she replied politely.

Emma went to the sofa and calmly sat down. There was no men's products found in the apartment.

"Look at you, that belly, it's been at least seven months, eight months?" She looked at Ella's belly, eyes flashing with envy.

Ella became alert at that instant, both hands protecting her abdomen, "Quite. Anything else?"

Emma watched her vigilant behavior and smiled, with gentle expressions on her face, "Samuel didn't even go and get the certificate till it's been seven months or more. You mustn't be too important to him."

When Ella heard Samuel's name, she started to understand why the woman came here.

"That is between us. Do you want anything else?" She started to know that the woman had some malicious purpose.

Emma listened to her, but was not angry. She stood up and again turned around in the apartment.

Master, Eason, a world-renowned designer, and Miss Leonard, Ella, a second-tier star. After pregnancy, Ella terminated the contract with the entertainment company to stay at home for miscarriage prevention.

Later, the passport was taken today, and the news that the great lawyer Samuel got married caused not a small turmoil.

The whole world already knew it when the couple came out of the civil affairs bureau.

Emma's face changed, and the tone of her voice became very resentful. "Samuel and I love each other. If it were not for his grandmother, I would have married him," she said, 'I should have been Mrs. Lowell, but this Ella got in my way!'

But Ella was not a woman to be trifled with, either. With a cold smile on her face, she sneered, "If you two were truly in love, my husband wouldn't have been tamed by his Grandma!" She was also very afraid when she thought of the very serious look of Samuel's grandmother.

But grandma was very kind to her, especially when she heard that Ella was pregnant, and came over even more often. Before obtaining the certificate, grandma also asked her to promise that she will move back to the Lowell's family house after receiving the certificate!

Her husband? The two words did make Emma jealous as hell, "So what? Samuel's parents liked me a lot!"

Ella also knew that it was because of the ambiguous stand of her parents-in-law that their registering in the civil affairs office was put off.

Moreover, Samuel was not in favor of her, so he didn't worry about getting the passport until his parents agreed to it.

At present, since the baby was taking shape and it was their grandchild, they had no choice but to accept this marriage.

Staying at home these months, Ella pondered over this issue again and again. One was destined to be hurt in this doomed marriage.

"Really? Do they like you? If so, why don't they persuade grandma to agree to your marriage?"

Ella leaned on the open door slightly, waiting for Emma to get out as soon as possible.

Emma's face changed again when she heard this sharp question.

This woman was not easy to deal with! She jerked her head and returned to sofa.

"How could you get pregnant with Samuel? It can't be out of his own will!" She said that firmly and then stared at Ella.

Ella did nothing. She didn't want to say a single word to this woman. "The fact is that I became his wife, Mrs. Lowell. That's enough."

Emma was too furious to say a word. The biggest mistake she had ever made was to choose to work in America, leaving this woman a chance to marry him.

Night was going to fall, and the nanny would come back soon. Thinking of this, Ella felt hungry.

She walked towards the dining table and found a piece of bread, eating it with appetite, and totally ignoring Emma.

"Don't get smug. You will be divorced sooner or later. At that time, I don't mind raising the child of another woman!" Emma stood up from sofa and walked towards the door with a smile, which was the same as the one she wore when she came in.

Ella swallowed the bread and said indifferently:" Please close the door. Thanks!"

The door was slammed. Ella put down the bread, eyes rimmed red.

Wasn't she despicable to sleep with him just for getting the man she loved?

Was this girl Samuel's real love?

At dinner time, when Ella was drinking the soup, the door was knocked again.

Vivien, who took care of her, hurried to open the door. Ella thought it might be her mother! She continued to focus on her food, without turning her head.

Suddenly her eyes flashed when she sensed a wind of familiar male smell.

"Samuel!" She rose to her feet and called out this familiar name.

Samuel came here to question Ella, but became hard to open his month when he saw her swollen belly and bright eyes.

Ella felt his unhappiness when she saw his face.

"Have you eaten? How about eating together?" She asked him in a low voice, thinking that Samuel was already in a bad mood, she couldn't worsen it.

A kind of agitation rose to Samuel's heart when he saw Ella was looking at him carefully.

"Emma came here just to visit you. How could you drive her out? " At beginning, he didn't want to say it, but being annoyed, he couldn't help saying these words.

Emma used to be so bossy while today she shed tears. Samuel thought that what Ella had done must have been too far!

Emma? Ella thought for a while. She must be the girl who came here today as she was the only female visitor.

Was she the well-known chief editor of Channel Fashion magazine in America?

She drove Emma out? "I didn't do that!" Samuel sneered at her innocent smile.

"You can do nothing except pretend to be innocent! Emma never lied to me!" Ella would never lie to him either!

Pretending to be innocent? Ella was so angry. Emma never lied to him. Why did he think Ella could lie to him?

"I didn't lie to you either!" She looked at Samuel's eyes directly. Her eyes were clear and there was no lie in them.

Samuel drew a long face and walked forward. Ella took a step back and hurried to hold the chair at her side.

Samuel was so scary. What did he want to do?

"Ella, move to the old house tomorrow. Don't play any tricks with me !" Emma was overwhelmed by grief when she knew he got married. But though marrying Ella, he would give her nothing in the future other than a certificate!

The door of the flat was slammed heavily. Ella turned back to her chair confusedly. What did he mean?

The next day.

A few people came to help move Ella's staff. It must be Samuel who asked them to do these things.

The old house was located in the suburb, a little far away from downtown. But it was quiet here and it was good for nourishing the fetus.

The gray-haired Melody was so pleased to see her granddaughter-in-law and was totally different from what she was as a serious senior teacher.

"Come here, Ella. This is Samuel's room and has been vacant for a long time. I have arranged others to clean it. You can live here without any problem!" Ella smiled and nodded, looking around Samuel's room.

A room of 1, 000 sq.ft was decorated in deep color. Many medals were displayed on the pear tree-made shelf and witnessed his achievements as a lawyer.

On the wall hung some famous oil painting. The black wardrobe was empty. It seemed that Samuel didn't come back very often.

"Samuel firstly worked with Harry in Dreles Later he went to Ascea and finally he came back, got married and started his own business. I am so glad at this!" Melody took a good look at Ella, who was so delicate, pure and lovely!

Emma was affected and highhanded. She disliked that kind of girl.

Ella held Melody's arm and said sweetly, "Grandma, I can accompany you in the future!"

She looked forward to living a plain life with Samuel and giving birth to a few babies, watching them running here and there in the yard. That was enough.

Melody was wild with joy. Touching her bulging belly, she said, "A naughty baby boy is on the way to coming into life!" The examination showed that this was a boy. Either a baby boy or girl was okay, for each one has his or her own merits.

She can have a girl in the future. A boy and a girl were best for a family.

"Yeah, I heard that boys are always naughty. At that time, grandma, you must teach him well!" At this point, Ella was more eager to have this baby.

Will Samuel love this child? But this was his natural son. He would love him very much.....

Melody and Ella went to the back yard arm in arm. "Ella, you shouldn't be so tender, otherwise others would bully you." She heard that this girl was pushed down by another female star at the beginning when she had just broken into that scene.

This girl must be too tactless, not knowing how to prevent herself from being bullied.

They chatted while fiddling with plants and flowers as time went away.

Samuel didn't come back that night.

Ella stared at the ceiling. She thought that Samuel would return...

Samuel was absent this evening and for several days on end.

In Leroy Manor.

Harry carried the newly-discharged Nicole out of the car and to the castle.

Nicole had a touch of fever last night, so Harry immediately sent her to the hospital in the middle of the night.

Lola, with Daniel in her arms, followed. Sally was taken to the old house by Kevin.

"Sweetheart, are you alright?" Lola had heard that from Harry a few hundred times today.

As the doctor assured them earnestly that Nicole was fine, Harry allowed Nicole to leave the hospital.

"Daddy, I'm okay." Nicole rested her arms around his neck, and laid her head on his shoulder obediently.

Lola, cuddling Daniel in her arms, followed them into the castle. "Harry, can you care more about your son?"

She strove for an opportunity for Daniel. How could Harry prefer Nicole to Daniel?

Seeing that Lola suddenly turned hostile, Harry hurried to put down Nicole and said, "Come on, Daniel, I want to hug you!" He took Daniel from Lola's arms obediently.

Daniel looked at Harry. Unexpectedly, Daniel didn't cry but sucked his finger; obviously he was unhappy.

Harry looked at his unhappy son in his arms. In a flash, he wore an angry look.

Lola could say nothing.

Daniel and Sally were twins. Moreover, he had exactly the same eyebrows as Harry; otherwise Lola would certainly have him and Harry undergo the paternity test!

Harry should have to hug Daniel more to make them more intimate.

Suddenly, Daniel cried and muttered, "Mommy..."

Harry stared at Daniel, "Who allows you to bother my wife? I must hug you today!"

He sat Daniel up in his arms, strode out of the castle and took him to see the liger.

The cry was getting far away. Lola shook her head helplessly and looked at her daughter.

"Mommy, why does Daniel cry? He doesn't like Daddy? Every time Daddy hugged him, he would cry." She couldn't bear it, so she told him that Daddy was the best!

Lola squatted down and looked at her daughter. "Because Daniel likes me more, just as you like Daddy more." That sounded sad.

Nicole didn't fully understand, but she still nodded her head. After a while, she said, "Mommy, I also love you!"

Looking at her innocent daughter, Lola picked up her happily. Children would never lie!

At night, Daniel fell asleep. Lola put him on her big bed. Tonight, Sally was not at home, so she wanted Daniel to sleep with her.

Harry came out of the bathroom after his shower and frowned at the child on the bed.

"Let him sleep in the baby room!" He said to Lola, or else Daniel would affect them!

Lola rolled her eyes, "Harry, he is your son, not someone else's!" She solemnly emphasized that.

Harry dried his short hair and walked over, "Do you dare to have a baby with someone else?" Sitting on the bed, he watched Lola lightly.

"Yes..." Harry went to kiss her. She would dare to say "I do" out of anger!

The atmosphere of the room became sultry gradually with this kiss. Harry would make it soon.

Daniel cried suddenly.

Harry, who was pressing on Lola, stared at Daniel in the center of the big bed angrily. He did that deliberately! Didn't he fall asleep?

Lola laughed and pushed Harry away, straightened her pajamas and picked up her crying son.

She now believed what Harry said. "My son was born to be against me. We were at enmity with each other in a previous life!"

Harry hugged both his wife and son and greedily smelled the aroma of his wife.

"Honey, Ella and Samuel got the passport a few days ago." Lola thought of the WeChat message from Ella, so she mentioned it to Harry.

Harry listened to the word "honey" with satisfaction. "Well, I know."

"Why didn't they get the passport until Ella was expecting?" Samuel knew she was pregnant, didn't he? And he promised he would propose a marriage soon. Why didn't they get the passport until now?

Harry lay down and rested his head on the pillow. He said seriously, "Samuel loves Emma, not Ella." Emma and Samuel were together during their school years. But they seemed to break up a few years ago.

Samuel's grandma didn't agree to their marriage, and Emma always stayed in the United States. Fate plays cruel tricks sometimes.

"Despite all this, now that he will have a baby soon, he can't keep thinking about Emma!" She had suffered such losses!

Harry knew what Lola thought. He would talk with Samuel about it if given a chance.

He lay closer to Lola and smelled her aroma from behind. Only her aroma made him feel at ease.

"Honey..." Lola thought of the tender Ella, and gently stroked Harry's chest.

Harry immediately held her hand. "Yes? What's wrong?"

Lola pulled back her small hand from his big palm. "Honey, do you think I... am tough?" He reminisced on the past. She was indeed not very gentle in front of him in many cases.

Harry was confused. What irritated her? Why did she suddenly ask this question? Harry was confused, but he answered, "No, I like your toughness. I like everything of you." What he said was true.

Love me, love my dog.

Lola looked at his handsome face and kissed his thin lips...

Summer was approaching.

Ella, who was expecting, took care of the flowers in the greenhouse and sweated profusely.

Samuel stood in his room. Many women's products suddenly appeared in his room. There were also many female clothes in the closet.

There was a faint scent everywhere, and those baby clothes and supplies reminded him that he would soon welcome a baby.

But the woman who let him appreciate this kind of joy was not the one he loved.

Going over to the floor-to-ceiling window, he saw a woman who wiped her sweat clumsily in the greenhouse in the back garden.

His grandma walked over and gave her a piece of watermelon. She immediately put down the kettle and took the watermelon from his grandma.

Maybe it was sweet. It was a pleasure to eat it.

She moved here more than a month ago. After less than half a month... She would give birth to the baby!

His parents always lived in the urban area. He didn't return often. Only his grandma and this woman lived here.

Samuel took back his gaze and strode to the back garden.