Chapter 167: Not Giving Up
During lunch, Viviana noticed that Leander was not eating much. He would usually eat two servings, but he only ate one serving that day.
"Are you feeling sick?" she asked him. "You are not eating much."
He looked at her like she was speaking French. And so, she shrugged and let go. Had she pushed him, he might have told her the real reason he couldn’t eat more. He likes her cooking and something was missing in other people’s cooking.
Leander asked Martin to bring food to Lionel and to wake him up. It was already an hour past noon. Viviana wanted to settle in the living room for her daytime soap operas, but Leander was lingering. Mary and Martha won’t join her in watching if Leander was around.
The fun part of watching those dramatic soap operas is watching with others. Without them, Viviana didn’t want to watch the shows alone, even though she was curious to know if Bella managed to hide her pregnancy from Alexander.
She just stared at the magazines on the table. Lionel came out and both of them went to Leander’s office. Viviana wandered out.
She’s been playing with Juno the dog every chance she gets. Some good soul had groomed her, and she looked stronger, and her stomach was growing fuller. The dog was so accustomed to her, it would let her touch her belly. She figured that there were at least four puppies in her belly.
Viviana couldn’t wait to see the puppies. The prospect of a new life always excited her.
In the office, Leander poured a glass of scotch for Lionel.
"What did she say?" Lionel asked getting the glass.
Leander sat on the couch without saying anything. Thinking about his interaction with Brie only made him angry.
"She didn’t ask about me," Lionel nodded with a wry smile.