Chapter 370

Charlotte and Evie arrived at nearly five o'clock. Charlotte worried Evie might be too tired. "Evie, call Alexander to pick you up!" With Charlotte's energy, it was still early. Alexander didn't leave work this early anyway. Evie wasn't in a hurry. "I'm afraid you're exhausted after wandering all afternoon." "No, I sat down most of the time!" Evie replied with a smile. Whenever Charlotte tried something on, Evie sat and waited. Then she just gave her opinion. She didn't walk all afternoon. She wasn't very tired. "You're pregnant now, not like before. Let Alexander come to meet you earlier!" Charlotte still felt uneasy. "Don't you want to keep shopping?" "I can shop by myself. It's fine!" "I'll shop with you a bit longer. I'll call him at six." "Are you sure?" Charlotte was still worried. "Come on, when did you become such a worrywart?" Evie said with a laugh, taking Charlotte's hand and walking forward. Charlotte had to give in. They strolled until six o'clock. Charlotte urged Evie to call Alexander. Evie had to call him to pick her up. "I don't feel particularly pregnant, but you're more nervous than me!" Evie teased Charlotte after the call. "If I were pregnant, I wouldn't be nervous!" Charlotte shot back. Evie could only shake her head, amused. "What's it like having a baby in your belly?" Charlotte asked curiously. "It's a surprise at first. Then there's no special feeling. When he starts to move, it feels special again. Anyway, it's hard to describe. When you get pregnant, you'll understand." Evie said with a smile. "Who knows when that'll be!" Charlotte rolled her eyes. "Nonsense." Evie laughed and scolded. It wasn't long before Alexander came to pick up Evie. Evie asked Charlotte to go home with them. Charlotte said she wanted to shop more. She didn't go back with them. Evie didn't insist. She told Charlotte not to stay out too late and got in the car. Alexander said hello to Charlotte. Then he got into the driver's seat and drove away from the square. "How was it?" Alexander asked Evie while driving. "Maybe it's because I shopped for too long. It was fun!" Evie said with a smile. "Just happy? You didn't buy anything?" Alexander noticed Evie only had her handbag. "I bought you a pair of cufflinks. I didn't buy anything else." "Nothing you liked?" "I can't buy clothes or shoes now. I might not like them after the baby comes. No point wasting money." Evie answered truthfully. "I married a thrifty wife!" Alexander said with a smile. "I sure did!" Evie muttered. This sentence was actually a response to what she just said. But it was ambiguous. It sounded like she was agreeing with Alexander's praise. When Evie realized it, she wanted to explain. But she thought it wasn't necessary. So she changed the subject and asked, "Didn't you have anything to do today? You left work so early." "Today isn't a workday. I should leave work early!" "I think you work 365 days a year!" "How does that sound like a complaint?" Alexander joked. "No, I'm just telling the truth!" "It's true I don't spend much time with you. I'll try to spend more time with you from now on!" "I didn't mean that. Work is more important!" "No matter how important work is, it's not as important as you and the baby!" Alexander replied. Evie turned her head and looked at Alexander. She didn't argue with him. Although she wanted to say that men should focus on their careers, she also thought that without a warm family, everything else was empty talk. Just like a person, no matter how much money they make, without a healthy body and mind, it's meaningless. Back at home, the whole family was there. Amelia was busy in the kitchen. Waiting for them to come and have dinner. "Dad, haven't you come back yet?" Evie asked her father. "Upstairs!" "Then I'll go call my sister down for dinner!" Evie said and walked towards the stairs. Alexander and his father-in-law were chatting in the living room. "Sister, I'm back!" "So early. I thought you wouldn't be back until eight at the earliest!" Victoria answered in surprise. "So late? Nothing to eat!" Evie said with a smile. "You only know how to eat!" Victoria stared at Evie, walked over, closed the door, and then asked Evie, "How are you and Alexander now?" "We're fine!" Evie answered. "Really? I heard from Mom that woman called to show off, didn't she?" "It wasn't a show-off. She just explained things to me!" Evie explained. "What is there to explain? She's afraid of shadows. If she did nothing wrong, she wouldn't be afraid of being misunderstood!" Victoria sneered. "She was afraid of being misunderstood, so she called to explain! Sister, you don't have to worry about me. I'm fine!" "Really fine, or fake? Don't bear everything yourself!" "Of course it's true. Alexander and I are fine. Don't worry about it. Let's go down to dinner!" "If you're not worried about being bullied, I won't bother worrying about it!" "Sister, you know you're the best to me!" Evie took Victoria's arm, leaned on her, and acted spoiled. "I can't win against you!" Victoria couldn't help but roll her eyes. She couldn't bear to scold her anymore. They went downstairs for dinner. Victoria said hello to Alexander. Maybe because Victoria was somewhat rebellious towards Alexander after knowing about him and Grace, she just said hello. William chatted with his son-in-law. Amelia called from the living room twice. William stopped talking and asked Alexander to eat first. Later, William asked his wife to bring a bottle of wine. He chatted with Alexander while drinking. The three of them went to the living room to sit down after dinner. Amelia couldn't help muttering, "The more your father drinks, the more he talks. He doesn't care if Alexander likes to listen or not!" "Mom, it's rare for Dad to be so happy. Just let him drink. Don't let him overdo it!" Evie comforted her mother. "I'm afraid he'll drink too much and say something he shouldn't!" Amelia complained. "No, even if he says something wrong, it's nothing. Alexander is Dad's son-in-law, not an outsider!" Evie said. Amelia said nothing more.