The Contract Lover (Nina Morrison and Lucien Gray) novel Chapter 204

“You stupid woman! What the hell are you doing? Do you want to break my eardrum?” Lucien Gray grinds his teeth on the other end of the phone.

Just one short sentence, like a spring breeze blowing across a frozen lake, the estrangement and distance between Nina Morrison and Lucien Gray magically disappears, and the arrogant Lucien Gray comes back.

He can be mean to her, he can be arbitrary, but he has the warmest embrace and the purest smile.

Eh? So the phone isn’t broken. Lucien Gray is just playing dead and not talks? Nina Morrison is stunned and explains, “Oh, I thought my phone was broken...I’m sorry...”

After the explanation, Nina Morrison suddenly doesn't know what to say, and Lucien Gray also keeps silent.

The estrangement and distance come back. They are close to each other, the breathing can even be heard, but they feel distant as if separated by a mountain.

Nobody speaks, nor hangs up.

What does Lucien Gray mean? Nina Morrison suddenly feels frustrated at having her hot face pressed against his cold ass. She takes a deep breath and says softly, “Thank you for saving me. Good night.”

Her eyes aching, Nina Morrison reaches out her finger and is about to hang up. Then she hears Lucien Gray’s voice over the phone, “Wait a minute.”

“Huh?” Nina Morrison suddenly holds her breath.

“Nelson has been crying to play with you. Tomorrow, if it’s convenient for you, would you like to take Nelson out to play with him?” Lucien Gray’s voice was weak and no emotion show out.

Eh? Hang out with Nelson? Nina Morrison hesitates and doesn’t speak.

Lucien Gray speaks again, “Don't worry, I won't go with you.”

“Oh, well. That’s…all right.” Nina Morrison answers quickly that she doesn't know if it’s to cover up her little disappointment or because Lucien Gray’s not going makes her happy.

It’s really mixed feelings...

“Then... Good night.” The occasional silence on the phone almost smothers Nina Morrison. She wants to end the call quickly.

But she pauses, waiting for Lucien Gray to answer.

On the phone, after a long silence, comes a clear busy tone.

He’s hung up the phone.

For the first time in so many years, he hangs up on her.

Nina Morrison holds her phone, staring at the blackened screen. The ache spread from the bottom of her to the fingertip.

Nina Morrison tosses and turns all night. She wakes up in the morning with two black eyes.

Nina Morrison puts up a little concealer, still can’t hide it, so she just gives it up. Because she is going to play with a child, she doesn’t wear a light make-up and wears a simple white T-shirt, jeans and sneakers.

Never mind. Hasn’t she been worrying about this relationship? Now Lucien Gray has finally let go, why would she feel sad?

Nina Morrison, don’t ask for a snub! She reminds herself again and again in the heart. She has made psychological construction perfectly when arriving at the villa of Gray Family.

She calls before and sets it at 9 a.m. So getting out of the taxi, she sees little Nelson waiting for her at the gate.

Next to Nelson stands Paige.