Oliver's Substitute Bride (Oliver and Jessica) novel Chapter 131

"Just tell Tom what you need. Look at you, standing here with a sad face and smoking early in the morning."

Carl glanced at the paper he held. It was Okay to ask Tom for help if he needed something else. But her father would definitely misunderstand him if he knew that his son needed something for women.

"Don't bother. It's almost ten o'clock. The mall will be open soon."

"Remember to go home early." His father instructed before he left.

"I know. Goodbye, Dad."

Carl was born abroad, when his father, Duke Salen, was a poor international student.

Later, Duke returned to China for starting businesses and successfully made a fortune. Then he arranged for Carl to study in a private school in America.

After graduating from college, Carl returned to work in Birmingham. He did a futures business here but lost a lot of money. It was such a disaster that even his mother couldn't help him. So, Carl had to return to America.

After returning home from abroad, he swore to get rid of his shame. So he became a trader on Wall Street. Later, he did business with Oliver.

As soon as the mall had opened, Carl walked into a clothing store and bought a whole suit of clothes when the shop assistants were still preparing for the opening.

When he came back, Alice couldn't wait to grab the clothes, put them on in the bathroom, and leave immediately.

Carl then went back to his room to sleep.

Jessica went to the Williams Hospital early in the morning. She had an appointment with the doctor for a prenatal examination.

After the checkup, the doctor told her to go around more often, because the baby in her belly was relatively larger than the normal size, and this would make her easy to give birth in the future.

That was true. Since she had recovered from the hospital and moved to the GrandVille Apartments, Oliver often made nutritious food for her. It seemed that she and the baby were over-nourished.

In addition, she was prone to sit more than exercise, so she had put some weight.

After finishing the examination, Jessica went to visit her grandma.

Her grandma mentioned the past again. She told her grandma that she had sent her painting to Oliver as a gift.

Seeing that Jessica and Oliver had a good marital relationship, she was greatly relieved that her beloved granddaughter would live a happy life.

Grandma asked, "Did you find a good framer to frame your painting?"

"Yes, I did. It was a friend who took me to a small shop in the east of the city. The framer is old but had superb skill. His wonderful frame made my ordinary painting even better."

"Frames do credits to paintings." Grandma said, "By the way, do you know the framer's family name?"

"Langston...It's Mr. Langston." Jessica worried that she would get it wrong. She was befuddled by the pregnancy and the injured brain, so it took her a few more seconds to remember the name.

"Well, it's Mr. Langston from the east of the city. I know this person. Your grandfather used to frame paintings at his place."

"It seems that people really need to develop their own skills." Jessica smiled, worrying that she was not good at drawing, and she totally had no idea what she could do when she resumed working in the future.

After leaving the hospital, Jessica followed the doctor's instructions and planned to go out for a walk.

She asked the driver to take her to a museum.

Walking up and down when attending the exhibition was much more interesting than doing sports.

The museum was holding an exhibition about renaissance oil paintings which were originally collected abroad.