Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 1018

Queenie put her hand gently on the back of Leia's hand and said softly, "Leia."

Leia snapped out of it. Dark thoughts filled her head the moment she saw Luke. If Queenie did not call out to her, she might still be staring.

"Mom, what's the matter?" She deliberately acted as though she was aggrieved to gain pity from Queenie.

Queenie asked, "Aren't you supposed to be on your way to look for the wedding planner to go through the itinerary with Brody? Did you get into a fight?"

"It's nothing. We just had a mild disagreement about the wedding." Leia wiped the corner of her eyes and pretended to tear up.

Queenie sighed. Leia was pregnant but Brody left her downtown because of a small fight. It was clear to Queenie that Brody was not a dependable man. "Why didn’t you try to talk things through? It won’t do your marriage any good if you get into a fight every time there’s a disagreement. Look at your sister and brother-in-law! They always talk their way through issues. I don’t remember the last time they fought."

Bianca and Luke rarely fought. When Tommy heard his grandmother boasting about his parents, he smiled and said, "Lanie said that Daddy and Mommy are soul mates who never fight."

Bianca was overjoyed to hear what Tommy said. She had a big smile on her face as she reached out to touch his head.

Leia endured the fury in her heart, pursed her mouth, and said, "My relationship with Brody is wonderful but the preparation time for the wedding is too short. I’m under a lot of pressure, so I couldn’t hold my temper when we got into a disagreement. Mom, you know me, this isn’t the real me. If it weren’t for my pregnancy and the pressure of planning the wedding, I wouldn't have acted like that..."

As she said that, she pushed out her belly to highlight that she was still a pregnant woman.

Queenie sighed to express her helplessness.

There was only so much she could do.

Leia wiped her tears and said, "Even now, I don’t have a flower girl, I haven’t tried on the wedding dress, and I’m working on the guest list and invitations at the same time. There’s so much to do!"

Queenie looked at her with distress, held her hand, and tried to coax her. "Okay, don't cry. It’s not great for the child if you cry."

"Mom..." Seeing Queenie’s reaction, Leia seized the opportunity and grabbed her chest to act weak. "Mom, can you ask Bianca to help me? I don't know if it’s because I’m pregnant but I feel out of breath when I get overwhelmed."

Bianca was stunned when she heard her name being mentioned. ‘Leia is asking me to help?’

Bianca was well aware of how much Leia hated her so it did not make sense that she would ask her for help.

Queenie did not expect it as well and shook her head. "Bea has a lot of things on her plate recently. Leia, what about your friends? They can help too."

When Leia saw that Queenie was being so upfront, she replied, "They’re all in showbiz and are busier than me. What’s Bea doing? Is it because of the break-in? Bea, since you’re not the one who’s investigating the matter, you should be free, right?"

Bianca met Leia's gaze and sighed in her heart. Leia was so spoiled by Queenie that she did not know how to be a decent human being.

"When I have the time, I’ll help." She skillfully phrased her sentence in a hypothetical manner. After all, they were family and it would not be nice to turn her down directly.

Bianca thought to herself that Leia would not be so stupid to ask her for help as her presence might make things worse.

After she said that, Luke squeezed her hand to show that he was disagreeing with her decision.

Bianca smiled bitterly in her heart as she knew that she had no choice. She could not turn down her sister’s request in front of their parents.