Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 646

Leia hid away her animosity, then walked up and leaned against Queenie.

"I'm back, Mom. Do we have a guest?"

"Aunt Queenie…" Charmaine called out weakly behind Leia.

Even the usually wanton Charmaine had to behave in front of the noble Queenie.

Queenie frowned when she saw Leia and the other young woman in heavy makeup.

She was not fond of Leia making friends with women like Charmaine. She felt that Charmaine had passed on many bad habits to Leia.

However, considering that Leia and Charmaine were good friends, Queenie nodded at Charmaine and said gently to Leia, "My company needs to hire a new batch of architects, and I love Bea's designs. That's why I invited her over to talk about work."

Leia's gaze fell on Queenie's hand that was holding Bianca's hand. She was unhappy when she saw that.

Bianca happened to notice Leia's gaze that was filled with hatred and resentment.

Seeing that, Bianca smiled gently at Leia, though there was a hint of provocation in that smile.

Usually, she would not have done that, but she was quite willing to see the conceited Leia being angered.

As expected, Leia pretended to be unbothered, but the jealousy and frigidity in her gaze were obvious.

Bianca could only find it incredibly ironic. Queenie was Bianca's birth mother, and for so many years, Leia had taken what should have belonged to Bianca. What gave Leia the right to glare at Bianca that way? Why should Bianca allow Leia to occupy her position in the Norman family?

If Leia had a better personality, Bianca did not mind staying away from the Normans. However, Leia was a scheming and sinister woman, and she was afraid that her birth parents might be spending their time and effort raising an ingrate. Worse yet, Leia might actively harm them.

Queenie did not notice the tense undercurrents that flowed between the two young women.

She pulled Leia in front of Bianca and said lovingly, "Leia, Bea is a really talented woman. She's older than you, and you should greet her as your elder sister. Once the collaboration is confirmed, Ms. Rayne will come to our house often, and the two of you will meet each other more often. You need to be on good terms with Elder Sister, alright? I know that you're prejudiced against Bea because of Luke, but you can't force Luke to love you, and it's already in the past. One day you'll understand what I mean."

To Queenie, her adoptive daughter might have made a mistake, but that was maybe because she was impulsive. Queenie believed that Leia was still the kind and innocent girl that she knew.

However, her sentiments for Bianca were different. She felt joy, pity, excitement, and guilt, and she hoped that she could make up for lost time.

She genuinely loved both the girls, and she hoped that she could give her everything to the two.

Bianca would eventually return to the Norman household.

Currently, she hoped that she could bridge the relationship between her birth and adoptive daughters. She knew that Leia must be bearing a grudge against Bianca because of Luke, but she believed that Leia would eventually understand.

She hoped to see her two daughters live together harmoniously.

Leia was unhappy about that.

She did not show her true feelings on her face. Instead, she nodded. "Mm, I understand, Mom."

Queenie was happy that Leia showed some sense. She smiled at Bianca, "I've pampered Leia too much, Bea. She might be capricious at times, and she might be candid in her words, but she's not a bad girl."

"We'll see about that, Aunt Queenie," Bianca smiled ambiguously and said profoundly.

It seemed that Queenie, as intelligent and discerning as she was, had not seen through Leia's guise yet. It would be up to Bianca to tear away Leia's pretentious façade.

Queenie glanced at her watch. "It's getting late, and I should prepare lunch for all of you. Let's go downstairs, Bea. Leia, bring Elder Sister for a stroll around the garden later."

She took Bianca's hand as though it was the most natural thing and went downstairs.

Other than Luke, no one had held her hand like that ever since she was a grown-up. Queenie was protecting her with her arm as though leading the way for a small child. Bianca felt warmth in her heart.