Continuation of "Gone with the Wind"

Chapter 150 Seven Lola's Groom ([-])

"When will you two give me a great-grandson?"

An hour later, as Lola and James sat at breakfast in true Chippendale style, the old white lady posed the question.Hearing her grandmother's question, Laura accidentally choked on the coffee she just swallowed.She grabbed the patterned tissue and couldn't help coughing.

"What's the matter, are you all right?" old Mrs. O'Hara asked.

"Hey, heartthrob, take it easy." James sat next to her, patting her on the back and reassuringly, "She doesn't want us to have a baby right now."

Laura glared at him, wishing she could strangle him right away.However, that only made him play harder.So, Laura raised her head upright, facing her grandmother's question, and at the same time met her grandmother's and James' gazes without fear.

"Grandma, you forgot, we just got married."

"Don't you forget that I'm getting old. I hope to hold a few great-grandchildren before I go to your grandfather."

"But I have my business."

"What a cause! If your own children, watching them take their first steps and learn to speak their first words is more important than any cause."

"It's not that I disagree with—"

"Then why?" Her grandmother took a sip of her coffee.

"James is still at school."

The old lady Bai sneered: "So what? Do you want to wait for him to finish his studies and find a job before supporting you? Laura, you have plenty of money. After I die, you will have even more money. You can afford it." Children, in fact, you can afford a lot of children."

Laura looked at James desperately, hoping he could help.He leaned back in the chair, and seemed to appreciate her restlessness, which was the greatest enjoyment in his life.The way he looked made Laura's anger reignite.

James saw Laura's begging eyes.He didn't know why he stabbed her like that, maybe it was because he still had anger from what had happened earlier.

Smiling, he took Laura's hand and held it. I thought, after a few more nights like yesterday, Laura would start hooking up baby shoes soon. "

Laura froze and couldn't speak.Not only was she blushing with anger, she also silently recalled the criminal responsibility for the murder.That's right, she really wanted to kill James, even if she would be sentenced to life imprisonment, she would not hesitate.

"Don't be shy, heartthrob, grandma is a mature person. Isn't she, grandma?"

"That's right." Before breakfast, Jajaim made a glass of "Bloody Mary" for her grandmother, which made her feel a little giddy on an empty stomach. "It's a beautiful thing. You young people think that only you understand it. Let me tell you, your grandfather and I used to-"

"Would you like to get Grandma a cup of coffee?" Laura interrupted Grandma by asking James a question.On the other hand, she whispered, "How dare you get her drunk!"

"I just added a little vodka," James argued.

"That's obviously too much." Laura added solemnly: "People in my family don't drink well."

"You weren't really drunk last night," James said. "I'm sure you know it yourself, you just don't want to admit it. And you know very well that you weren't drunk this morning."

"Er," sighed the old woman, "are you drunk, Laura?"

"No." Laura replied.

James smiled triumphantly.

"Go get grandma a cup of coffee!" Laura said angrily.

"I'm not drunk," said the old woman, "and I want some... no, I mean, some wine... I mean, I want a Bloody Mary."

James got up and went to the sideboard, poured a cup of coffee for the old woman, "I think a 'Bloody Mary' is enough, dear."

The old grandma sighed in disappointment, "Okay!"

Finally, James saw that Granny was clearly in need of a nap.So he called the nurse and helped the old woman out of the restaurant.When they got to the door, the old woman pointed her cane back at Laura and James and said, "Don't forget my great-grandson."

James put his arms around Laura's waist, pulled her over, and pressed her sideways tightly to the ground, "Don't worry. I'll get her pregnant as quickly as possible."

Because of her grandmother's presence, Laura gave her husband a sweet smile, but that smile disappeared as soon as his grandmother left.

"I can't believe it! Mr. James! You made her think she was going to have a great-grandson!"

"Could it be that this scam you carefully planned is very fair?"

"My motives are pure."

"You have no idea what my motives are in getting you into bed or out of bed."

Laura put her hands on her waist and said angrily, "Oh, really? I'm telling you, I'm going to the office this Saturday because I'm avoiding you!"

"No, it's not," said James. "The real reason is that you need to hide from yourself, or you might be tempted to make a child with me."

A scene quickly flashed through Laura's mind. In the picture, she was pregnant with this man's child with a big belly.This scene took her by surprise, but fortunately, she hastened to declare: "Don't even think about it for the rest of your life, little cowboy."

The last thing Laura saw before she sped out of the room was the widest smile on James's face.

The next few days were simply miserable.Laura had never been so confused.She could be suspicious one quarter of the time as if Grandma knew something, and not so sure the next quarter of an hour.In fact, in recent days, the word "unsure" has become the key word.Her parents taught her that men and women would quarrel, but Jajaim did not quarrel with her.He just let her know silently that she actually liked the thing that almost happened between them.She had to admit that she really liked the comfort he gave her that stormy night.He not only came to see her, but also stayed with her.For her, this means more than any action.

That night, when he hugged her tightly in his arms, she followed him to the ends of the earth.That night, she found that Jajaim seemed to have a place in her heart, but it seemed impossible.Worse yet, she might have lost control, and the discovery terrified her, so she did what any frightened person would do—run away.

The following Friday, exactly a week later, the parricide case went to trial.In less than three hours, the verdict of not guilty was reached.Laura was very happy, but her happiness was slightly dimmed because Jajaim failed to celebrate with her.She went out drinking with her legal team, and they congratulated her enthusiastically and praised her.That night, when she returned home, Jia James also expressed his congratulations, which seemed to be worth the repeated congratulations of everyone.However, this gave her another reason to run away from this man.

Her chance had finally come to do so, and she could do it once and for all, and get rid of the trouble forever.For the next day, on a fine Saturday morning, my grandmother announced that she was returning home to Boston.

Laura stood in the doorway, feeling mixed feelings about her grandmother's departure, partly because the deception could end there.Yet on the other hand, strangely enough, this feeling of ending leaves an immense void.Why there is such a contradiction, she does not know.All she knew was that Grandma seemed more energetic than when she first arrived.Is it because Jia James is suitable to be her grandson-in-law?Or, Jia James is also suitable for her?Laura thought unwillingly.

She decided to put this thought aside and focus on the old lady Bai, watching her walk all the way to the car that was about to take her to the airport.The nurse stood some distance away so they could say goodbye in private.

"Did you bring everything, Grandma?" Laura asked.

"I suppose so! But if I forget something, you can send it to me."

Laura smiled and hugged her grandmother, who hugged her back, but not as hard as she should have at her age.

The old woman looked at James and told him, "You have to take good care of my granddaughter, do you hear me?"

James nodded, feeling very hypocritical in his heart.Although what he really felt was an embarrassment like being slapped in the face.He knew from the beginning that this day would come sooner or later, it was part of the agreement, but he never expected it to come so soon.To make matters worse, instead of the relief he had expected, he felt a sense of anticipation, as if something was still going to happen between him and Laura.

"And you," the old woman said to Laura, "will also take good care of my grandson-in-law."

Laura nodded in the same way, but for some reason, suddenly felt the urge to cry.She watched her grandmother get into the back seat of the car, and the two exchanged glances again, and Laura had that strange feeling again, as if her grandmother had already noticed that something was wrong.Because the grandmother's gaze stayed on her face for a long time.But then, the grandmother smiled and waved to her, making Laura think it was all just guesswork.Under Laura's watchful eye, the car started to drive towards the road, and quickly disappeared from sight.

Then Laura, without saying a word or looking at James, turned back into the house and went straight upstairs.But she had only taken a few steps when James grabbed his hand and forced her to turn around.

"We've got to talk." He wasn't really sure what he wanted to talk about, it just felt instinctively that he had to.

Laura pulled her hand out, instinctively, to protect her feelings, but his hand was as warm as it had been when she lay beside him that night.She said calmly, "It's over. Pack up your bags and go!"

After saying that, she raised her head and walked up the stairs ruthlessly.However, no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't stop a tear from sliding down her face.Old Mrs. O'Hara sat quietly and thoughtfully in the back seat of the car.Her mood was up and down.Something is not right.From the day she arrived here for the wedding, things went wrong.Although she is old, her mind is still very clear.She saw something unusual, including the gazes of Laura and her new fiancé.They seem to avoid each other and don't even share a room.It's really weird.The old lady tried again to guess what happened in the middle.