Chapter 1616
Winona didn’t explain, just said fiercely, “Have you contacted Beatrix or not? Is she coming today?! If she’s not, I’m leaving p>
Keaton quickly replied, “She is, she is! She messaged me back and said she’ll be here, but it’ll be later. Probably this afternoon p>
Winona frowned. “Why the afternoon p>
Keaton answered honestly, “I’m not sure. My guess is she’s not in Jindale City right now and has to travel back p>
Winona was not pleased. “Then why didn’t you say so before?” If she had known Beatrix wasn’t coming until the afternoon, she wouldn’t have wasted her morning at the hospital! It was already awkward enough being alone with him.
Keaton looked aggrieved. “You didn’t ask p>
Winona glared at him. p>
Before she could think of a comeback, he started retching again, leaning over the side of the bed and dry-heaving.
Winona initially didn’t want to get involved, but seeing how violently he was gagging, she softened a little. She got up, walked over, and started patting his back. “You should prepare yourself. Beatrix might really be pregnant with your child. This definitely looks like morning sickness p>
Keaton caught his breath. “You’ve never been pregnant, what would you know about morning sickness p>
Winona shot back immediately, “I have too p>
Keaton froze. “!” He had been about to gag again, but her words shocked him out of
it. He looked at her in disbelief. “When were you pregnant p>
“For a movie,” Winona said. “I played a pregnant woman p>
Keaton rolled his eyes. p>
Winona frowned and slapped his back with surprising force. “Ow… Ugh He started gagging again, even more intensely this time.
Seeing this, Winona felt a little bad and offered an explanation. “Sorry about that. I forgot you were pregnant p>
He retorted between heaves, “I’m not pregnant! I’m a man p>
“Right, right, I know. You’re a man. A man with morning sickness!” “I p>
“Just focus on throwing up!” Winona ordered fiercely.
Keaton fell silent. p>
Once his nausea passed, Winona got him some water to rinse his mouth, then sat on the sofa to order some food. Patting his back had made her hungry again. An ad for diamonds popped up on her screen and it suddenly reminded her of Keaton’s jade stone.
Winona looked up at Keaton p>
He was already staring at her. Their eyes met. Keaton looked flustered, like he’d
been caught staring, his eyes darting away awkwardly.
Winona held his gaze for a few seconds, her tone calm. “You don’t have to keep watching me or trying to flatter me. I said what happened that night is in the past, and I meant it. We’re both adults; it’s not like we can’t handle it. It’s more awkward when you keep dwelling on it p>
Keaton was silent. p>
Winona’s lips moved. “Let’s talk about your jade stone. I broke it. Why didn’t you tell me p>
Keaton looked surprised. “Who told you p>
Winona didn’t hide it. “I heard it from Elysia p>
“It wasn’t a big deal,” Keaton said. “There was no need to tell you p>
Keaton said, “That depends on the friend. If it was just some casual acquaintance, then yeah, we’d have to talk about it. But for a real friend like you, there’s nothing to talk about p>
A real friend… Winona looked at him, genuinely moved by his words. She regretted her impulsive actions that night all over again. If it hadn’t happened, they really could have become good friends.
After a few moments of silence, Winona said, “That jade was too precious. I can’t afford to replace it, so let me at least pay you back for the custom dress p>
Keaton frowned. “So you don’t want to be my friend anymore p>
“That’s not it p>
“Then why insist on paying me for the dress p>
“Friends I truly care about are worth
more than any object. What’s wrong good friend a gift?
with giving a a good
Besides, you got dragged through
the mud online because of me first. I
was just trying to make things right p>
Winona was at a loss for words. p>
Keaton asked her directly, “Is it that you never saw me as a friend, or is this because
of what happened that night p>