Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel)

Jean knew that Bianca loved him, but he also knew that she did not love him as much as he loved her.

That was why, in order to make sure the proposal succeeded, once he decided to propose that noon, he asked his parents to invite his grandparents, aunts, and uncles over.

All in all, there were more than a dozen of his relatives, young and old.

After Bianca followed the Langdons upstairs, she was stunned in place the second they opened the door…

Similarly, Nina stared at her relatives crowding the house, looking at them like they were ghosts.

"You're here, you're here!" The one who spoke was Jean's father's second sister. When she saw the girl standing at the door, looking just like how she looked in the photo, the older woman immediately grabbed her mother's arm and said excitedly, "That's Jean's girlfriend, Bianca Rayne. She's right there at the door! Oh, what a beauty. Come over here and check her out, Mom…"

Bianca was rendered speechless.

"Come on in." Jean looked at her tenderly, tugging at her hand.

Out of politeness, Bianca had to force herself to smile at all of Jean's relatives.

Jean's grandmother never once let go of Bianca's hand, holding it in her palm and patting it gently every time she said anything.

Bianca was getting a premonition of something that felt neither good nor bad.

Her gaze sought Jean out and found him smoking on the balcony, his hands in his pockets. He looked stressed, as though something was weighing heavily on his heart.

Dinner was especially fancy that night.

Nina said, "This food is better than anything we've had, even during New Year's…"

Jean's grandparents and parents sat at the main table.

Jean and Bianca took their seats there as well.

Everyone else sat at another table.

As they ate, they only chatted about trivial things.

Bianca was almost done with her meal and was about to put down her cutlery when Jean suddenly looked her in the eye and said, "Come with me."

The two of them went to one of the smaller bedrooms.

It was Jean's room.

voice was very soft and gentle as she asked, like the sweet warm sunshine in the mid-morning between dawn and

determined and tender at the same time. He took her hand, his voice trembling slightly as

I'm not angry

Bianca's

worries." Jean reached out and pulled her into his embrace, closing his eyes as he said weakly, "You don't know how scared

Bianca fell silent.

Back then, you were a high school freshman… I really felt like I was sinning for loving such a young girl. I tried turning my affections to other girls, but I never felt anything for them other than annoyance.

grew up, and we had the chance

in the past. When you came clean and told me everything, to be honest, I

she heard that, Bianca's body could

did mind,

myself. I hated myself for not walking into your life from the start. I hated myself for not taking care of you well enough, for allowing you to

has loved you longer

he truly was terrified of losing her, but Jean's voice gradually

Bianca was

heart felt like a puddle of warmth

There really

the past. That rich and powerful

still remembered what that lady butler said to her. "I hope you

herself. Would she really be able to have a good life after what she

and she was not going to regret walking it. If she did have a good life after that, she would consider herself fortunate. If she

loved and understood her, someone with similar values in life. All she wanted was

a doubt, Jean

at him as she said, "Don't be so insecure. You're making me feel really guilty.

not help but remember that bouquet of fresh flowers, flown in especially

I know I'll be able

and he held

of them left the

Jean forcefully kept her in the

looked up at Jean with

elders, Jean pulled a black silk jewelry box from his pocket and opened it toward

Nina could not help a gasp, her

called all these relatives over. He had been planning