Unexpected Blessing After Divorce
Chapter 34

Chapter 34

Chapter 34 Just Throw It Away

Seeing that Yuliana didn’t eat much, Xandria remembered that her friend didn’t have a good appetiteduring lunch as well. So, she put a tender piece of beef brisket into Yuliana’s bowl and said, “It tastesgood – pretty rich and tender.”

As soon as Yuliana saw the beef being plopped down into her bowl, she felt her stomach tighten, andan unpleasant look crept onto her face. She forced her lips close, barely suppressing the wave ofnausea threatening to overwhelm her. Immediately, she got up and announced, “I need to use therestroom. You guys can eat first.”

With that, she exited the private room in a hurry.

Xandria was taken aback and worried by her friend’s sudden departure. She was about to leave herseat and chase after Yuliana when Raymond suddenly asked, “Ms, Yeager, what’s wrong with Ms.Livingstone?” Distracted by Raymond, the thought of chasing after Yuliana vanished from Xandria’smind. She gave Raymond a dark look, feeling many vicious words bubbling their way up her throatagain.

Yet, she did feel that something was off when she met Yuliana just now.

Yuliana seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and her face was slightly pale. Usually, Yuliana would puton some makeup when they met. Yet, today was an exception. Today, she wore no makeup at all, andthe circles around her eyes seemed darker than usual.

She knew that her friend was different from her. Yuliana was not a night owl; she maintained a regularsleep schedule and had healthy skin as a result. And Xandria had always envied that flawlessly smoothand white skin of Yuliana’s.

The more Xandria thought about it, the more she felt that something was off. Still concerned, she wasabout to go to the restroom and take a look. But suddenly, Christopher got up swiftly and exited theprivate room before she did.

Xandria hesitated and thought for a bit. Ultimately, she decided against going out to avoid running intoChristopher. It had been a while since Yuliana went out, so she should be back soon anyway.

As Yuliana didn’t eat much, nothing would come out, even though she kept retching and gagging. Yet,her nausea wouldn’t subside. Wave after wave it came, to the point that she wouldn’t be too surprised ifher guts found their way out of her throat.

“Are you okay?”

There was a knock on the cubicle door, and a woman’s voice sounded outside.

Yuliana couldn’t respond immediately. But after the wave of nausea passed, she managed to squeezeout a reply. “I’m fine.”

The sound of footsteps outside faded away, and Yuliana thought that the woman had left. She tooksome more time to steady herself, remembering to flush the toilet before she exited the cubicle. Then,she went to a sink, rinsed her mouth, washed her face, and tidied up her hair.

When the restroom door was opened again, a waitress walked in. She smiled politely at Yuliana andsaid, “Is your stomach all right, Miss? I just went to the reception desk to get some medicine. Maybeyou should take some.”

Yuliana stared blankly at her for a moment before asking. “Were you the one who talked to me a whileback?” The waitress nodded. “Yes, I was using the restroom just now when I heard you retching. Isyour stomach upset?”

“Thank you. But I don’t need the medicine.” Yuliana gave the waitress a nod and a weak smile. Passingthe waitress, she pulled the door open and walked out of the restroom.

The waitress stared at the medicine in her hand, not knowing how to deal with it. After a while, sheexited the restroom and was startled to see the gentleman before waiting outside. “Sir, this medicine…”

*Just throw it away.”

When Yuliana returned to the private room, Christopher was absent, and there were some plainer-tasting dishes on the table.

The steamed pumpkin seemed nice, so she stabbed a piece with her fork and tasted it. It had just theright

amount of sweetness, and the piece seemingly melted in her mouth with how soft it was. She couldn’thelp but stab another piece of it.

Xandria couldn’t help but notice her friend’s still-pale face and asked worriedly, “Are you okay,Yuliana?”

Yuliana gave her a small smile. “I’m okay.”

Xandria put down her fork. “But you don’t look good to me.”

Yuliana lowered her eyelids and was about to say, “Tell you later.” However, then she heard the dooropen, and Christopher came into the private room.

She swallowed those words at once, instead opting to say, “My stomach’s not been doing wellrecently.”

Xandria frowned. “Seen a doctor yet?”

“Yeah, it’s not a big deal.”

Xandria nodded lightly. Then, you should be more careful. Remember to tell me if anything happens.”

Yuliana hummed lightly.

When the meal was about to end, Raymond suddenly piped up, “Hey, chubby girl. After thinking itthrough, I’ve decided to cooperate with you.”

Hearing that, Xandria didn’t feel all that happy at first, believing that Raymond had set up an elaboratetrap for her. She took a moment to scan Raymond’s face. When she realized that he was being frank,Xandria hesitantly asked, “Really?”

Raymond sounded surprisingly sincere when he said, “Really. I promise!”

Seeing that he didn’t seem to be lying, Xandria was somewhat relieved. “We’ll discuss it later.”

Raymond responded with an “okay” gesture.

With the annoying issues now dealt with, Xandria’s uneasiness was gone with the wind. She hadn’t hadnearly enough fun yet, so how could she bind herself to the shackles of marriage so early? Now thatRaymond agreed to cooperate with her, her parents should give her more breathing space regardingthe

matter.

After dinner, the group stepped out of the restaurant together. Out of the corner of his eyes, Raymondscanned Christopher, Yuliana, and then Xandria. He eventually cleared his throat and said, “So I’ll sendyou home, chubby girl?”

As Raymond agreed to cooperate with her, Xandria’s gaze at him was slightly more pleasant thanbefore. “No need. I drove here earlier, so I’ll just go back on my own.”

Raymond replied, “If you wanna act out a play, you gotta do it properly. Or do you think Mr. and Mrs.Yeager would believe in our lies that easily?”

Xandria contemplated that for a while and realized that he was right. Her parents were very sharp-eyedindeed.

Nevertheless, Xandria looked over at Yuliana. Her friend immediately saw through her thoughts andsmiled assuredly. “It’s still quite early. I’ll take a taxi back.”

“That won’t do.” Raymond frowned in displeasure at the thought. Suddenly, he turned to Christopherand said, “Why don’t you send Ms. Livingstone home, Chris? You have nothing much to do, right? AndI don’t think Izzy Sweetie would mind it anyway.”

Although Christopher was swiping idly at his phone, once he heard Raymond’s words, his eyes shot upimmediately to give his friend an icy glare.

Izzy’s eyes flicked to Christopher, and she gave Raymond a smile that slightly resembled a grimace.Reluctantly, she said, “Yeah, I don’t mind it.”

As soon as she squeezed those words out, her phone suddenly rang. She took a look at it, and herface darkened almost immediately.

After a while, she pursed her lips and told the others, “Sorry, my friend’s in trouble. I have to go away.”

there right

“Huh?” Raymond let out a surprised sound, his eyes darting toward Christopher subconsciously.Christopher looked calm, seerning to not have much care for the sudden news. Turning to Izzy withunfazed eyes, he said, “Go then. Be carefu! on your way there.”

Izzy glowered at him and snorted lightly. Swiveling on her heels, she left and never turned back.

Raymond rubbed the tip of his nose and chuckled. “Since Izzy Sweetie had to go, do make sure hegets home. safely, Ms. Livingstone!”

Before Christopher could agree to that arrangement, Yuliana hurriedly interjected, “I wouldn’t want tobother Mr. Solace. It’s very convenient to get a taxi anyway.”

Raymond countered her proposal instantly, “Nah, how is that bothering him? Besides, aren’t you feelingunwell, Ms. Livingstone? Ms. Yeager would worry even more if something happened to you during yourtaxi ride.”

For the first time in forever, Xandria agreed that Raymond’s words made sense. With furrowed brows,she hurriedly took Yuliana’s hand. “That jerk’s right. I don’t think it’s safe for you to ride a taxi home byyourself. Why not…”

Yuliana took a sideway glance at Christopher.

Although Christopher’s a piece of shit, she knew that at the very least, he wouldn’t dare to do anythingto Yuliana.

Before Yuliana could say anything, Christopher curled his lips and snapped at her, “Are we leaving ornot? Stop wasting my time!”