Chapter 562 - THE EVIL WITCH (2/2)
”We should get the little princess settled in before she notices something and starts crying.” Kaito changed the topic because he did not want to think further about his uncle and the foolish thing he had almost done.
Akira did not push. She did not know the exact reason that Kaito had a melancholic and hopeless expression for a short moment. But she understood that some things could not be shared until the storm was over.
”Are we really not going to name the baby?” She asked.
”We will have to register the birth a little later because we cannot return to Japan for now. So, we still have some time before we settle on a name.” Kaito said while checking the crib.
Akira narrowed her eyes suspiciously. ”We already came up with a lot of name options. Why are you being so cagey?”
Kaito cleared his throat as he continued meaninglessly checking the safety of the crib. He knew that Taiki would have done multiple checks, considering how neurotic he could be.
”Kaito…” Akira called him threateningly.
”Fine, fine.” He lifted his hands. ”Do you remember how I said that Dr Jiang did not ask for our firstborn?”
Akira could already feel that this story was not going into a good place. Her sharp eyes were like knives, piercing through Kaito.
”What did you do?”
”Nothing,” Kaito said with an awkward laugh.
”Just say it directly.” Akira sighed.
”As I said, Hu Lei made a deal with the devil. I am not sure about the exact details, but I could tell that it was something especially difficult.” Kaito looked serious as he remembered Dr Jiang saying that he was lucky to have a sister willing to go so far for him.
Akira felt a little guilty for the trouble, but she did not know what to say or do. Hu Lei had already done so much for them, and it seemed like they were too indebted to her.
For a moment, Akira felt like Hu Lei's father. He was someone who took advantage of Hu Lei's love and used her to the point that he probably broke her soul. Now, they were also taking advantage of Hu Lei by letting her take risks for them.
”I called Hu Lei and asked about it, but she did not tell me the details. I said that I would pay the price for the deal, whatever it took. She refused and said that talking about it would invalidate the agreement she made.” Kaito said with rising frustration.
”What does this have to do with the name?”
Kaito laughed a little roughly with both amusement and bitterness. ”I guess Hu Lei thought I was feeling too guilty, so she said that she always wanted to play the role of an evil witch. She said that she wanted the naming rights for the baby and dating priority for Wang Lei.”
Akira was speechless.
But it did sound like something Hu Lei would say.
No one could guess what was going on in Hu Lei's mind.