Chapter 688 - Lily Is Crying! (1/2)
Jan nodded in agreement, ”My provisional guess is his grandfather's will. What surprised me is that in the will his grandfather recently made, it was written that if Danny married Miss L, all of his grandfather's inheritance would fall into his hands. But if he refused, then the inheritance will be divided in two for him and Miss L.
It is likely that his grandfather deliberately arranged so that Danny would marry Miss L if he wanted to get his inheritance as a whole. If he was not willing to marry Miss L, then the old Mr. Swann wanted to ensure Miss L's life was secured.”
Inwardly, London felt sympathetic toward Grandpa Swann, who cared so much about L, but he did not want L to receive money from other people. Everything he owned would soon belong to L too, and he thought the girl didn't need additional small change, which would only give her a headache.
”All right, Jan. You did an excellent job. I want you to find out all of Danny Swann's weaknesses, and all the scandals I could use to blackmail him into leaving L alone. Please also buy the De Maestri family home in Paris and renovate it. I want to restore her parent's home and give it to L as a birthday present for her later.”
”Yes, Sir.”
After Jan left, London wanted to contact Alaric, who was still in Singapore to consult about L's family murder case but, suddenly, a phone call from L diverted his attention.
”Hey ... what's up, Honey? Do you miss me?” asked London in a happy voice. L recently started often calling to talk about trivial matters. Maybe the girl was indeed feeling lonely at home.
”No,” L replied in an annoyed tone. But quickly, her voice turned happy. ”You won't believe this! But today, the nurse removed Lily's eye cover. She said Lily is longer very s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e to light.”
”Ohhh ... I'm glad to hear that. Is she okay?” London asked happily.
”She's okay. I'm so happy... Lily was crying today!” L's voice sounded very enthusiastic. ”Finally, I could hear the sound of my daughter crying ... God, I'm so happy ...”
London was moved to hear it. Lily had been treated for almost a month at home and they could see so much progress in her growth. Every small change or even the most subtle development became a big thing between the two of them that they always talked about joyfully.
Really, Lily's presence made the bond between London and L very strong. Outsiders may slight the cry of a baby, but, for both of them, it was a gift because they knew her crying indicated that their baby was healthy, and she slowly grew like a normal baby.
”We can now use a baby cry translator device,” L exclaimed enthusiastically. ”You have to ask your brother to send it.”
”Of course, I'll do it,” London nodded, though he was aware that L would not see him nod. ”Is there anything else you want?”
”Uhm ... nothing. I just wanted to let you know that Lily was crying today...”
”Thank you. I'm so glad to hear that,” London paused before continuing. ”I love you, L.”
L didn't reply to London's statement of love, but he didn't force her. He knew that L was still awkward or ashamed to say that she also loved him. It is okay. Action speaks louder than words.