Suddenly Becoming A Mum - Chapter 146

“Oh, I didn’t know that. You must forgive my rudeness.” The youngster quickly recovered. His facial expression, which had been lost for a second, smoothed out into a friendly smile again. “The fault lies with me. You must know I just returned from my studies abroad in the United States a week ago. The Atlantic Ocean is a barrier of so many things.” But the smile on his lips did not reach his eyes.

“Really? Why not visit the family in Italy first. ” Did you long for the London nightlife so badly?” Asked Alexandra with a chilly smile.

Lily stared at her cousin in horror, but didn’t want to get involved in the cockfight, fearing she’d end up as a victim somehow. Did Alexandre know this Salvatore Costonucci, perhaps, and both were not on good terms with each other? Her face was aching from her tense muscles that struggled to keep the broad smile on her face.

“Not the nightlife, the ladies of London.” Replied Costonucci smugly.

“Then I wish you success in your search. I’m afraid we have to excuse ourselves now. We have other plans.” Alexandre continued to smile unclouded. Long he had realized which woman the little mafioso was targeting. He looked at the unconcerned smile of his wife. These days he had to pull himself together too often, while his wifey was dreaming happily and untroubled in front of him. Actually, he was lucky, her cluelessness was playing right into his hands. As long as she did not understand the advances of the men, he had nothing to fear, and he would do everything to keep this state. Alexandre would get rid of all those annoying flies around her.

“Too bad, then I can only hope to see you again soon.” Costonucci leaned forward and wanted to reach for Lily’s hand but Alexandre had already offered her his hand. “Yeah, some other time.” He teased him and watched as Lily put her hand in his without hesitation, completely ignoring the gesture of his rival. His grin stretched from one ear to the other. “Lady Panswick, you will join us?”

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They stopped with the black Bentley right near Piccadilly Circus to have breakfast at Fortnum & Mason. On the façade Lily showed Adrien Fortnum’s Clock, which sounded every quarter of an hour with a chime. Since the toddler wanted to see the carillon, Alexandre asked the sulking little one. “Shall we watch the carillon on the next full hour together?”

“Why not now?”

“Only every full hour two figures come out of the clock to check everything.”

“Really?” Adrien stared at the clock with glowing eyes.

“You have my word of honor.”

“Wow, I want to see that!” The toddler took a deep breath and pulled impatiently at Alexandre’s trouser leg. ” Can I? Can I?!” He beamed at AleXander.

Alexandre nodded. “We’ll be out in half an hour to check it out.”

Happily, Adrien clapped his hands. “Promise?”

“I promise.” Alexandre smiled and ruffled the giggling boy’s hair. Patiently, the little boy let himself be taken to the department store.

They were greeted by a man in black tailcoat at the entrance of the famous department store. The young family explored the plush and refined atmosphere with thick carpets and old-fashioned wooden stairs to buy a wide variety of teas and coffee beans of extremely excellent quality, as souvenirs, but also for their own use at home. In addition, Lily couldn’t stop buying all the other delicacies, such as high-quality chocolate, pralines, biscuits and pastries. Her stomach was small, but her eyes were huge. Lily completely lost track of Alexandre’s finances and her hungry greed knew no stop. As if by remote control, she and Adrien added more and more sinful little treats to their shopping. Alexandre could only silently watch his foodie zombies from the side and shake his head from time to time.

But when Lily saw the high number at the checkout, she had her first heart attack of the day. Sugar was an ice-cold seducer who shook her savings policy to its foundations! She had to be careful with food!

“That was pretty expensive.” Lily gasped embarrassed at Alexandre’s side.

“So what.” Alexandre replied without batting an eyelid. “As long as you enjoy it, no matter how much your wish costs. I have enough money to finance a small country.”

“Really?! So…much?”

Alexandre bent over her and snatched a quick kiss from her lips, grinning like a school boy, before pushing her further around the department store. Several other items, such as perfumes and tea sets for Lady de Valois and Grand-mère were taken along.

Alexander then bought a few more bottles of wine for his home wine cellar. Before they sat down in one of the cafés of the department store shortly after 10 am to enjoy a late breakfast, which was the reason why they had visited the traditional department store to begin with.

Adrien and his hungry mother struggled to decide between the various culinary dishes on the menu. Lily knew that the department store was famous for its cuisine and that it only used the freshest products from its own range to create absolutely divine dishes.