Chapter 45 A Woman Is Willing to Dress Up for Her Admirers

She opened the car door and sat inside before the car drove away slowly. Mark Pattinson looked at Lyla’s silhouette from behind. His eyes were as dark as pitch. “Did she cause you trouble again?!” Lily asked worriedly. “No, she simply wanted to show off, that’s all!” Lyla answered. By the time Lyla got back home, the alcoholic effect on her had mostly dissipated. Even though it was midnight, her darlings had not gone to bed yet. They were waiting for her. Whenever she thought of her two darlings, she would feel that there was always hope in life. “Darlings, mommy’s home!” Lyla exclaimed. Hansel was in the kitchen. “Mommy, you’re home?” Hansel asked as he walked over to her. When he came closer to her, he frowned. “Mommy, you drank!” Lyla became speechless. Gosh, she had forgotten about his reminders. Nevertheless, the circumstances had left her with no choice. She smiled fondly at her darlings. “Just a tiny bit!” Hansel frowned. At that moment, Gretel ran over to her as swiftly as the wind. “Mommy, did you enjoy yourself tonight?” She blinked her beautiful eyes and asked expectantly, “Any surprises?” “Ugh, it wasn’t bad.” Lyla recalled the scene of Mark Pattinson kissing her, and she blushed. Her facial expressions changed slightly. It was a feeling of shock instead of surprise. “Why is your face so red, Mommy?” Gretel watched her mother’s facial expressions very closely. “Really? I don’t think so,” Lyla defended herself. “It is. Are you hiding something from us, Mommy?” she asked curiously. “Could be due to drinking.” Yes, that had to be the reason. She did not want to linger on the awkward question any longer and quickly switched topics. “Hansel, it’s late. What are you doing?” “I know that you haven’t eaten, so I’m preparing noodles for you!” Hansel replied. Lyla walked over to him. “Hansel, you’re indeed mommy’s good boy!” Just as Lyla was about to give him a kiss, Hansel pushed her away with a scornful look. “Mommy, I think you better take a shower first!” Hansel knitted his child-like eyebrows. Lyla was at a loss for words. ‘My dear Hansel, it’s a little too obvious that you despise mommy, isn’t it? ‘How could you do that?!’ Well, she deserved it. After all, she had broken her promises! Her heart felt warm after she finished her son’s homemade noodles. Then, she took her bath obediently. After she took a few steps, Hansel reminded her, “Mommy, remember to bring your own clean clothes!” Lyla was stunned. She turned her head and looked at Hansel. Frowning, she tapped her head and went to her own room to fetch her clean clothes. What a mischievous kid. Sometimes, she even wondered who was more like the mother and the son? After Lyla took a shower, she lay down on the bed. There was no sign of sleepiness. She reminisced about Mark Pattinson’s daring kiss again and how she had nearly lost herself. She blushed. He was a dangerous and autocratic man. It would be wise to stay far away from him… The next day, Lyla woke up to make breakfast as usual. “Good morning, Mommy!” The two children had woken up even earlier. One had prepared breakfast for her, while another one had matched her outfits for her... “Mommy, you have to dress up to earn money in order to feed us!” Gretel said as she acted cute, all because she wanted Lyla to dress in the style she had chosen for her. “Mommy’s not just a pretty face, mommy’s capable too!” “You have a pretty face, but you still want to prove your ability to work. You should know well that a pretty face is also part of your working ability!” Lyla was speechless. This girl was so vain! Lyla had always applied light makeup all this while. Light makeup suited a natural beauty like her. She looked prettier than usual thanks to Gretel’s selection of eye-catching, bright-colored clothing. The yellow chiffon blouse matched her fair, snow-white skin, while the white capri pants showed off her long and slender legs. She completed her look with a pair of nude heels, which made her appear effortlessly young and chic. Despite being twenty-six years old this year, Lyla’s dressing made her look like a lady in her early twenties. “Mommy’s going out to work and not for a beauty pageant competition. There’s no need to dress so fancily!” Lyla said awkwardly as she looked at herself in the mirror. She actually preferred white and purple colors for her clothes. At that moment, Gretel said, “Mommy, you’ve been beautiful all this while. Nonetheless, there’s a saying that a woman is willing to dress up for her admirers. When you’re dolled up, you become eye-candy to others, and you’ll inevitably work comfortably too!” “But I’m already a mother of two kids. Won’t I look like I’m trying to act young?” Lyla contemplated. Hansel shook his head and solemnly said, “No, Mommy. You’re young, how can you say that you’re acting young? If that’s the case, what about those people who actually act young? To hell they go, don’t they?” Those words were pleasing to hear. Indeed, women were easily flattered by sweet words. Lyla glanced at her brother, who nodded seriously and said, “Mhm, he’s right!” “All right!” Even though Lyla did not know about the hidden tricks of those two tricksters, she was beauty conscious like everyone else. After she listened to them, she went to work. As usual, Lyla walked into the company. Everyone turned their heads. “Ms. Lowe, you look stunning today!” Passers-by greeted and smiled at her. Lyla nodded and returned a smile as she thanked them humbly. “Thank you!” Despite being new in the company, she was well-known throughout the company as the beauty in the Department of Design. Lyla was a gentle person. She would please everyone as long as she was not being offended. As such, she was quite popular among her colleagues. While she walked into the Department of Design, she received a lot of praises. Nevertheless, she preferred to keep a low profile. Although she came to a realization regarding her children’s tricks, she did not want to disappoint them, so she might as well heed their suggestions. When she stepped into the Department of Design, even Lily commented, “Lyla, the way you’ve dressed up is very eye-catching. Aren’t you afraid that Kathleen might find fault with you because of this?” Lyla cocked an eyebrow. “If only she’s that unreasonable!” “Hahaha! No worries, she’s absent today!” Lily smiled as she spoke. “Absent? Why?” Lyla felt surprised. Ever since she worked there, Kathleen had been present every day. So, it was unusual for her to be absent today. Lily shrugged. “Only God knows. It’s good that she’s absent anyway!” They smiled, looking at each other. At that moment, someone shouted at the entrance, “May I know who is Ms. Lowe?” Everyone heard the shout, and they glanced in the direction of the entrance. A delivery man was holding a big bouquet of fresh flowers, which had been arranged in a beautiful and eye-catching manner. Everyone shifted their gazes to Lyla in envy. Lyla was a little stunned. She had no idea who would give her a bouquet of flowers. She opened her mouth and answered, “I am!” “Here are your fresh flowers. Please sign here!” the delivery man said. Lyla walked to the front. “Do you know who the sender is?” “Seems to be anonymous, but there’s a name card over here!” Lyla took the delivery note and signed it, then she held the bouquet of fresh flowers and said, “Thank you!”