His Contractual Mistress

When James and Pitt finished preparing dinner, Hazel, Nadia, and Liza, the three younger girls, helped set up the table. Since they were studying Hotel and Restaurant Management, the table arrangement can compare to a five-star hotel. 

As a person who needed to follow table etiquette, she has become obsessed with exquisite table settings. Every day, she requested fresh flowers to arrange on her dining table. 

"You girls are amazing!" Hailee praises the three girls gleefully. 

She was right to hire them even before they completed their courses. They were undoubtedly creative and skilled in this line of career. 

As their future boss, she was very proud of her friends. 

"Wifey, try this squid barbecue. Did I cook just right?" Vince is cutting the squid to let her have a taste of the grilled squid.. 

"Be careful, hubby." Before she opened her mouth, she reminded Vince first. 

"Don't worry, Wifey," Vince said to make her feel at ease.

He continues cutting the squid with an amusing smile playing on his lips. 

Vincent completely understands why Hailee doesn't want him to hold a knife or sharp object in the kitchen, neither let him help her cut even an onion. 

At first, he was a little taken aback to grant her request to add a clause on their second agreement that he would do no work in the kitchen.

Now he knew the reason. It's all because she was eyeing him to work and design for her city. 

But Hailee didn't know that since he was in adolescence, he was trained with different self-defense techniques, and part of them was using blades, including a dagger. 

Butler Roberto is a swordmaster, and he was the one who taught him the steps of Dragon Dance or Sword Dancing. 

As he remembers now, maybe he has to show that to Hailee one of these days. 

Vince finished cutting the squids, and he placed them neatly on a platter before adding the sauces and spices. 

"Wow. You did great, hubby!" 

Vincent was very proud of himself after Hailee praised him too and smacked a kiss on his lips as a reward. Meanwhile, the other men at the table rolled their eyes, especially Jake and Carl. 

Hailee gets her chopstick and picks up a piece of squid. "Hmm… It was perfectly cooked, hubby." 

"Okay. I will grill more." 

"Hummed! Our babies were happy to have more." 

"Alright." Vincent kissed Hailee's forehead that caused the single men to fret. 

"Show off…" Carl mumbled. 

Jake, who was eating quietly across Hazel, was infuriated looking at James. The guy keeps putting food on Hazel's plate. After what happened at the party, Hazel is even avoiding him. Now he heard that these two are dating! 

He wanted to meddle, but Hazel is completely ignoring him. What he could only do was gritting his teeth from annoyance. Hazel accepts all the food James is giving her. They were actually intimate with each other! 

He was pissed he wanted to beat up James, but he didn't want to disappoint Vincent, especially Hailee. 

But Carl is a real piece of a teaser. He nudged Jake's arm and whispered, "Someone is stealing your girlfriend. You are so slow." 

Jake was pissed off at this guy. He could see that he was already burning to punch someone, and now he even added firewood to the fire. 

"Shut up, dude! Look at yourself! You also don't have a girlfriend!" To Jake's irritation, Carl is only grinning at him, and he ignores the guy and speaks with Lloyd instead. 

The meal was sumptuous. But Hailey felt the guilt that she wasn't able to control herself. Now she started feeling bad. 

"What's wrong, Wifey." Even though he was talking to the men, he didn't neglect to check on Hailee. The reason he immediately noticed her silence and looked conflicted. 

"Hubby, I am going to gain so much weight soon. My face will be round. My hips and my legs…." 

Vincent chuckled. She was worried about these changes. And so he coaxed her. "It will be just normal, Wifey. It's not just one baby you were feeding, but three." 

"But…" 

Vincent immediately placed a finger on her lips. He already knows what she will say after. She started getting insecure and lowering her self-esteem because of her hormones that made her extra emotional. 

"You will be the most beautiful woman in my eyes because you carried my children. I love you." 

Hailee was moved that Vincent was trying to pamper her when she acted selfishly. She had already promised herself that she would work hard to act more mature in front of Vince and not to make him worried about her. 

She is grateful that Vince is patient and has the high EQ to understand her capriciousness. 

Now that she is a mother, everything is not about herself anymore, but what is best for her children.

So what if she gained weight? 

She must focus on nourishing the babies inside her belly rather than being anxious that she would get ugly after her curves are gone but replaced with fat. 

Now that she feels better. She should not stop herself from craving some desserts. Hailee cut a portion of the cheesecake and put it in her mouth, and she finished all the berries, then gave the entire cheesecake to Vince. 

"I must eat more healthy food from now on." 

Vince brushed her cheeks and kissed her lips. Carl, who is seated next to him, coughs. Vincent turned his head toward Carl and curved his mouth into a mocking smile. The guy rolled his eyes, but then his phone rang. 

"I have to answer this." 

Carl stood up and walked toward the patio corner before speaking to the caller, whom Vince saw who it was. 

"What's wrong, hubby?" Hailee noticed Vincent was in a trance while looking at Carl, currently answering a call. 

Vincent snaps himself back to his senses. He looked at Hailee and shook his head with a smile. "It's nothing." 

Hailee did not believe it, but she told herself that Vince had a reason he didn't want to share that with her. 

When the night is getting late, Hailee bids good night to everyone first. Not long, Jake and Lloyd left to go home since everyone would stay in the mansion, and this makes Alex, Pitt, James, Tom, and Carl continue drinking since the girls accompanied Janise to continue working on Hailee's dress. 

Meanwhile, Vincent and Hailee are washing up together. They were in the bathtub soaking hot water while Vince gave her a back massage when the bedroom telephone rang. 

Vincent answered the phone and spoke briefly to whoever was on the other line. She learned that most of the time. It was butler Roberto, who was the authorized person to make phone calls to every room if urgent. 

She wondered what was going on. The phone call to Carl and now, this… Hailee's train of thoughts cut when Vincent came back. 

"Wifey, I have to come down. Bruce arrived to report something, and it will be quick." 

"What happened?" she asked curiously. She had a hunch that this was somewhat related to her. "Can I go too?" 

"No. But I will tell you whatever it is." Vincent leaned over and kissed her on the lips. 

Hailee nodded obediently and continued soaking in the bathtub for half an hour. She washes her body after that and gets dressed in a sexy nightgown. 

*

In the tearoom, the men gathered around the tea-table. 

"Speak, Bruce," Vincent ordered him after Butler Roberto served them coffee. 

"Like what I told Professor Carl on the phone. Miss Eva Lan is dead." 

Pitt and James dropped their mouths open. They weren't concerned about this woman, but she was causing a lot of trouble to Hailee. 

Besides, she is Bryan's crazy ex-girlfriend. And before he and Hailee got engaged, Eva had been his girlfriend for many years. 

"How does it happen?" James asked Bruce curiously. 

"In my investigation, the woman that killed Miss Lan was hired by someone." 

Vincent and Carl shared a glance. They had a bad feeling about it, and they heard if they sent them ours. 

"Who has the motive to kill her?" Alex, who was only listening, raised a question. He is not familiar with this woman, but she hurt Hailee before, so he didn't forget her. 

He is concerned that maybe this is work to slander Hailee. If so, he would not let anything happen. 

Bruce coughs to clear his throat. He knew he would be interrogated like this; that is why he sped up his investigation to give a complete report to his bosses. 

However, since the princess was in her sensitive pregnancy, he could not report to her directly. 

"I am using both the Interpol and Mafia connection to get a fast result. I found out it was Liam Huo who ordered to kill Eva." 

"What?" They were shocked to hear this bad news. 

Liam was well kept inside the Prison Island, but he still had the power to order someone to do things for him. This is a serious matter. 

"Is it the reason he killed Eva is to silence her not to testify that Liam Huo ordered her to separate Bryan and Hailee then compromise Vince divorced?" It was Pitt who asked Bruce. 

But Bruce shook his head and replied. "That's not the reason, senior Pitt." 

"Then what is it?" James was itchy to hear the answer. 

"In my investigation. The reason Liam Huo killed Miss Lan is that because she hurt the princess." 

They were stunned.