Leaving While Pregnant：He Goes Crazy！
Chapter 567 Heartbroken Concern

If it were up to Eva, she'd obviously wish for her best friend to marry well and enjoy a blissful and happy marriage.

Faced with Emily's questions, all Eva could do was provide an honest opinion.

"I'm not sure. You'd have to meet and get to know him yourself. But I assume he must be decent, or my mother wouldn't have brought it up."

From her interactions over time, Eva had grown confident that Mrs. Blackwood was an upstanding and reliable person who wouldn't even mention something unless it was credible.

Having laid out her reasoning, Emily seemed to find sense in her words and hesitated before replying, "You might have a point. I'm not very familiar with Mrs. Blackwood's character, but a man who meets her standards must be quite exemplary and of good character. I just worry that I might not measure up."

"Don't sell yourself short."

Eva offered these words of affirmation as she typed, bolstering her friend's confidence.

"You're pretty great yourself. And, you know, everyone's taste is different. How can you know whether you like someone or not without having met them?"

"True. You've got a point. I guess I'll think about it. I've been so frazzled lately that even my head feels too big."

"Okay, take your time and let me know once you've decided. I'll screen them for you. If they can't get past me, then they definitely won't get introduced to you." "Thanks, babe."

"Don't mention it~~"

The two sent each other all sorts of mushy messages on WhatsApp. By the end of the exchange, even Eva couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile.

"Seems like you're having fun. What are you chatting about?"

A deep voice suddenly came from above.

Before the words even settled, and before Eva could react, Adrian reached down and snatched her phone.

"Give it back."

Eva instinctively tried to retrieve her phone.

Adrian simply held it out of reach and asked, "What's the matter? Can't let me see? Were you chatting with some guy?"

"No, it was Emily."

"Then what's there that I can't see?"

Though Adrian said that, he didn't actually go through the chat history between Eva and Emily. He understood that girls have their secrets and was not about to invade their privacy by reading their messages.

Still, he didn't give the phone back to Eva. Instead, he tapped her nose and said, "Chatting has distracted you, so I'll be keeping your phone for a while."

Then he pocketed her phone in his coat.

Eva, fuming, wanted to pinch his waist, but knowing that their elders were nearby, she held back, lowering her voice, "Give it back. We were almost done; I was just about to say goodbye." After hearing her explanation, Adrian reluctantly returned the phone.

"Say goodbye and then hand it back to me."

Eva was visibly exasperated.

Though he returned it, his earlier actions had annoyed Eva, who pouted and muttered under her breath, "Why so bossy? Really..."

Despite her complaints, Eva quickly wrapped up her chat with Emily and handed the phone over to Adrian.

"Here, take it."

His lips quirked up at the sight of her aggrieved expression.

"That's it? I thought you didn't want to hand it over?"

"I didn't want to, but you were going to snatch it anyway, weren't you?"

Rather than have him snatch it from her, she might as well just hand over her phone.

As those words faded, Eva's nose was gently pinched by Adrian.

"Are you taking me seriously? I was just messing with you."

Eva, not in the best of moods, swatted his hand away: "How am I supposed to know if you're just kidding?"

In the end, Adrian slipped her phone into his coat pocket and said, "I'll give it back to you on the plane."

"Oh."

Eva couldn't help but roll her eyes at him slightly, "Glad to know you plan to return it. Here I thought you'd keep it until the world's end."

"Hmm? I could, actually. You can't use it on the plane anyway, so how about I give it back to you after we land?"

Really?

Eva was astounded by his shamelessness.

This man was really...

Forget it, she didn't want to stoop to arguing with him.

Eva closed her eyes, hoping to catch some sleep before boarding. She hadn't slept well the previous night, and there was still some time left before they had to board. But Adrian took her hand, "Wait a bit before you sleep."

Opening her eyes, Eva asked, "Why? Is something wrong?"

Before she knew it, Adrian pulled her from her seat and swept her into his arms without warning.

Then, his lazy voice floated down from above her, "We've got a good while before we have to board. How about I take you to get something?"

Eva was baffled, "Get what?"

"You mentioned yesterday while packing that you were running low on lipstick, remember?"

His reminder jogged her memory about the previous day.

During packing, she looked through her lipsticks and found that many of them were past their expiration date. Concerned about the risk of lip inflammation from using expired lipsticks, Eva had thrown them all away. Those few unopened ones left were either too bright or too formal.

They were fine for work since they gave her an extra bit of presence.

But it didn't seem right for the festive season at home with family.

Since Adrian was helping her pack, she didn't give it much thought at the time and just casually complained about it, even mentioning she might skip using lipstick for New Year's.

Eva hadn't taken the matter seriously, so when Adrian didn't respond then, she didn't think much of it.

She hadn't expected him to suddenly suggest a shopping trip at this time. As Eva bit her lips, the memory of her needing lipstick lingered. She thought if there wasn't time to shop, she would simply check for a chance to pick some up after landing, completely forgetting that the airport had cosmetic shops too.

Margaret, overhearing their conversation while Eva was zoning out, promptly said, "Go ahead then, while there's still time before boarding. Make a dash for anything you need to buy."

Ruby caught wind of the plan and longed to join in.

"Daddy, Mommy, Ruby wants to go too."

Unfortunately, before Ruby's little legs could take a step, she found herself reeled back by Margaret.

"Little Ruby, don't run off. They're going to buy makeup, something you can't touch just yet, sweetheart."

Margaret's actions stemmed from more than just affection for her granddaughter and a desire to keep her close; she also aimed to foster more intimate opportunities for Adrian and Eva.

A man shopping for lipstick with his wife-what a romantic scene it could be, Margaret mused. He might even offer his opinions, perhaps even share a moment trying on shades together. Margaret, in her younger days, would've found these thoughts out of place, yet here she was, thoroughly engrossed in plotting for the couple's happiness.