Chapter 661 Suffocating Atmosphere

Zayn stood at the door and was holding Dezi's hand. The two of them just looked at each other. Things were still not settled yet and Zayn was still very busy, but somehow, he knew that Dezi was taking calligraphy lessons today and picked up the little one before Shaun did. Lindsey did not expect Zayn to come suddenly and even bring Dezi with him. Her somewhat settled frustration instantly surged again at the sight of Zayn. "Dezi." She had no intention of letting Zayn in and pulled Dezi over to her. She then asked with her head lowered, "Wasn’t Uncle Shaun supposed to pick you up today?" Her voice was not that harsh, but it sounded annoyed. Dezi felt it, so Zayn certainly felt it even more intuitively. Zayn was completely ignored. Although he did not know the reason, Zayn had a bad feeling about it. Dezi looked at Zayn and explained obediently, “Uncle Shaun wasn’t there yet. I saw Daddy, so I followed Daddy home first.” After Dezi said that, he even reassured Lindsey. “I’ve already called Uncle Shaun, so he didn’t have to come to pick me up.” Lindsey was not concerned about this at the moment. She was just mad at Zayn, so she pushed Dezi for him to go in first. Dezi was puzzled, but he still obediently went in to put down his bag. Lindsey just stood at the door with her arms folded. She was wearing her home slippers and had to tilt her head up to see Zayn's face clearly. She had no intention of inviting Zayn in but sized him up from head to toe. Finally, her eyes landed on Zayn's face. Zayn was puzzled and just wanted to speak, but he only saw Lindsey’s arm move and in the next second, the door to Lindsey's house was slammed shut in front of his face. He touched his nose and looked baffled as he wondered how he had upset Lindsey this time. After meeting at the port that morning, they had never seen each other again. Zayn could never forget the way Lindsey looked at him with red eyes that day. When he saw that things were over at that time, he finally could not resist and used Dezi as an excuse to visit them. It only took a few days because the police have collected a lot of evidence before. Moreover, with Dale Wagner’s confession and cooperation from Honduras, there was already substantial evidence for this case, so the investigation was nearing its end. Even if Ann had not yet been caught, Zayn could no longer hold back from seeing Lindsey. Zayn rushed over excitedly but was shut out without even getting to say a word. After carefully recalling his memories, Zayn felt that he had not offended Lindsey in the past few days. After thinking about it, he rang the doorbell again, cleared his throat, and finally found another excuse to make himself look less of a sad case. "I heard that Aunt Wendy fell and hurt her leg, so I came to see her." The door's soundproofing was very good, but the doorbell monitor came with an intercom. Thus, Lindsey, who was still watching the man outside from the monitor after she slammed the door in his face, managed to hear this. At this time, Dezi had already put down his small school bag and washed his hands. He walked out of the bathroom and saw Lindsey standing alone at the front door without Zayn. He saw that Zayn had been shut out, so the little guy asked nervously, "Mommy?" Lindsey looked at Dezi and saw an obvious question in his eyes, “Why did you shut Daddy outside?” The last time Dezi asked Lindsey why Uncle Shaun had not visited them, he also asked why Daddy had not come to see him in a long time either. At that time, Lindsey said that Daddy was very busy during this period and would come to see him when he was not busy anymore. Now that Zayn was here, Lindsey shut him out in front of the child, so it did seem a little inappropriate. Lindsey pursed her lips and could not bear to see the disappointment on Dezi’s face, so she reached out and opened the door with a glum face. Zayn had just stretched out his hand to press the doorbell again, but the door in front of him opened again all of a sudden. He withdrew his hand and looked at Lindsey. Her face was still glum when she looked at him, but she said dully, "Come in." After saying that, Lindsey turned around and went on to do her own thing, not caring whether Zayn wanted to come in or not. Zayn froze for a second and immediately followed her in. Dezi stretched out his hand happily to take Zayn’s large hand. "Daddy!" "Mm," Zayn responded to Dezi, but his gaze could not help but fall on Lindsey's back at the balcony. He looked at Dezi, lowered his voice, and asked, "What's Mommy doing?" Dezi was clueless and shook his head. At this time, Sieben, who had already heard the commotion, poked her head out of the kitchen. When she saw Zayn, her eyes flickered and she was a little apprehensive. Zayn did not notice Sieben’s weird gaze because he was focused on Lindsey. However, Lindsey's back was turned to him, so she did not notice it. At this time, Mrs. Wendy also came out from the kitchen. She had water stains on her hands, and when she saw Zayn, she did not look surprised and said naturally, "Why are you standing there? Take a seat first, dinner will be ready soon." In the time it took to peel a potato, Sieben had already told Mrs. Wendy about the incident and Lindsey's unusual reaction. Sieben felt that she had made a mistake. She was clueless about all these complex feelings, so she told Mrs. Wendy about it to get a solution. Who knew that Mrs. Wendy would be so calm. After greeting Zayn, she went over to call Lindsey. "Alright, don’t worry about those. I’ll clean it up later. Get ready for dinner." After that, Mrs. Wendy looked at Dezi and wondered, "Is Shaun still coming over today? It’s already so late." Lindsey had forgotten that Shaun said he would be coming over this evening, so she stood up and said, "I'll call my brother and ask." It was already dinner time. Lindsey picked up her phone and saw that Shaun had sent her a message not too long ago. Shaun told her that Zayn had already picked Dezi up and he happened to have something to do, so he would come over another day. It was sent half an hour ago, so if Lindsey had seen it, she probably would have been prepared for Zayn's arrival. Lindsey's family had an unusually depressing dinner today. Mrs. Wendy asked Zayn to stay for dinner, but Lindsey did not say anything. She also asked Zayn to take a seat next to Lindsey, but Lindsey still did not speak. Due to this, no one at the dinner table spoke for a while. Dezi ate and spoke with Zayn and Lindsey from time to time. Lindsey responded as usual, but she just ignored Zayn. Lindsey completely treated him like he was invisible. Sieben was so apprehensive during the meal, and for the first time, she felt that Mrs. Wendy's signature dishes lost their flavor. All she wanted to do was bury her face in the plate of food. From time to time, she would peek at Lindsey and Zayn. ‘I’m really in big trouble today. Why did I have to talk so much?!’ Lindsey looked normal as she put some vegetables onto Dezi’s plate, then softly instructed, "You can’t be picky with food."