Chapter 570: Aren't You Being Too Cautious?
Tommy only made a little for Gillian, she ate while he watched.
"Tommy, aren't you eating?" Gillian asked.
"No," Tommy replied, "The last time we went out for a late-night snack, it was a bit much. I don't think I can do that again!"
"I really admire you. How do you have such strong self-control? Such delicious food, watching me eat, and you're not tempted at all." Gillian uttered.
Tommy just smiled and said, "Just eat your food. Eating doesn't keep you from talking. We shouldn't talk while eating."
"Okay." Gillian responded.
Seeing Gillian enjoying her food, Tommy got up to run a bath and then made the bed.
"Why is youalways so considerate?" Gillian felt happy.
During this time, Gillian was well taken care of. Tommy took care of everything really well, being extremely thoughtful.
"It's getting late, you should go to sleep." Tommy cooed softly.
"Alright, I'll sleep soon."
Gillian always seemed carefree, falling asleep quickly in his arms, but tonight Tommy couldn't sleep, thinking about something.
The next day, Tommy still got up extremely early, because he had something to do.
When Gillian woke up, Tommy handed her a new key: "Gillian, this is the new key to the house. I just changed the lock."
"Changed the lock? Why?" Gillian was confused.
"Because Vivienne stayed here for a while before, and she had a key to the house," Tommy explained. "It's better to be safe than sorry. What if she secretly made a copy? So changing the lock is safer."
Gillian was a bit surprised, "Tommy, you're so cautious? You're a cop, who would dare to steal here? Wouldn't that be walking into a trap?"
"Anyway, I've changed it. Keep the new key."
"Okay." Gillian put away the new key and then remembered something, "By the way, didn't you say you wanted to move? Now you've changed the lock here, does that mean you're not moving?"
"We are still moving," Tommy replied. "I've been busy these days. When I have time, I'll go house hunting with you."
"Since you've decided to move, why bother changing the lock now?"
"You complain about others being naggy, but aren't you naggy too?" Tommy retorted, "I've already changed it, just keep it, got it?"
"Got it, Mr. Reaves."
"Hurry up and eat, then go study," Tommy instructed. "After what happened yesterday, I don't feel comfortable with you going out today. Stay home and finish those five practice papers. I'll check them when I get back."
"Five practice papers today?!"
"Is five papers a lot for you in one day?"
"Alright." Gillian had no choice but to agree.
After breakfast, before leaving, Tommy reminded her again, "Don't go out today, stay home and do your work, okay?"
"Got it, I won't go out, don't worry."
Then Tommy went to the police station and immediately instructed Vernon, "Bring the three robbers from last night to the interrogation room."
Vernon was quite surprised, "Captain Tommy, they're just three thugs, do you need to interrogate them personally?"
"Just go get them and stop asking so many questions!"
"Yes, right away!"
Vernon immediately brought the three robbers to the interrogation room, and Tommy went in as well, spending the whole day there.
Near the end of the day, Tommy still hadn't come out of the interrogation room, so Neil had to call him out.
"Tommy, what's with you today? Spending the whole day with these three thugs," Neil reminded, "You can't give them special treatment just because they robbed your girlfriend, right?"
"No special treatment, just doing my job." Tommy explained.
"Alright, doing your job. What about Marigold's case?" Neil asked, "I heard you insisted on closing it."
"Yes."
"Isn't that a bit hasty?" Neil asked, "I know Alaric personally, but I keep work and personal stuff separate. The testimonies from both sides were seriously conflicting. Even if one witness died, we should still find out who was lying."
Neil was very principled and wouldn't close a case with any doubts.
"I know you want to show your capability after your promotion, but you still need to play by the rules. The law isn't something you can just ignore or bend for personal reasons," Neil reminded again.
"Neil, I'm running this case, so the call is mine. The higher-ups approved the closure without any objections. As for personal favors, I don't have any personal ties with Alaric. The reason for closing the case is because the facts are the facts, just as you said, doing my job!"
Tommy checked the time and added, "It's time for me to leave, Neil. You take care, I'm heading out."
"Tommy's temper has gotten worse since he became deputy captain," Neil couldn't help but complain.
A few days later, Alaric went to VitalityCare Medical Center to find Stellan, who was busy in her office.
"Alaric, why are you here?" Stellan was surprised.
"Didn't have much work today, so I came early."
Stellan's belly was already very big, and her recent check-up went very smoothly.
"Alaric, I had my prenatal check-up results reviewed by an obstetrics expert today, and they said everything is great."
Hearing the experts' positive feedback, Stellan felt relieved, "Everything has been going smoothly for months, it should continue to be fine."
"Yes, the most crucial check-up is in July or August. If that's fine, everything should be fine. I really hope time flies." Gillian replied.
"It's really tough for you being pregnant." Alaric helped her tidy up the desk, "You're pregnant, don't do so much work. Let's go pick up Harry and Elisa and go home."
"Okay."
Then they went to the school to pick up Harry and Elisa, and Alaric drove them home.
"Daddy, daddy!" As they passed a housing complex, Elisa suddenly exclaimed, "Isn't that Gillian and Mr. Reaves?"
Hearing Elisa, Stellan quickly looked out the window, and indeed, it was them coming out of a sales office.
"Are they looking at houses? Are they planning to buy a house?" Stellan was quite surprised, "Are they planning to get married and buy a house?"
"That must be it," Elisa spoke quickly, "Daddy's company has a real estate division. Why don't they just buy from daddy's company? They could at least get a 50% discount, right?"
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