Love At The Wrong Table

Chapter 144

“Oh my. You didn’t have to spend so much, Ms. Quillen!”

Ryder was stunned, too.

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He had always found Mackenzie hard to approach, so much so that he would

subconsciously address her as Ms. Quillen. Never did he expect her to be so

generous by giving his son a gift worth eight hundred.

“It’s okay. It’s worth it as long as Tommy likes it,” Mackenzie responded calmly.

She then found a quiet corner and took out her laptop and phone, planning

on handling some work matters.

“Hmph! Show off!” Abellyn muttered under her breath and ignored

Mackenzie. She did not think it was worth talking to a woman who was not on

the same wavelength as her.

Tommy was thoughtful for a kid his age. He approached Mackenzie, asking,

“Would you like to go to my room? It’s quiet there.”

His bright eyes put a smile on Mackenzie’s face. “Sure!”

She did not want to see Abellyn, anyway.

Hence, Mackenzie went to Tommy’s room to work while Ryder entered the

kitchen to help Emmanuel.

more people

was Abellyn’s mother

Abellyn, as her family was not originally

sixteen, she traveled to the

too little for

too demanding. Hence, she joined the workforce at the

more money by washing the feet and hair of

as well as serving them

until she was tired of it. At that

old, which was when she decided to settle

marry Ryder.

sister did not live in

as weddings

to the city to visit their relatives. Hence, Abellyn did

up that day

the kitchen to

gifts, but

like that, Emmanuel was

feeling a little hungry.

husband cooking alone. The

Just as she was

to leave, she heard Tommy crying

was puzzled, Emmanuel

be

Chloe Sheppard. She had a

older than Tommy. Every time Chloe brought

would make

enough, when Emmanuel and Mackenzie

with Tommy’s new toy. To make things worse,