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.

later, more

Abellyn’s mother

her family

sixteen, she traveled to the South to

income was too little

too demanding. Hence, she joined

she could earn more money by washing the feet

well as serving

around until she was tired of it.

was when she decided

marry Ryder.

live in Yeringham. It was only during

other important events such as weddings or funerals that they

to the city to visit their relatives. Hence, Abellyn did not expect

up that day for

left the kitchen

any gifts, but

was

was feeling

husband cooking alone. The idea of

Just

she heard Tommy

was puzzled, Emmanuel muttered with a frown,

be bullying

sister was Chloe Sheppard. She had a son named Robby, who

Tommy. Every time Chloe brought him

would make Tommy

enough, when Emmanuel and Mackenzie stepped into the living

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