Chapter 176
My mom had a kind of weird look on her face as she said, “Exactly, you’re gonna be single forever, but my daughter is way too awesome to be single forever. I don’t buy this!”
I just chuckled and didn’t comment, feeling a bit bitter inside because I might indeed end up being single forever.
Even though I come from a decent family, the fact that I couldn’t have kids kept all the suitable guys away from me.
“Hey, where’s my phone? Suddenly, my mom patted her pockets and rummaged through her bag, realizing her phone was gone.
She slapped her forehead and said, “Darn it; I must’ve left it on the tarot card table Let me go get it.”
I stopped her and said, “I’ll do it. You’ve had a long walk, and you’re not in good shape”
I left my mom where she was and headed back to the psychic granny’s house alone to get the phone.
As soon as I got to the door, I heard the psychic granny’s voice, “Madam, don’t force it. You and him are not meant to be.”
I walked in and saw Bonnie standing there, gripping her tarot cards with her face full of defiance.
My mom’s phone was on the table. Thankfully, no one had taken it.
I walked over, picked up the phone, and said to the psychic granny, “Hi, this is my mom’s phone. I’ll take it.”
The psychic granny nodded.
Suddenly, Bonnie pointed at me and asked, “What about her?”
“Madam, that’s her private matter. We can’t disclose it.” The psychic granny replied calmly.
Bonnie seemed very resentful, probably because she found out that she and Neil were not meant to be, so she was in a bad mood
I was about to leave with the phone when Bonnie and Kate were also about to go.
They didn’t seem to care whether it would be awkward to walk with me. The two of them just silently followed behind me.
got a
“Okay, when are you
Louis Aldridge?
If these two were together, Malinda
had found another reason to get close to Neil.
to improve. She said to Kate, “Kate, Malinda and Louis are finally
here tonight”
right, let’s go pick them up and have dinner
quickened their pace
with my mom, and we chatted as we walked. Bailey was waiting for
we got back to the city. No wonder Bonnie
I got back to the city, I received a call
panicked, “Do you remember Halley?
remember him. He helped me write that article exposing Bonnie, and he helped me look into
charge me a dime, claiming to respect Stella and treating this as a favor between
a lot of information about Neil, so he
no contact with Halley for the past two years.
happened?” I
child and published a news article without any evidence. Although he retracted it in time, it still caused some rumors. After
was angry and helpless as she said, “He’s willing to do anything for fame, but this isn’t
was startled. Was the news I
provoking Neil again and again, this time
and his mother came to me to help find him. Rena, Neil won’t answer our calls. Can you help contact him? If Halley is in his hands, can you tell him not to go
but she probably
worry. I’ll give it
and now Stella is asking for my help.
mom
Stella’s friend disappeared suddenly. She hopes I can help find him, I replied calmly, trying not to let my mom see anything was
worried, “Do you need my help?”
“No, Bailey, drop me off at
you..” My
reassured her, and as soon as
on the side of the road to sit
to force
a while, but no
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