Chapter 349

Grace came home in the afternoon. Her hands were full, and the living room and bedroom were quiet as a mouse. She guessed that Allison must’ve already headed off to work

She hustled into the kitchen, opened the fridge, and found it stacked with fresh veggies and fruits. This got her all jittery. If Allison saw all this, she might become suspicious. She had totally blanked out on this in the morning rush

The pot in the kitchen was still warm.

The air was filled with the aroma of food and Grace spied a note stuck to the pot: [“Mom, I’ve gone to work. There’s lunch in the pot

But Grace didn’t immediately open the pot. Instead, she gave a quick scan around, then opened the thermos on the stove. Inside was chicken soup she had stewed in the morning, with half of it still left. She had forgotten about it in the morning rush to drop off something for Penelope. Had Allison seen nt? From the looks of it, Allison hadn’t noticed.

But she still felt a tad uneasy, so she whipped out her

“Allie, you dashed off to work so early?” Grace asked.

had to get in early

call was picked

already? I made lunch for you, don’t forget to eat.”

asked, sounding guilty. The more she tried

Her voice didn’t betray anything unusual, “What chicken soup? Mam, you made

you to have at night Hearing Allison

hanging up. Allison’s face turned

idea what Grace had been up to these past few days, where she had been sneaking off to This was Grace’s business,

shook her

to overthink. As long as her mom was happy and healthy, nothing else mattered.

It was Friday.

the morning. She lay in bed, listening to the sounds from Grace’s room next door. It

wasn’t busy. After she had finished the drink orders, it was just past midnight

now, she wasn’t sleepy at all. Just as she was about to get up, she heard footsteps outside her door. She closed

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255