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.

to get in early

call was picked

already? I made lunch for you, don’t forget

Allie, did you drink the chicken soup I made for you?” Grace asked, sounding guilty. The more she

the other end, Allison was changing in her workspace. Hearing this, she paused. She wedged her phone between her neck and shoulder, then continued changing. Her voice didn’t betray anything unusual, “What chicken soup? Mam, you

fine. I’ll reheat the soup for you to have at night Hearing Allison say this, Grace felt

Allison’s face turned pale

few days, where she had been sneaking off to This was Grace’s business, she

shook her

her mom was happy and

It was Friday.

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

she had finished the drink orders, it was just past midnight when she got

now, she wasn’t sleepy at all. Just as she was about to get up, she heard

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