The Charismatic Charlie Wade

The next day, Charlie and Claire packed their bags and checked out of the Providence hotel where they had been staying for over a month.

They drove straight to the New York airport, where Charlie received a call from Elaine as they were checking out.

“Good son-in-law, where are you?” Elaine asked.

“Mom, are you in the VIP building?” Charlie asked.

“Yes,” Elaine replied.

“The hospital director personally sent me here.”

“Good,” Charlie said, “Wait for us in the lobby of the VIP building.

We’ll be right there.”

After hanging up the phone, Charlie finished the process of returning the car and turned to Claire, spoke, “Let’s go directly to the VIP building.

Mom has already arrived.”

didn’t realize that her mother had suffered another

couldn’t resist teasing her, saying, “My mom sure

and wanted to see us, but then she left

she left, she was duped and ended

of coming to find us, she chose to live alone in New York and try to

said, “Mom is just like that, you still don’t understand? I called her yesterday to ask

shook her head helplessly and sighed, “There’s nothing I can do

the car rental agency was located some distance away from the VIP building, the employees of the agency drove

building,

around, but

down, she was shocked to see that there was a

Claire, “Where are you looking? You can’t even

embarrassed, replied, “Mom, I didn’t look

initially happy to see

healthy, even having put on a little weight since Claire had last

was short-lived as she remembered her mother was in