Chapter 1169 Unfair

After Arya bounced, Sadie gave the room another once-over, saw everything was chill, and got ready for a bath and some downtime.

Just then, there was a knock. Joe's voice came through, "Sadie, can I come in?"

Sadie threw on her coat and opened the door, looking puzzled. "Joe, what's up?"

"I wanted to check on you. Were you freaked out?" Joe asked, sounding all concerned. "Ivan looked into it; just a regular car accident, no biggie. But I told them to beef up security at every checkpoint, just in case," he said, his voice soft. "Thanks for the effort," Sadie replied with a polite smile. "You should get some rest."

"I..." Joe hesitated, not wanting to bail.

"What's wrong?" Sadie asked, confused.

"I..." Joe took a deep breath and cautiously asked, "There's a bar on the estate. Wanna check it out with me?"

"Now?" Sadie frowned and gently turned him down. "Not the best time to go out."

"Huh?" Joe was confused. "What do you mean 'not a good time'? It's just past nine," he said, a bit puzzled and bummed. "Maybe another time," Sadie said, not interested. "You should get some rest. Good night."

she shut the

thought hanging out at the estate every day would

tried, she politely dodged him. Today, he finally got the guts

could do was wait

and

thought Joe lacked

on high alert, he was asking

smooth ride since he was a kid, never dealing with major drama, which made him kind and gentle but naturally lacking a

main concern was the kids' safety. So she went

of four people to guard each kid, even while they slept. Luckily, the kids were carefree and loved the hustle

Sadie explained briefly. "Just being cautious. Don't

"Mom, you should rest early too. Mia and the three little girls played all day and are probably

four of them in one room; it's a party," Sadie smiled, relieved

just me. Now that she has three sisters to play with, it's way better,"

you bored?" Sadie asked with a

do," Noah said with a straight face. "But you, Mom, need to keep up with your

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