From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 164)

Edna gently patted Delle’s hand. The weather’s been dreadful letely, lots of rain. Your arthritis must be acting up, do take care

Okay, Delia nodded, her face shrouded in a thick veil of concem.

Their emotions remained unspoken, yet understood.

Delle no longer resisted accepting Edna’s gift, reminding her, “It’s getting late, be careful driving home.”

Edna nodded in acknowledgment.

After Edna left, Della didn’t immediately depart. Instead, she stood there, watching the taillights of the sedan vanish into the night before she tumed and made her way back to the estate.

After Sarah left, Anthea busied herself at home, tinkering with microchips, eager to get her temperature–regulating clothing line on the market

She then picked up a few gigs on GlobalGigaNet.

With her hands full, Anthea decided not to help out at the diner that evening

The next moming, after a run with Tanya, Anthea was just approaching the entrance of her neighborhood when a stretch Lincoln suddenly blocked her path.

The car door swung open, and six uniformed men stepped out one by one, lining up in formation. All in black suits and sunglasses.

something out of a movie, depicting the grand

So cool!

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lady emerged, basking in the attention like a

was taken aback, “Mrs. Christensen?”

in plain clothes, Anthea was a bit thrown off by the sudden display of opulence.

enveloped Anthea in a

was struck by how stunning she

“Are you surprised? Thought you saw the

“A little,

teased, Tve told you we’re loaded, but

replied, “I believe it now”

seemed Ms. Christensen’s family didn’t

mint

grandson is

do

goes, having an elder is

it couldn’t be more true. Karen was

out here. Let’s go inside and chat. My

then turned to her bodyguards, “Bring the gear,