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.

was just like something out of a movie, depicting the grand

So cool!

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in the attention like a star

taken aback,

Anthea was a bit thrown off by the sudden display of opulence.

and enveloped Anthea in a warm

was struck by how stunning she looked–more beautiful than even in her own

“Are you surprised? Thought you saw the wrong

“A

you we’re loaded, but

replied, “I believe

spectacle, the luxury car–it seemed Ms. Christensen’s family didn’t just have a mine, they might as well own

mint

“My grandson is quite

do you say,

saying goes, having an elder is like having a

true. Karen was just like a

deftly changed the subject, “Mrs. Christensen, it’s boiling out here. Let’s go inside and chat.

good,” Karen nodded, then turned to her bodyguards, “Bring the gear, follow