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Chapter 165

Karen blinked in surprise before chuckling. Ta that all? You call this a lot? Ann, you must be pulling my leg.” If her car had been bigger. she would have crammed it with even more goodies!

Anthea handed Karen a mug of steaming coffee and sold firmly. “Mrs. Christensen, when you come over to my place, you’re forbidden from bringing anything with you! Or I genuinely be miffed.”

Karen accepted the coffee, her gaze sweeping around the room before she deftly changed the subject. “By the way, Ann, where’s your mom?”

“You have to promise me first, then I’ll tell you.”

At the time, Anthea had simply felt a pang of pity for Karen and had reached out to help without expecting anything in return.

Now, with Karen bringing over so many things, Anthea felt truly overwhelmed.

Karen grumbled, “Ann, aren’t we good friends?”

Anthea grinned, “It’s precisely because we’re not strangers that you shouldn’t bring stuff over.”

Karen’s eyes twinkled mischievously. “Then you’ve got to visit my place too!”

“Deal!” Anthea nodded.

“Pinky promise!” Karen extended her little finger “Pinky promise, hang on a hundred years, may the one who breaks it become a yellow–bellied pup!”

Meanwhile, in Capital City.

called Gerard into her

to see me?” Gerard asked, peering at

before speaking. “Gerry, how would you feel about your dad finding

filled the

ck and palpable.

Gerard was expressionless

shocked. Not angry.

off, unable to gauge what was

was about to say something else, Gerard

Janet nodded vigorously.

Gerard, treating him as if he

reason for Gerard not to like

before had been a wake–up call

been for Delia’s suggestion, Janet might never have thought to

was Jonah’s Achilles

ignore everyone else, but he couldn’t ignore Gerard.

accepted Edna, then Jonah would have no choice

see her son alone forever. As a grandmother, Janet couldn’t bear the thought

In Janet’s eyes/no one else was

continued, “Gerry/ do you want Ms. Fletcher to be your new

don’t,” Gerard’s voice was

had always thought that Gerard

Gerard so much when

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