From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

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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

me?” Gerard

words carefully before speaking. “Gerry, how would you feel about your dad finding a new

filled the air,

ck and palpable.

Gerard was expressionless

Not angry. Not

off, unable to gauge what was going through

else, Gerard spoke

yes, yes!” Janet nodded

treating

Gerard not to like

before

might never have thought

was Jonah’s Achilles heel

ignore everyone else, but he couldn’t

accepted Edna, then Jonah would have no

her son alone forever. As a grandmother,

one else was

pause, Janet continued, “Gerry/ do you want Ms. Fletcher to be

don’t,” Gerard’s voice was

thought that Gerard was fond of

all, Edna had cared for Gerard so much when he was