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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

wanted to see me?” Gerard asked, peering at

carefully before speaking. “Gerry, how would you feel about your dad finding a new mom for you?”

filled the air,

ck and palpable.

Gerard was expressionless

shocked. Not angry. Not

threw Janet off, unable to gauge what was going

as Janet was about to say something else, Gerard

yes, yes!” Janet nodded vigorously.

had always been so kind to Gerard, treating him

reason for Gerard

words from the day before had been a wake–up call

for Delia’s suggestion, Janet might never have thought

Jonah’s Achilles

everyone else, but he couldn’t ignore

have no

to see her son alone forever. As a grandmother,

beautiful. In Janet’s eyes/no one

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

was void

She had always thought that Gerard was

had cared for Gerard

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