Chapter 421

The mood was decidedly awkward.

Edith Ford was still in a daze, “Added? When did I add you? No, I didn’t!”

I shot back, “No? Really?”

“I… um…”

Clearing her throat and casting a glance towards Gregory, Edith’s lips twitched, “Did I… add you?”

Gregory nodded, firm as a rock, “You did.”

“I did?”

“Yes, you did.”

“Right, I did.”

Suddenly enlightened, Edith flashed a smile at me, “I’m so sorry, my memory is just terrible. Yes, I did add you…”

Turning to Gregory, she asked, “When did I do it again?”

“At dinner, remember?” Gregory raised an eyebrow.

“Oh, right.”

Edith smacked her forehead, “Yes, yes, I even asked Greg for your contact then. It was about his knee pain!”

Then, uncertain again, she asked Gregory, “That was it, right?”

Gregory just gave her a look.

Edith, with a meaningful smile, turned to me, “That was my backup account, I barely use it. How about we add each other again?”

“Sure.”

shared a knowing/smile.

exchanging contacts, I left the Ford residence, heading to the nursing

home.

09:30

Edith pivoted from the elevator and assessed Gregory

at? Got something on my face?” Gregory

“No, no, no.”

handbag, not too pricey, just a cool two million.

you just rob a bank?”

fiddled with her phone. “I’ll quickly clear things up with your friend about that account, wouldn’t want her getting scammed or

gritted his teeth,

a big

forwarded the account details to him, grinning,

a notification–a deposit of

of careful planning, known for being pretty stingy.

sisters, this just meant he was downright stingy. Aside from holidays, getting anything

with suspicion, “Since when have you been so generous?”

“Hush money.”

your bestie know Bella Taylor? The one whose daughter popped up

true intentions, patting her

eyebrow, “What,

2/4

get to playing

deadpanned, “Give me back the

glared, “You could’ve just said

Vista Town, don’t you think? Maybe bring

“Yeah.”

made Edith feel a twinge of guilt, “I’ll pick him up

that her ex–husband gave her custody without a fight was

“You’re busy dating, I’ll take care

“You???”

Edith was flabbergasted.

was notoriously impatient, especially

Myers as a child, just seeing kids made him anxious.

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