Chapter 198

"Huh?" The elderly woman looked genuinely surprised. "Oh, this little rascal is always getting into mischief! I'm so sorry. My grandson's parents just got divorced, and we only moved in yesterday. I've been so busy unpacking that I must've let my guard down. I promise, I'll keep a close eye on him from now on-absolutely!"

Her apology was sincere enough.

The property manager reminded her again and again to watch the boy closely- and if he wanted to play with something messy like soap bubbles, to please take it down to the courtyard.

The old woman promised repeatedly that she'd keep a careful watch on her grandson, her attitude humble and apologetic.

Briony couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy; raising a child on your own at that age wasn't easy. Besides, boys around five or six were notorious for being a handful—getting into trouble was practically a given.

So Briony decided to let it go.

Still, she couldn't shake a lingering sense of unease.

...

Once Briony and the property manager had left, the elderly woman finally closed the door behind them.

her china bowl on the table and pulled out her

it didn't work out some delivery guy messed things up... But don't worry, she didn't suspect a thing. I played the part of the doting granny perfectly... Trust me, little Oliver

isn't enough. My son doesn't make much, and everything around here is so expensive... Fifty thousand? Yes, yes! Absolutely. Don't worry, I'll get it done

Briony found herself distracted at work, her mind wandering back to the incident with the bubble

noticed her unease as he glanced

was just being paranoid, but finally told him about what

can be a real nightmare. They just love causing trouble for the sake of

you think I'm just being

together, thinking for a moment. "If it's really bothering you, why don't you

with you? Aren't you staying at

stay at a hotel forever! So I thought, why not

a while before replying, "But that's your dad's house. It wouldn't really

Gina can move in too, and there's a housekeeper already there. They can both look

felt like it was asking

"Weren't you saying before that I'm like

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