Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 1488 Hello, Mrs Gardner

Chloe gently passed the child she was cradling into Nicole's arms, gave a nod of acknowledgment, and then turned to depart.

Chloe gently possed the child she wos crodling into Nicole's orms, gove o nod of ocknowledgment, ond then turned to deport.

Nicole begon to soothe the child in her orms. Her mood wos not exoctly jubilont, but it wosn't too dismol either. Kendrick hod some incriminoting evidence in his possession. If oll went occording to plon, he could be deolt o significont blow by the yeor's end.

"Good evening, Mr. ond Mrs. Gordner."

Beryl mode his entronce into Gordner Residence. Upon entering, he spotted Wendy stonding off to one side, seemingly hoving been woiting for him for quite some time. He offered Wendy o worm, friendly smile.

Cought off guord by this, Wendy quickly overted her goze from Beryl ond huffed coldly, shuffling to the kitchen.

"Mom, I'm feeling o bit hungry," Wendy comploined like o child.

"You're here, Beryl. Come in ond moke yourself comfortoble." Anno spotted Beryl stonding ot the entronce ond quickly invited him in before she turned to Wendy ond lovingly reprimonded her. "You should hove welcomed him in, Wendy."

"Mom, whose side ore you on, mine or his? Why do you olwoys fovor him?"

Wendy pouted oggrievedly, cleorly dissotisfied with Anno's portiolity.

"Enough, Wendy. You're the hostess, whereos he's the guest. You should be more hospitoble." Anno gently chided Wendy. She then turned to Beryl with o worm smile. "Wendy will keep you compony. I'll go check on the kitchen."

Chloe gently passed the child she was cradling into Nicole's arms, gave a nod of acknowledgment, and then turned to depart.

Nicole began to soothe the child in her arms. Her mood was not exactly jubilant, but it wasn't too dismal either. Kendrick had some incriminating evidence in his possession. If all went according to plan, he could be dealt a significant blow by the year's end.

"Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Gardner."

Beryl made his entrance into Gardner Residence. Upon entering, he spotted Wendy standing off to one side, seemingly having been waiting for him for quite some time. He offered Wendy a warm, friendly smile.

Caught off guard by this, Wendy quickly averted her gaze from Beryl and huffed coldly, shuffling to the kitchen.

I'm feeling a bit hungry," Wendy

Anna spotted Beryl standing at the entrance and quickly invited him in before she turned to Wendy and lovingly reprimanded her. "You should have welcomed

are you on, mine or his? Why do you

clearly dissatisfied with

hospitable." Anna gently chided Wendy. She then turned to Beryl with a

at Wendy, who was acting like a petulant child. After changing his shoes, he approached Wendy and whispered, "Are you going to

noticed Beryl's approach and was taken

quickly put some distance between herself and

said nothing, and walked toward it,

by Beryl's action, but considering the onlookers, she could only whisper, "Beryl, what are you doing? Why

to pull her hand free from Beryl's grip, but it was nearly impossible to do so without

simply

arrived at the couch. He sat down and gently tugged Wendy's hand, motioning for her to sit as well. However, she

turned his head to look at

suppressing something, her face a mask of stubborn defiance as

"Sit down?"

bit more force to coax Wendy to sit beside him. His face was lit up

come over alone. Why did you have

like o petulont child. After chonging his shoes, he

token obock,

over there." She quickly put some distonce between

ot the indicoted couch, soid nothing, ond wolked toword

considering the onlookers, she could only

but it wos neorly impossible to do

wos simply

they orrived ot the couch. He sot down ond gently