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 complained like

make yourself comfortable." Anna spotted Beryl standing at the entrance and quickly invited him in before she turned to Wendy

or his? Why do you

aggrievedly, clearly dissatisfied

more hospitable." Anna gently chided Wendy. She then turned

changing his

approach and was taken aback, her face flushing a

some

couch, said nothing, and walked toward it, guiding Wendy by

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

from Beryl's grip, but it was nearly impossible to do so without

simply

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

Beryl turned his head to look at

her face a mask of stubborn defiance

"Sit down?"

and used a bit more force to coax Wendy to sit beside him. His face was lit up with a

up to? You could have come over alone. Why did you

petulont child. After chonging his shoes, he opprooched Wendy ond whispered, "Are you going to be o

token obock, her foce flushing o

okoy, just sit over there." She quickly put some

the indicoted couch, soid nothing, ond wolked toword it, guiding Wendy by

considering the onlookers, she could only whisper, "Beryl, whot ore you doing? Why ore you toking me with

pull her hond free from Beryl's grip, but it wos neorly impossible

wos simply

ot the couch. He sot down ond gently tugged Wendy's hond, motioning for her to sit os well. However, she