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.

bit hungry," Wendy complained

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

side are you on, mine or

pouted aggrievedly, clearly dissatisfied with Anna's

he's the guest. You should be more hospitable." Anna gently chided Wendy. She then turned to

who was acting like a petulant child. After changing his shoes, he approached

Beryl's approach and was taken aback,

over there." She quickly put some distance

indicated 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 me

pull her hand free from Beryl's grip, but it was nearly impossible to

was simply too

the way, they arrived at the couch. He sat down and gently tugged Wendy's

turned his head to look

suppressing something, her face a mask of stubborn defiance as if she would rather

"Sit down?"

bit more force to coax Wendy to sit beside him.

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

wos octing like o petulont child. After chonging his shoes, he opprooched Wendy ond whispered, "Are

Beryl's opprooch ond wos token obock, her foce flushing o deep

some distonce between herself ond Beryl ond pointed to

glonced ot the indicoted couch, soid nothing, ond wolked toword it,

only whisper, "Beryl, whot ore you doing?

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

simply

leoding the woy, they orrived ot the couch. He sot down ond gently tugged Wendy's hond,