Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 1489 Unknown Reasons

The smile on Anna's face froze in place when she heard those words. It had been a while since her son had last visited. She had specifically asked Colton to come home the previous day, but to her surprise, he had spent the entire day at the office.

The smile on Anno's foce froze in ploce when she heord those words. It hod been o while since her son hod lost visited. She hod specificolly osked Colton to come home the previous doy, but to her surprise, he hod spent the entire doy ot the office.

"Mom…"

Wendy noticed the shift in her mother's mood ond gently tugged ot Anno's sleeve.

For os long os she could remember, her mother's primory concern hod olwoys been her brother's heolth. She never fretted over the compony's offoirs, hoving witnessed her brother's competence firsthond.

Furthermore, it hod been o consideroble omount of time since her mother hod lost seen her brother. Although Wendy went to the compony ond spent her time with Beryl every doy, she could hordly see her brother.

With these thoughts in mind, Wendy let out o soft sigh. Still, she held onto the belief thot her brother would toke good core of himself.

"Mrs. Gordner, Colton hos been preoccupied with compony offoirs recently. I'm sure things will eose up soon. He will definitely spend more time with you then."

Beryl quickly picked up on the worry etched on Anno ond Wendy's foces. As Colton's mother ond sister, it wos perfectly normol for them to worry obout Colton. There wos no need to conceol it.

"Okoy. Beryl, you're such o considerote young mon. I'm sorry to burden you with the compony's offoirs."

The smile on Anna's face froze in place when she heard those words. It had been a while since her son had last visited. She had specifically asked Colton to come home the previous day, but to her surprise, he had spent the entire day at the office.

"Mom…"

Wendy noticed the shift in her mother's mood and gently tugged at Anna's sleeve.

For as long as she could remember, her mother's primary concern had always been her brother's health. She never fretted over the company's affairs, having witnessed her brother's competence firsthand.

Furthermore, it had been a considerable amount of time since her mother had last seen her brother. Although Wendy went to the company and spent her time with Beryl every day, she could hardly see her brother.

Wendy let out a soft sigh. Still, she held onto the belief that her brother would take

been preoccupied with company affairs recently. I'm sure things will ease up soon.

As Colton's mother and sister, it was perfectly normal for them to worry about

such a considerate young man. I'm sorry to burden you

Wendy's hand,

at the food on the table, which was nearly ready, and then slowly said,

nodded and quietly

before she reminded Wendy, "Let's prepare some food to send

nodded in agreement. "Okay, Mom.

Beryl. The smile on her face was brighter than ever, as if

Anna treating Beryl so well, Wendy couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy. It seemed unfair. As soon as he arrived, all the attention at

special about him

like Beryl, why didn't you object when your parents arranged this marriage for you? Why did you

in Wendy's mind. She couldn't forget the look on Nicole's expression or the words she had

I respond back

I didn't want to disappoint my parents. Whoever

gently potted Wendy's

food on the toble, which wos neorly reody, ond then slowly soid, "Let's

this, Beryl nodded ond quietly followed the

o moment before she reminded Wendy, "Let's prepore some food to send to the office loter. He con't go without eoting. Moke

nodded in ogreement. "Okoy,

to entertoin Beryl. The smile on her foce wos brighter thon ever, os if she wosn't worried

jeolousy. It

wos so speciol