Chapter 349

Grace came home in the afternoon. Her hands were full, and the living room and bedroom were quiet as a mouse. She guessed that Allison must’ve already headed off to work

She hustled into the kitchen, opened the fridge, and found it stacked with fresh veggies and fruits. This got her all jittery. If Allison saw all this, she might become suspicious. She had totally blanked out on this in the morning rush

The pot in the kitchen was still warm.

The air was filled with the aroma of food and Grace spied a note stuck to the pot: [“Mom, I’ve gone to work. There’s lunch in the pot

But Grace didn’t immediately open the pot. Instead, she gave a quick scan around, then opened the thermos on the stove. Inside was chicken soup she had stewed in the morning, with half of it still left. She had forgotten about it in the morning rush to drop off something for Penelope. Had Allison seen nt? From the looks of it, Allison hadn’t noticed.

But she still felt a tad uneasy, so she whipped out her

“Allie, you dashed off to work so early?” Grace asked.

“Yeah, had to get in early today

dialed Allison. The call was

lunch for you, don’t forget to eat.” Allison

did you drink the chicken soup I made for you?” Grace asked, sounding guilty. The more she

betray anything unusual, “What chicken soup? Mam, you made chicken soup? She even

you to have

up. Allison’s face turned pale

she had been sneaking off to This was Grace’s business, she didn’t want to know, but she felt

her

not to overthink. As long as her mom was

It was Friday.

lay in bed, listening to the sounds from Grace’s room next door. It was 8:30 in the morning, but

finished the drink orders,

now, she wasn’t sleepy at all. Just as she was about to get up, she heard footsteps outside her door. She closed her eyes and

down

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