Chapter 472

Vera had a feeling of what was going on. She had discovered that the maids were sneaking snacks—and junk food at that—to Laney.

As a lady, she believed Laney shouldn’t eat any junk food. lt was disgraceful. But Vera didn’t say anything. She reasoned that it would be best to catch Laney on the spot.

That night, Laney told her that she was not having dinner and she wanted to go to bed right away.

Vera was quite certain that Laney would get up at midnight to eat junk food since she skipped dinner. So she turned off the light in her room and waited quietly.

A little after midnight, she heard noises from downstairs, just as she had expected.

As quietly as a mouse, Vera walked towards the kitchen in darkness. She wanted to catch Laney this time.

“Laney! she called out as she switched on the light in the kitchen.

“Are you having junk food again? In the middle of the night, even? You know that…”

Her voice trailed off when she saw the person in front of her.

“Garrett!”

Her son was standing next to the fridge door with a slice of pizza in his mouth.

“Mom! Are you sleepwalking? I’m not Laney.”

Garrett then took out the box of pizza from the fridge and put it on the table. He then pulled out the chair beside the table and sat down.

Vera smiled awkwardly.

“Garrett, when did you come home?”

Garrett had been too busy with work that leaving for home had been difficult. So, he had been staying in the hotel near the company.

Vera hadn’t seen her son for more than ten days.

“I miss home. Can’t I come back?”

to

look on her face, Vera asked, “Why didn’t you ask them to cook something for you? Eating cold food

nodded and said, “Oh, right, I’ll microwave

to the box. He heated

“Mom, why haven’t you gone to bed? It’s way

thought it best not to tell the

the noises downstairs and thought it was a

little sorry for her son who

the maid to cook for you. You should

I just need to get something wake Laney up. I just went upstairs and saw

her grandchild, Vera

her

walked over to the fridge and

soup here. I’II heat it up for

grinned indulgently at

me. You have to go back to sleep,” he said as he walked his mother

gone upstairs, Garrett turned around and returned to the kitchen. He took out the pizza

the

a slice and went to the table. He knelt down and looked at the woman who was curled

the cold pizza from her mouth and offered

“Have this one.”

nodding pitifully. She then bowed her head and savored a large slice

head and

fridge to reheat it in the microwave when she heard Vera walking towards the kitchen. She was so scared that

fortunately arrived

hide under the table

could get out from under the table. Red in the face with embarrassment, Laney explained herself, “t haven’t had dinner tonight. I was very hungry, so

into

“This tastes good.”

any more, just let me know when you want to eat something.

was pregnant. Yet,

then heard people

softly, their voices could be heard through the night’s

is the light in the kitchen

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