Chapter 307

Grace was busy doing chores, barely noticing what Theresa was up to.

When she finally took a breather, Theresa had her bag slung in the crook of her arm, sitting pretty on the sofa, her big innocent eyes scanning the room.

Grace had been on the go for nearly an hour before she finally got the room spick and span.

Just like any other day, she took Theresa out with her.

The second they stepped outside, Theresa pointed towards the Starlight building and chirped, "Let's hit the park over there."

There was a riverside park nearby that Grace had taken Theresa to before. She figured the kiddo just wanted some playtime, so without overthinking it, and seeing the joy it brought the little one, she headed there.

On their way back, as they passed the Starlight building, they weren't even at the door before Theresa was pointing straight at it, "Let's go there."

Grace saw it was the Starlight building, smack dab in the middle of work hours, so she quickly tried to dissuade her, “We can't, people there are busy working."

Theresa just nodded, not quite getting it, a shadow of disappointment on her face as she pressed her face against the car window, her eyes wide, taking in the view.

and display area, with people vaguely visible sitting and

cab was at a red light, so Theresa had a clear view of the folks inside, chit- chatting

was like what her mom did - glued to a computer, busy as a

hand with excitement, urging her to look and earnestly explained, "They

peek, and sure enough, the place looked

go," Theresa insisted, clutching Grace's hand a bit

the fence. It wasn't that they were pressed for time; it was just that, after all, this was an office building, not a

Theresa gave her the puppy eyes

weepy big eyes and the

only hang out for a bit. But when I say it's time to go, you gotta come with

life depended on it,

driver, "Sir, could you turn at the next corner and stop by the

obliged, weaving through the traffic and turning at

held Theresa, and got out of

turnstiles for the elevator, which meant the security

couldn't help but gawk in awe. The soaring ceilings made the

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