Chapter 317

Grace lived close by and hopped in a cab to get there in no time.

Maybe because she'd just been read the riot act by Brandon, Theresa was a bit scared when she saw Grace. She timidly called out, "Auntie Grace," and slowly sidled up to Grace, taking her hand as a peace offering.

"Sorry," she murmured, her apology barely above a whisper.

Grace's heart, which had been in her throat, finally settled back down.

"Do you have any idea how worried sick you made me?" Grace blurted out, but couldn't keep her emotions in check any longer, bursting into tears and hugging Theresa tight, sobbing, "You scared the living daylights out of me."

Theresa was a bit freaked out by Grace's reaction, quietly nestled in her embrace without a word.

"Sorry," she murmured again.

Grace hugged her a little tighter. "You can't ever do that again, got it?"

"Yes," Theresa whispered back, not daring to make another peep.

sure how to deal with all that was

River-View Community." The officer looked

nodded, not fully grasping

worried the cop wouldn't buy it, she

sure everything checked out, the cop lectured, "She's just a kid; you adults gotta keep an eye out. What if something

go out on

one, you can't just go out by yourself, okay? There are lots of bad

Theresa nodded earnestly.

the cop left some final warnings before leaving Theresa in their

watched the police leave and then turned

If Theresa hadn't been lucky enough to bump into someone nice who called the cops, do you

authority in his tone made both Grace and

kind of stern, intimidating side of him, and it scared her so much she scooted closer to Grace, hugging her neck tight and looking at Brandon with fear in

and reached

hesitated, shaking her

and was about to rush out when she glanced down, freezing in her

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