Chapter 1933

“When he gets the full picture, he’ll make his own decision,” Wayne said, flipping his phone face down on the table. “Didn’t we promise Cory and Ivy a camping trip? This morning, when I woke Ivy up, I heard her mumbling about it.”

“Right.” Rosalynn lightly slapped her forehead. “I completely forgot!”

“Our little girl was dreaming about catching fireflies last night,” Wayne said with a chuckle. “We probably won’t have time before school starts, but I’ll check the weather forecast and we can take them afterwards, okay?”

“Okay,” Rosalynn nodded.

Her gaze fell to Wayne’s injured wrist.

He wore a long–sleeved shirt that hid it well. “How’s your wound?”

“What wound? It’s just a scratch, probably healed by now,” Wayne said nonchalantly, then changed the subject back to camping.

The next morning, Jacob’s pastry chef arrived.

He bustled around and had a cheesecake ready before Erica woke up, then he left without a sound.

she hadn’t slept well; she seemed even more drained than

served

at a delicate cake on the table.

his head. “This was ordered by Mrs. Silverman. She said Erica

to reality and glanced at the cake in front

type she usually had, so she didn’t think much of

she

took a small spoonful.

spread over

she looked at the cake.

guess where the cake came from with

say

spoon and didn’t touch the cake

up early to check on Max’s

she saw the servant removing the barely–touched cake.

it anymore?” Rosalynn asked casually as she

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