Chapter 27

At the end, Paige grumbled.

“Don’t worry, my boss… is super generous.” Rosalynn chuckled, pushing a cup of ice cream towards Paige, “Calm your jets.”

“You’re just too nice. That’s why those cowards in your company dare to throw their problems at you!”

It was all thanks to Paige that they found Trevor’s mom’s account.

After dinner, Rosalynn and Paige walked home hand in hand.

“When I was young, my parents and I would often walk on this street holding hands after dinner,” Paige patted a thick sycamore tree by the roadside, “Back then, these trees weren’t as lush as they are now.”

Paige’s father passed away in a car accident when she was ten. A few years later, her mother married a rich businessman, and also that year, with her stepfather’s help, Paige went to study abroad.

“Missing your dad?” Rosalynn asked gently.

Paige bit her lip and nodded, “Yeah, a lot.”

Rosalynn caressed the back of her hand, in a comforting gesture.

She didn’t even know who her own father was. Her mom got pregnant and returned to the L City. Her grandparents had no idea who the father was.

cheating. Afterward, Rosalynn never asked about her dad again. But her

Paige didn’t stay overnight.

locked the door, snuggled into a corner of the couch,

of Garden Lakeside.

message, there was no

a response. She started to pack her belongings for her business trip to Q City

through her packing,

it, and the caller ID displayed

1/2

actually

I’m sorry, I’ve been so busy lately that I forgot to take you out for dinner and buy

as ever, “In that case, how about you treat me

helplessly, “I’ve gotta go to

“Q City?”

“Yeah,” Rosalynn replied.

an early trip tomorrow, I won’t bother you

“Goodnight, Evan.”

Evan quickly hung up.

much

family’s old house, the banquet welcoming Ms.

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