Chapter 291
Startled, Gloria froze.
Supporting her weight, Rachel turned back to ask Jolly in exasperation, “Can’t you say something good for once in your life?”
“Well, it’s my first time meeting a piano prodigy! I never knew prodigies were like that-so full of emotion that they would weep the moment they met someone.” Obviously irritated, Jolly had her arms crossed and was rolling her eyes at Gloria as she spoke.
Frowning, Gloria asked, “Who are you?”
“Jolly Carter, the heir of Carter Enterprise,” Rachel explained.
“And Rachel’s best friend!” Jolly immediately added, emphasizing ‘best’ as she stood with hostility behind Rachel.
At that, Gloria’s frown deepened. “Best?”
Jolly took measure of her, and her expression seemed to say, “What? Do you have a problem with that?”
To her surprise, Gloria didn’t reply to her but instead caught hold of Rachel’s arm. “Let’s have dinner in the evening, Miss Rachel. I haven’t had the local cuisine in a while.”
“Local food? I want some as well!” A young voice said behind the trio as Charlotte rushed up to them. “Mommy, Aunt Gloria, I want to go with you!”
Before Jolly could interject, Rachel was already agreeing amiably as she ruffled Charlotte’s hair.
Infuriated, Jolly caught hold of Samuel, whom she saw strolling in. “Samuel and I want to go as well, Chris. He loves the local cuisine.”
Mystified, Samuel said, “Huh? But I want to have pizza today.”
“Are you sure?” Jolly glared at him.
Grimacing, Samuel corrected, “I mean… I want to have dumplings.”
“Let’s go, then,” Justin’s voice echoed over from behind Samuel.
Annoyed to see him, Jolly snapped, “What does it have to do with you? Did we say we were bringing you along?”
welcoming Gloria,” he pointed out
was enraged to have everyone gang up on her
mildly. “There’s no need. Miss Rachel can take me out today: the both of us
just like that, Justin froze,
on earth was going
asked
Gloria left no room for refusal. “There are only women
Instantly, Justin was disgraced.
still entertained and gratified to hear the latter speak like
hadn’t seen anyone close to Justin speak to him like that in all her time back in Riverdale. Clearly,
and after a long stalemate, Justin finally left with a thunderous
had chased him away, they went to the
the two children to the
myself. I’m Jolly Carter. Since none of us like Justin and the enemy of my enemy
raised a hand. “Two bottles of beer,
“I never
front of Jolly, Gloria uncapped the beer bottle using her teeth. “Pianists even drink directly from the bottle
of a sudden,
This was fated!
short while later, the other two women had already finished a round of beer and were the
who ordered the beer?” Rachel asked in disbelief. “I was only gone a short while. Have you both been drugged?
as drinking too much when you’re with a
agreed, “New acquaintances are no different from
just like that, Rachel was rendered
could believe that the elegantly dressed pianist was the same person as the tomboy drinking
his teeth, Samuel exchanged looks with Charlotte.
with his godmother.
Nevertheless, Charlotte nodded surely.
Aunt Gloria was
drink so much.” Rachel poured the two adults a glass of fruit juice each. “Don’t go mad. Gloria
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