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 like
Justin a look and spoke mildly. “There’s no need. Miss Rachel can take me out today: the both of us can meet up some other
just like that, Justin froze,
earth was
Justin asked with a
left no room for refusal. “There are only women and
Instantly, Justin was disgraced.
was still entertained and gratified to hear the latter
to him like that in all her time back
Rachel kept silent and after a long
they had chased him away, they
to the restroom,
haughtily, “Allow me to reintroduce myself. I’m Jolly Carter. Since none of us like Justin and the enemy of my enemy is
raised a hand. “Two bottles of beer,
paused. “I never knew pianists liked
her teeth. “Pianists
sudden, Jolly
This was fated!
two women had already finished a
in disbelief. “I was only gone a short while. Have you both
thing as drinking too much when you’re with a
in agreement, Gloria agreed, “New acquaintances are no different
that,
have forgotten that Gloria was a madwoman? Who could believe that the elegantly
exchanged
with his godmother. How
Nevertheless, Charlotte nodded surely.
Aunt Gloria was
drink so much.” Rachel poured the two adults a glass of
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!