Chapter 357
At that moment, Vesta was utterly taken aback, wondering if her eyes were playing tricks on her.
But there was Charlene, holding Daisy’s hand, with Granger casting a warm smile her way. It was all so clear.
This wasn’t a hallucination. It wasn’t a dream.
Charlene was really with Granger and Daisy.
From the way Charlene held Daisy’s hand instead of Granger, it was obvious this wasn’t their first outing together.
A thought flickered through Vesta’s mind.
Could Charlene be the “miss” Daisy had mentioned so many times before?
But how could that be possible?
Vesta struggled to believe it, but she couldn’t help remembering last year at the Neural Nexus Tech conference, when Granger had walked up and started chatting with Charlene.
And at recent gatherings, if Charlene and Stewart were present, Granger would spend time with them, instead of just exchanging pleasantries and moving on.
She had thought Granger was just being polite to Charlene because he didn’t want to offend Stewart.
But now… Did Granger really have feelings for Charlene?
No. That couldn’t be.
Vesta stood there, still in disbelief.
Charlene and Granger had known each other for so long. If Charlene was his type, he would have shown interest long ago.
Besides, Vesta couldn’t see what Granger might find appealing about her.
Maybe she was just overthinking it.
Even if Charlene was the woman Daisy talked about, it didn’t necessarily mean Granger was smitten with her-
As Vesta stood frozen, Henley Hawkins approached her. “Vesta, are you okay?” Vesta snapped back to reality, shaking her head. “I’m fine.”
“Shall we head inside?”
“Sure.”
…
The next morning, a little after eight, Granger received a call from Charlene.
When he arrived at the address Charlene had given him, she was already waiting at the entrance with a cake and a stuffed toy in hand.
Seeing him, Charlene handed over the cake and toy.
Granger accepted them with a smile. “Baking a cake takes time, and you had it ready so early. You must have been up at the crack of dawn.”
Charlene had indeed been up since around four in the morning.
But she simply said, “I went to bed early last night, so getting up early wasn’t a problem.”
“Thank you Granger appreciated her thoughtfulness towards Daisy Glancing at the modest
neighborhood behind her, he asked, “Is this where you’re living now?”
He knew she had moved out from Thorne’s place but didn’t know where she had relocated to.
“Yes,” Charlene replied, before adding, “I’m in a rush, so I’ll head in.”
Granger nodded. “Alright.”
Charlene turned and disappeared into the neighborhood.
Only after her figure vanished from sight did Granger return to his car.
Because Jasmine wanted to celebrate Daisy’s birthday, Thorne had reserved a private room at a restaurant in advance.
When Daisy got home from school that afternoon and saw the cake Charlene had
made and the stuffed toy she had bought, she was overjoyed.
As they headed out to the restaurant, she couldn’t bear to part with the giant
rabbit toy, insisting on carrying it along.
By the time Granger and Daisy arrived at the restaurant, Thorne, Vesta, Jasmine, and the others were already there.
When Granger opened the door,
Vesta immediately recognized the rabbit toy Daisy was holding as the same one she’d seen Charlene carrying at the mall a few days ago.
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So, the woman Daisy had talked about really was Charlene!
Daisy was thrilled. As soon as she walked in, she ran over to Jasmine, clutching her toy. “Minnie, look This is the stuffed animal that lady gave me. Isn’t it cute and pretty?