NovelOnlineChapter 882: Once the bill was paid and they exited the shop, Patrick said he was hungry again.
Not long after, they stumbled upon a busy dessert café, the scent of sugar and coffee pulling them inside.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe place was packed, with barely a seat to spare. The crowds, though, were a good sign—the treats here had to be worth it. As luck would have it, just as they started waiting, a table of customers got up to leave. Brenna and the others quickly took the spot.
"I never thought this place would be swarming with customers," Brenna remarked casually.
Lilith responded, "Well, that just means the food here must be good." Meanwhile, just outside the shopping center, Alec made a break for his car, his keys jingling as he flung open the doors and the trunk.
"Get in now! Move before they catch up with us!” Lila was not in a rush. She took her tarranging the shopping bags neatly in the trunk.
Alec grew more agitated with every passing second. "Can you move any quicker? We don't have all day!" he snapped. "If those people catch up, they'll demand the thirty-nine thousand eight hundred dollars. Where am I supposed to pull that kind of money from?" Ignoring his anxiety, Lila helped Seth climb into the car. She handed him a bag filled with desserts-eight different kinds, plus a cold bottle of soda-all favorites from the very café Brenna and her friends had just entered.
A smug smile played on her lips as she said to Seth, "We managed to save a lot of money today. Go on, help yourself, sweetheart. Haven't you been asking for these desserts forever?" Seth's face lit up. "You're the best, Mom!" For weeks, he had been sulking, worn thin by his parents' constant arguments. Overheard fights had taught him two things: their money was long gone, and his dad's glory days were over.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmTrips to the dessert shop used to be a regular treat-four times a month, sometimes more. Recently, he hadn't been able to go even once, making him crave those flavors terribly.
LVFe$t ChAPFƏRŞ 1п GlTucking herself into the passenger seat, Lila cast Alec a sharp glance. "Why the panic? If they were going to chase after us, you'd see them by now."
With a frustrated sigh, Alec slumped behind the wheel. "You just don't get it. What if they do show up? How will it if they do you handle that? We nearly bumped right into them near the dessert shop. Luckily, Seth noticed them in time."
"They're not chasing us," Lila replied, Ο her voice edged with annoyance.
Alec shook his head, exasperation clear on his face. "You never think about the consequences. I took Brenna in when she was a toddler. In O.
those early years, things were decent; Ruby was good to her. We didn't have much, but we had peace. Then, when she hit third grade, I noticed her knack for design. By the tshe was nine, I made her quit school and devote herself to design work from home. My logic was simple: talent should be put to use, not wasted in classrooms."
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