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Annabelle licked her rosy lip. “I can’t wait to see you win her heart.”
“I’m in for a great show,” she thought at the same time.
After hanging up, Jeremiah fiddled with his phone for a few seconds. before opening WhatsApp and sending a message to his pinned contact, “Are you done with the massage?”
Paulette had just gotten into the car when she received his message.
She couldn’t help but smile as her gaze fell upon it.
“Yes,” she replied.
“Anna’s massage skills are amazing. I didn’t feel any pain at all.”
“Thank you, Jeremiah.”
She even sent him a fist–bump emoji after that.
Jeremiah felt a bit helpless.
After pausing for a few seconds, he replied, “I’m glad it helped. You may go there a few more times. She’s idle every day, and I’m sure she’ll be happy to see you.”
Paulette knew Annabelle and Jeremiah were close, and her smile grew bigger.
“She said we can go and hang out with her together after you’re here.”
She said “we“.
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Jeremiah lowered his head and smiled, his deep–set eyes sparkling with affection and joy, which made him even more attractive.
They chatted for a bit till Paulette’s phone’s low–battery alert chimed.
She texted, “Get some rest. I’ll go back and take care of some things. Good night.”
After marrying Jeremiah, she would move to Crireton, so she needed to sort out what to bring with her.
As for the rest…
Since Nelson and Patricia wouldn’t want them anyway, she had to get rid
of them in advance.
It was already the afternoon when she went back to the villa. She charged her phone and then started to rummage through every cabinet and drawer to sort out her stuff, losing track of time gradually.
When Nancy came upstairs to tell her dinner was ready, it was already evening.
She went back to her room and grabbed her phone before heading downstairs together with Nancy.
“Mr. Chapman called and said he wouldn’t be back for dinner tonight,” Nancy said while glancing at Paulette. Then she continued with a sigh, “Ms. Davenport, can’t you talk things out with him? He sounded upset. I think it’s because… you didn’t reply to his messages.”
Paulette paused slightly before taking out her phone to check.
Sure enough, there were several missed calls and WhatsApp messages from Nelson.
She dismissed the notifications and said flatly, “I didn’t hear the
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ringtone.”
Having watched her grow up, Nancy had already thought of her as family. Nancy said earnestly, “Ms. Davenport, you’re so young, and you’re gonna meet a lot of people on your way forward. Don’t act on wild impulses. Nothing is worth risking your health over. OK?”
Knowing Nancy was genuinely looking out for her, she wrapped her arm around Nancy’s shoulders and said seriously, “OK. Nancy, I promise.”
She had made up her mind to get over Nelson.
From now on, nothing related to him was her concern.
After dinner, she found the number for a charity library online as she wanted to donate her whole book collection.
She received a call from Margie right after she hung up.
“Johnny will be a month old tomorrow, and we’re planning on having a small gathering tomorrow night. We’ll throw Johnny a big party when he’s a hundred days old. Will you join us, Paula?”
Margie Anderson grew up with Nelson and watched Paulette grow up. She was friends with Paulette, too.
Since Margie called, Paulette would be there.
But…
Nelson surely would be there as well.
After hesitating for a while, Paulette figured she was overthinking it.
So what if Nelson showed up? Maybe it was a bit awkward that he turned. her down after she confessed her feelings for him, but she didn’t do anything wrong. Why would she avoid seeing him?
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Early the next morning, she went to a nearby mall and bought Margie’s son Johnny Mitchell a gift.
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