Chapter 541

“What did you say?” Lindsey asked, turning her head slightly, not quite catching his words.

Sumner quickly flashed a boyish, genuine smile.

“Oh, nothing.

Since we’re not going the same way, I’ll leave first.

”

“Alright.

”

After parting ways with him, Lindsey hailed a taxi and went on her way.

Arriving at the high-end apartment complex where Juanita lived, Lindsey knocked on the door.

Juanita greeted her warmly, taking her hand and leading her inside.

Lindsey surveyed the apartment; it was decorated like a show home, elegant and sophisticated.

“Mom, did you rent this place?” Lindsey inquired.

“I’ve just bought it,” Juanita replied, as casually as if she were talking about picking up groceries.

Yet, a stylishly furnished home of around two hundred square meters in the city center wouldn’t be inexpensive.

Lindsey felt the huge difference in their lifestyles again.

Juanita seated Lindsey at the dining table, which was set with a variety of delicious dishes, all childhood favorites of Lindsey’s.

This gave Lindsey a surreal feeling, as if she had traveled back in time over a decade.

“Is my brother around?” Lindsey began to feel more comfortable as she looked at Juanita.

Juanita, serving Lindsey some food, replied, “He said he’d be working late tonight and might come home later.

”

Lindsey understood, knowing his work at the research institute kept him busy.

As they talked, Lindsey recounted her past few years, including Benny’s marriage to his servant and Kendra’s later misdeeds.

But she left out anything about Domenic.

Upon hearing this, Juanita couldn’t contain her anger and burst out, “Benny must have felt too suffocated when he was with me.

That’s why he married a servant to serve him.

How spineless! Helping the woman who cheated on him and neglecting his own daughter.

Has he lost his mind? Linds, you’ve suffered a lot all these years.

Now that I’m back, I’ll make things right.

Just wait and see how I handle that despicable bitch!”

Feeling her mother stand up for her, Lindsey experienced a sense of warmth and care she hadn’t felt from her family in a long time.

“Speaking of which, how did you meet your boyfriend?” After her outburst about Benny, Juanita switched topics, asking Lindsey.

Lindsey’s heart raced at the thought of revealing her one-night stand with Domenic, a plan hatched by Kendra and Chayce.

She knew it would only make her mother angrier and spoil her impression of Domenic.

After a moment of thought and a bite of her meal, Lindsey decided to begin with the story of hiring Domenic as a pretend boyfriend for the engagement party.

She figured it was pointless to hide it since Kendra and Benny were already aware of it.