Chapter 355

Chapter 355

After her shower, Leanne saw Curtis in the dining room, scrolling through financial news on his tablet.

As composed as usual, Leanne sat at the far end of the long dining table, quietly picking up a spoon to eat her oatmeal.

Curtis put down his tablet, about to call her over when his phone rang.

It was from Brian, the president of SolidAxis Engineering, and the conversation dragged on. When he finished, Leanne had eaten her breakfast and was ready to work.

He grabbed his coat to walk her out, descended the stairs to the parking lot, and opened the car door for her.

As Leanne hopped into the car, there was a slight awkwardness in her movements, like a “culprit” making a reluctant return to the scene of the crime.

She sat far away from him, pressed against the car window, immediately engrossed in her phone, checking messages from her colleagues.

She avoided talking to him, avoided eye contact, and refused all forms of communication. Curtis called out to her, “Come here for a hug.”

Her response was firm. “No.”

Curtis glanced at her distant profile. “Weren’t you all about hugs last night, and now, you’ve turned cold?”

“What are you talking about?” Leanne’s face flushed. “I don’t know what you mean.”

Curtis raised an eyebrow meaningfully. “You don’t know? Maybe you can ask the seat what happened. It’s a witness who saw everything last night.”

Leanne quickly reached to cover his mouth, whispering a warning. “Don’t talk nonsense.”

Curtis caught her hand and gently kissed the palm. “Then don’t deny it.”

“I’m not,” Leanne’s ears turned red.

She regretted not drinking enough the night before. Why did she remember everything so clearly?

When arriving at the hospital, her face finally cooled down.

“My daughter made this for me at school. It’s pretty, right?” Donna eagerly showed Leanne the handmade flowers when they reached the office.

The little flowers looked naive and childlike. Leanne complimented sincerely, “So cute.”

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“It’s for Mother’s Day. She brought it home secretly yesterday and gave it to me this morning. Oh, it moved me to tears.”

“Today is Mother’s Day?” Leanne asked.

“Yeah,” Amy yawned, having worked the night shift, “I bought my mom some jewelry.

half a month’s salary.”

There goes

Since her parents had passed, Leanne had felt indifferent about such days, having no one to give gifts to.

She thought it over and sent Curtis a message to remind him:

[Today is Mother’s Day. Don’t forget to do something nice for Jennifer.]

She had always addressed Jennifer by her name since she knew Jennifer didn’t consider her a daughter-in-law. After marrying Curtis, she kept addressing Jennifer the same, and their relationship remained distant.

On such a day, she probably wasn’t on Jennifer’s list of expectations, and she wouldn’t

bother too much.

Leanne ordered a bouquet of carnations for Larissa, who was filming in a mountainous region.

She hadn’t heard back all day, guessing Larissa was busy filming or that the flowers hadn’t reached her due to the remote location.

Even if Larissa never received them, it didn’t matter much to Leanne. The flowers were a gesture of care.

Just before leaving work, she unexpectedly received a call from Larissa.

“Anne, I’m in Stonebridge. Can you meet me?”

Leanne was surprised. “Of course, but aren’t you supposed to be filming in the mountains?”

“I got your flowers,” Larissa said. “It’s been years since I got flowers on Mother’s Day. Suddenly, I wanted to see you.”

Leanne could hear a hint of melancholy in her voice, probably missing her daughter.

“I’m about to finish work. Where are you? I’ll come to you.”

Later that evening, after Curtis finished a meeting with clients, he returned to the

Richardson Manor.