Rena’s Laughter died down as she looked at the woman in front of her with gentle eyes,
She stood up and hugged Cecilia gently.
“You’re getting married soon. Why do you still look like a little girl to me?”
Tears welled up in Cecilia’s eyes, but she pretended not to care and exclaimed, “I’m older than you!”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWith a faint smile, Rena asked in a low voice, “Is my uncle nice to you?”
Cecilia, not as energetic as before, replied after a period of silence, “Sometimes he’s very nice to me, and sometime he isn’t. But even so…”
She still liked him.
Rena understood Cecilia. If she liked someone, she would compromise with them unconditionally.
Rena didn’t say anything and gently touched Cecilia’s head. Just at that moment, Rena’s phone rang and it was a call from Vera.
Cecilia said, “ nswer the phone. I’ll continue packing.”
Rena smiled and answered, “Vera, it’s rare for you to think of me.”
Vera was used to teasing her and said, “Something unusual happened today.” “What happened?”
“Just now, Aline called me. You know what? She said she wanted to invite us for coffee, implying that she wants to make up with us.”
Rena lowered her eyes and smiled knowingly.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAline, eager to marry into the Waston family, was trying to build a good relationship with Rena and Vera to show her connections.
On the other end of the phone, Vera grumbled, “What is she thinking? Having coffee with her? How could that be possible?”
“I’ll go have coffee with her,” Rena said.
“What?”
Vera was taken aback by her decision and asked again, “Are you kidding me, Rena? Since Harold’s death, you’ve despised her even more than I did.”
Rena just smiled faintly.
Having known her for many years, Vera understood that she had other plans.
She lowered her voice and said, “You suspect that she manipulated those things?”