Chapter 291
“Yay!” Averi squealed in excitement.
A while later, Averi was holding his ice cream as if it were a precious treasure. He savored every lick, and his eyes twinkled with delight.
Sadie’s heart was filled with warmth and affection as she watched her son enjoy the simple things in life.
“Mommy, look!” Averi suddenly pointed at the television propped up in the hospital lobby. “Look at that man!”
On the screen was the live broadcast of a press conference for the Wall Group. Noah looked as dashing as ever in his tailored suit as he stood on the platform, addressing the media.
Sadie felt her heart clench. Yesterday’s events came rushing back in full force, replacing her earlier joy with bitter resentment.
She turned away from the screen and her son. She couldn’t let Averi see her misery.
At that same moment, Kyla was limping out of the emergency area.
She had to walk down the mountain in her high heels after Noah left her, and her feet ended up getting cuts and blisters. She had no choice but to seek treatment at the hospital.
“Damn that Sadie! Why is it her again?” Kyla muttered under her breath, her anger flaring once more as she spotted Sadie and Averi in the distance.
But before she could do anything about it, her phone rang.
“Kyla, come to Wall Manor for dinner tonight. Nigel wants to host a family dinner,” Isabel said kindly through the phone.
“Sure thing! I’ll be there,” Kyla replied as cheerfully as she could under the circumstances. After hanging up, she threw one last seething glare in Sadie’s direction, then limped out of the hospital.
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Kyla was determined to make a good impression on the Wall family during tonight’s dinner. If she won Nigel over and gained his approval, her social status would rise significantly.
Sadie waited until Averi finished his ice cream, then they left the hospital hand in hand.
They were by the entrance when a sleek, black Maybach pulled up in front of them. Sadie acted on reflex, stepping in front of Averi and blocking him from view.
The car window rolled down to reveal Noah’s handsome face. The mere sight of him brought all the anger and frustration she felt rising to the surface.
The way Noah had pulled strings for Kyla the previous day was still painfully fresh in Sadie’s mind.
Well, she couldn’t blame him, since the two were a couple, after all.
“Get in,” Noah ordered in his signature domineering tone.
Sadie gritted her teeth and inhaled sharply. “What do you want from me, Mr. Wall?” she asked icily.
Noah’s brows furrowed. He didn’t like her attitude at all. “My grandfather wants you to come over for dinner.”
Sadie froze. It had been three years. She had no idea how Nigel was doing these days.
The old man had always treated her well and cherished her like he would his own granddaughter.
Sadie felt her heart soften, if only a little.
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