Chapter 205: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Mrs. An reached Graceville Manor before Calix, Leslie and Logan left for Phoenix Heights. She filled in the shift while Mrs. Su clocked out. Soon, the four of them headed to the Xu family’s ancestral home.
The sky was still bright at six in the evening as the sunset would be in another hour. Yet, streaks of amber and ruby had begun adorning the horizon.
Logan smoothly drove the black executive van on the expressways. The traffic was quite congested due to the peak hour. People had already started heading back home from their respective workplaces.
As the weekend started tomorrow, the office workers happily visualized the joy of sleeping in and relaxing.
"My brother and his family are there already," uttered Calix without looking up from his phone screen. His voice resonated in the van, "They can’t wait to meet you."
Blinking, Leslie stiffly glanced at Calix. She quietly looked at him reading messages from his family’s group chat. The mention of Vernon, Lucille and Amelia stirred her uneasiness.
"I’m nervous..." murmured Leslie, fiddling with the skirt part of her mint green dress. She quietly admitted, "To meet them..."
Leslie was aware that Vernon and his family were also good people as Old Madam Xu. She had witnessed their kindness more than once. But, tension still constricted her heart.
Perhaps due to her meeting Rowan and Bianca soon as well.
Charlene didn’t have a good relationship with her parents. But, Leslie wondered about the possibility of the spouses noticing something was off with her – the new daughter they unknowingly got.
Well, staying away from Rowan and Bianca for the time being was the best answer.