Chapter 139 I’ll Take Care of It
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Alaina set her water glass down on the table, leaned back into the couch, and sighed. “You don’t need to worry about this anymore. I’ll take care of it tomorrow.”
Helen’s eyes widened at this. She asked, “Mom, you’ve thought of something? Tell me!”
“Be patient,” Alaina said with a calm smile. “Caroline’s coming home tomorrow morning. You should come by too–you’ll see for yourself then.” She glanced at the clock on the wall and urged, “It’s almost midnight. Go get some sleep before you wake up with dark circles.”
Helen didn’t want Linden to see her looking tired, so she reluctantly nodded and headed off to get her beauty sleep.
The next morning, right after breakfast, Helen rushed back to her family house.
She was dying to know how her mother planned to shut Caroline up.
But as soon as she stepped through the door, she froze. A stranger was sitting on the living room sofa.
Pausing, she spotted her mother walking into the kitchen and followed her in, lowering her voice, “Mom, who’s that guy in the living room?”
Alaina chuckled and said, “He’s your aunt’s son. You should call him Uncle Jamie.”
Helen peeked through the kitchen’s glass door and gave the man another glance, eyes full of disdain. “Wren’s son? What’s he doing here?”
She had heard stories about Wren’s son–lazy, jobless, and still mooching off his parents–but she’d never met him before.
Alaina’s smile deepened. “What do you think? He’s here to meet Caroline. Don’t you think they’d make a perfect match?”
Helen was stunned for a second, then broke into a grin. “Perfect. They’re a match made in heaven.”
In her mind, Caroline totally deserved someone like that–a no–good loser.
But as the thrill passed, a flicker of doubt surfaced. “Mom, even if you want her to marry him, what if Caroline refuses?”
Alaina didn’t flinch; she looked like she had everything under control. “Your father already gave me full authority to handle it. Caroline won’t even get a chance to say no.”
Helen blinked. “What do you mean?” She was more confused than ever, completely in the dark about her mother’s plan.
Leaning in close, Alaina whispered something in her ear.
Helen’s eyes lit up–but a flicker of concern crossed her face too.
“Mom, will that actually work? What if this backfires and causes a huge mess?”
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after today, Caroline will never dare bring up that video again.”
Helen glanced at her mother’s confident expression and gave a knowing nod. “Got it.”
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“Now go keep your Uncle Jamie company for a bit,” Alaina said, pulling out her phone. “I’ll call Caroline and tell her to come over early and make lunch,”
Helen grinned and said, “Mom, I don’t mean to burst your bubble, but you’re lucky if she even shows up. Don’t count on her cooking anything.”
Caroline had sworn long ago she’d never cook for the family again–and lately, she’d made it a point to go against everyone in the family.
There was no way she’d backpedal now and cook a meal for them.
Not pleased when her daughter shot her down, Alaina frowned and shot Caroline a glare. She said, “Mind your own business. Just go.”
She nudged Helen out toward the living room and headed to the balcony. Resting her arms on the railing, she dialed Caroline’s number.
“Hello?”
Hearing Caroline’s voice, Alaina smiled sheepishly and said, “Caroline, Edwin told you about lunch today, right?”
Caroline’s tone was flat. “He did. Don’t worry, I’ll be there.”
“Great.” Alaina hesitated, then asked, “Since you’re coming back, could you come a little earlier and cook lunch?”
She hadn’t forgotten the last time Caroline cooked–back when they met with the Graysons at that hotel.
It’d been a while since then, but the memory of those flavors lingered. Just thinking about it made her crave that food all over again.
Caroline let out a light laugh. “Didn’t Edwin say you were hiring a new maid? What, the maid can’t cook to your taste?”
The Somertons had only just let Maia go. There was no way they’d found a replacement so quickly.
Caroline jabbed her on purpose.
The comment hit a nerve.
Maia’s cooking hadn’t been as good as Caroline’s, but it was still way better than anything Wren could throw together.
At least it was edible.
But the brat had quit after just a few days.
Alaina had called Ruth to ask what had happened, but Ruth brushed her off and told her to ask Caroline directly. She even accused Caroline of interfering and persuading Maia to leave.
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gone, the family still had to pay her wages as agreed.
