"If I hadn’t reserved a table in advance, the two of us wouldn’t have ended up standing out here on the street."
"Sigh!"
Charlotte let out a long sigh, then asked Annie what she wanted to eat.
Annie thought for a mont and then winked at Charlotte. "How about we go for hotpot?"
"Hotpot? Wasn’t it not too long ago that soone swore up and down they were going on a diet, staying far away from high-calorie foods like hotpot and barbecue? And now you’re already craving hotpot?"
"One hotpot al won’t make fat." Annie mumbled under her breath, which was t with a doubtful look from Charlotte.
Annie scrunched up her nose at her, then linked arms with Charlotte while lowering her head to search on her phone for highly-rated hotpot restaurants nearby.
"Co on, I just really want hotpot. What do you think? Hurry up and take , Lady Charlotte!"
"Alright, my lady, as you wish!" Charlotte chuckled softly, then followed Annie’s lead as they walked forward.
...
"So about Florienna, are you just planning to let her do whatever she wants?"
While Charlotte and Annie were eating and chatting, the conversation naturally shifted to the current situation at the Riley Group.
Florienna was soone Charlotte had ntioned to Annie before.
"No need to rush."
Charlotte answered calmly, "The partnership with the Worsen brand hasn’t reached its final deadline yet. Whether there’s so big play coming is sothing we’ll only know when the collaboration officially ends. Honestly, I think the bigger a splash they make, the better."
That way, it’ll be easier to uproot certain people from the company completely.
"You know, Florienna really is sothing else. She parachuted into the company, doesn’t know how to keep a low profile, and yet she gets more and more arrogant. Does she really think her backer is unshakable?"
Recalling the stories Charlotte had shared about Florienna’s antics, Annie couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
Charlotte shook her head, but she had no desire to continue discussing such topics.
"By the way, Annie, do you want to co back with to visit the kids? They haven’t seen you in so long—they really miss you."
Annie froze for a mont at Charlotte’s suggestion, but she didn’t imdiately agree. A hint of hesitation crept into her gaze.
At that mont, her phone, placed off to the side, started ringing. Seeing who was calling, Annie hesitated briefly before choosing to answer.
"I’m with Charlotte right now. In a bit, we’re going to see Annie and Grace, so you don’t need to co pick up."
Annie’s response was brief and to the point, and she hung up right after.
"That was Oliver?" Charlotte asked.
Annie nodded and replied, "He went to the film set looking for earlier, but I wasn’t there, so he called. Oh, by the way, I was thinking about picking up so gifts before visiting the kids. Is that okay?"
"Of course." Charlotte nodded in agreent.
Per Annie’s suggestion, the two of them wandered around a shopping mall, picking out so small gifts and toys for the kids, and then headed to the kindergarten to pick them up.
They arrived early at the kindergarten, so there weren’t many parents waiting outside yet. However, Annie seed excited to see the kids again. She got out of the car early and stood by the kindergarten entrance.
But just then, a scream shattered the quiet.
"Help! Robbery! Sobody help!"
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