Chapter 27
“Thanks, Grandma. I’m feeling much better today. I’ll visit to keep youpany at Pearlhall
Residence. once I recoverpletely,” said Skr.
She only realized that Joe was looking at her the entire time after she sat down. So, she asked, “Do
you
need something?”
Joe shot her a sarcastic, biting look. “Aren’t you surprisingly good at buttering up to Grandma?”
“I’m not buttering up to her. It’s called giving and receiving. Grandma’s nice to me and had someone
deliver breakfast for me, so it’s only fair that I politely thank her.
“Do you have something against sincere social interactions, Mr. Martin? Or do you think it’s
Grandma’s duty to deliver this breakfast for me, so I don’t have to thank her at all?” Skr refuted.
That made Joepletely speechless. He found Skr incredibly sharp–tongued. It was no
wonder Gloria always forgot about his existence when she was with Skr.
For the rest of the meal, the two didn’t exchange another word. It was only when Skr wanted to
do the dishes that Joe spoke up. “Keep them there. I’ll do it.”
“Okay, thanks.” Skr didn’t bother ying nice or refuse his help.
She decided that she would take the initiative to bear the household chores whenever Joe got sick
within
these three years.
Although she was a little displeased this morning, she couldn’t deny that Joe had taken good care
of her at home and on the way back from the auction housest night.
Because of that, she didn’t n on arguing with him over petty matters.
She fell asleep again after returning to her room.
It was already 10:00 am when Skr cracked open her bleary eyes.
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She felt more energized after her nap this time. Yet, she had just gotten out of bed when she
received a
call from Charles.
“Skye, I heard you fell sick. Are you feeling any better now? Do you need me to apany you?”
he asked.
“I’m fine now, Charles. I took some medicationst night and woke up feeling much better this
morning. Plus, I just took another nap. I’mpletely fine now. I’m even thinking of going to visit
Mom’s workce.
“Alright, then. I wanted to show you that I’m aspetent of a brother as Steven is. Too bad you
didn’t give me the chance to do it.7
Skr chuckled and replied, “You’re already an amazing person in your own right.”
Laughter bubbled from Charles. “I don’t care much for others‘ praises, but I love it when you shower
me
withpliments.”
The siblings chatted for a little more before ending the call.
Then, Skr changed into a fresh set of clothes and put on simple, light makeup before driving to
Janine’s
workce.
There wasn’t much congestion on the road, so she soon arrived at Jubnce Hotel, where Janine
worked
as a housekeeper.
Jubnce Hotel was not only a five–star hotel but also had an award–winning restaurant inside it.
Janine was a mother of four children and usually didn’t make an effort with her appearance. Even
so, she was a natural beauty and didn’t have many wrinkles, despite being 48 years old.
Sometimes, others often mistook her for Skr’s sister if the two were out in public together.
Janine earned little from her housekeeping job. Her monthly sry was about 4500 dors. Even if
she worked every possible shift, she’d only earn about 5000 dors.
After deducting her rental fees, she’d end up with 3500 dors a month. The remaining amount was
barely enough for her to do anything with it.
Fortunately, Steven and Charles had been helping to cover some of the household expenses after
they’d started working. Plus, Harvey was frugal with money. All of them chipped in some effort to
support the
family.
Thanks to that, they were now confident that their futures would be bright.
Janine had just shifted to this jobst month, so Skr hadn’t visited her yet.
Skr knew Janine had a half–hour lunch break at 11:30 am. She bought some pizza from a
nearby restaurant and arrived at Jubnce Hotel when it was almost time for Janine’s break. Once
she was
outside, she called Janine.
The call rang for ages, but Janine didn’t answer.
Skr nced at her watch. She waited a little longer after seeing that it was three minutes until
11:30 am. After three minutes, she tried calling Janine again, but thetter still didn’t answer.
She headed into Jubnce Hotel, wanting to ask around at the front desk. “Hi, my mother’s name is
Janine Yancey. She works as a housekeeper at this hotel.
“It should be her lunch break now, so I’d like to see her. Could you use your hotel’s internal line and
ask
her toe out?”
The receptionist had just agreed and nodded when the front desk’s phone rang. Then, the
receptionist answered it, furrowed her brows, and hung up before turning to Skr.
“Something went wrong on your mother’s end. Since you happen to be here now, you cane
with me
to check on the situation.”