Chapter 522
Beanie probably heard a noise from behind him, so after he put on a T-shirt, he turned around and
gave Minerva a smile.
"Mommy, good morning."
Minerva was stunned for a moment. Then, she walked over and rubbed his head affectionately with
a smile. "Wash up and then go downstairs to eat breakfast. I will send you to school in a while."
"Okay!"
Beanie nodded energetically and then went into the bathroom to wash up.
After they were done getting ready, they went downstairs to have breakfast together. Yet, there was
no smell of food downstairs. Instead, Quill was sitting alone in the living room.
"Uncle," Beanie greeted as he ran into Quill''s arms with his short legs when he saw him. Quill
hugged him with one hand and said, "Have you washed up? I will take you out for breakfast and
then I''ll send you to school."
"Huh?" Beanie asked doubtfully. "Did Auntie Vera not prepare breakfast today?"
Quill pursed his thin lips but kept silent.
He thought to himself, "I don''t think she''lle downstairs before I leave."
"That''s right. Vera hasn''t gotten up yet?" Minerva rested her chin on her hand. That shouldn''t be the
case. Even if she had sleptte the night before, judging from Vera''s personality, she wouldn''t still
be in bed when it was already sote.
"I''ll go take a look and see if she''s still sleeping," Minerva was about to turn around when Quill
stopped her.
"Don''t go."
"Huh?" Minerva stopped walking. She turned her head and looked at Quill in confusion. "What''s
wrong?"
Looking at her inquisitive eyes, Quill was too embarrassed to say more. He merely covered his
mouth with one hand and coughed softly. "There''s not enough time so let her sleep. We''ll go out to
eat first, then you can give her a call to have here over."
Minerva looked at the time and felt that Quill''s words made sense. She didn''t think much of it and
nodded. She then went back to retrieve her bag and brought Beanie with her. The three of them left
together.
When they were waiting for the lift, Minerva called Vera. Who would have thought that she would
not pick up the call.
"That''s strange. Why won''t she answer the phone?" Minervained in confusion.
Quill, who was standing beside her, paused for a moment before ncing sideways at her phone. "I
think it''s better if you send a message."
Minerva said in confusion, "I can''t even wake her up when I called her. Can I wake her up if I send
her a message? I''ll call again."
Ding...
Just then, the elevator reached their floor. Minerva had no choice but to get into the elevator.
There was no signal in the elevator. She thought for a moment and hung up the phone. Then, she
sent a message to Vera, asking her to get up and pack up. When she was done, she would inform
her again.
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After she typed out the message, she waited to step out of the elevator before sending it. Since
Quill was going to pick up the car, Minerva and Beanie waited at the entrance of the neighbourhood.
Beanie had just woken up so he was leaning on her legs in a crooked position. He was hugging her
with both hands. Minerva rubbed
his head and tried to call Vera with one hand.
In the end, Vera still did not answer the phone. Minerva felt that it was a little strange.
"What''s wrong with this girl today? Waking upte isn''t a big deal, but it was so hard to wake her
up," she thought to herself.
Could something have gone wrong?
As she was deep in thought, Vera replied to her text.
"You guys go ahead. I won''t be tagging along."
Minerva wanted to ask if something had happened to her, but on second thought, she realized that
when they had decided to eat out, Vera wasn''t at the scene. So how could she know that Minerva
had texted her about eating breakfast outside?
Combined with Quill''s reaction earlier, Minerva felt that she had caught onto something.
She narrowed her eyes.
"Did you do something naughty again?"
"Ah? What nonsense are you spewing? How could I have done something naughty?"
This message revealed the fact that Vera was already furious. Minerva couldn''t help but raise her
red lips and shake her head helplessly.
"I''ve been friends with you for so many years. Do you think that I don''t know you? Will you let go of
the opportunity to get along with your Prince Charming?"
"Hmm, even if you had guessed it right, you can''t talk nonsense. I won''t have breakfast with you all.
I''ll cook for myself at home."
"Fine then, good luck to you. Seize the opportunity to one day be Mrs. Hanover."
After teasing her, Minerva put her phone away.
After breakfast, Quill and Minerva sent Beanie to school. Because it was convenient, Minerva took
Quill''s car to thepany. When she arrived at thepany, Vera was already in the office.
Seeing that Minerva had arrived, Vera turned around and ran away.
"Stop right there," Minerva called out to her. She narrowed her eyes. "You''re so afraid of me? What
exactly did you do this morning?"
Vera turned her back to her, but she was unwilling to look back. After a long time, she snorted and
said, "There''s nothing to say. After all, it''s what you already know. Whatever you think happened,
happened. I... I''m going to work."
After saying so, Vera quickly fled.
Minerva watched her back and couldn''t help butugh. Then, she calmly walked to the office table.
When she saw the stacks of design ns, Minerva''s head started to ache.
After being away from work for such a long period of time, it seemed that she would be very busy in
the next few days.
After finishing her work, she had to draw Maddox''s design.
The whole morning, Minerva was busy dealing with the umted stacks of designs. By the time
she was done, it was already noon. After lunch, Minerva didn''t even intend to rest. Just as she was
about to start working, Vera barged in nervously.
"Janice ising."
Minerva paused for a moment when she heard Janice''s name. Then, she looked up.
"She''s here?"
"Yes," Vera nodded vigntly. "Do you want to call the police? In case..."
"There''s no need to," Minerva shook her head.
"Let her in." "What if she wants to hurt you again this time? I think it''s better to call the police." After
that, Vera quickly took out her mobile phone, looking like she was going to call the police.
"I''m sure she won''t hurt me. Let her in. I have something to discuss with her."
"But..." Vera still hesitated.
"Don''t worry, just go. I''ll be fine."
In the end, Vera could only reluctantly ask Janice to enter.
Janice did note empty- handed. Moreover, she was not the only one who came. Her mother,
Samantha followed behind her and she walked in with a smile on her face.
When she saw Minerva, Samantha immediately revealed an apologetic expression. "I''m so sorry,
Miss Hanover. Will I disturb your lunch break if Ie looking for you at this time?"
After that, Samantha knocked into Janice, who was walking beside her. Janice felt a little awkward,
but still curled her lips and said, "I don''t think so. She''s already in the office. How could you disturb
her?"
The smile on Samantha''s face froze for a moment, before she asked sternly, "Why are you
speaking like this?"
Janice felt awkward and said, "I promised that I would lock myself up in the detention center for a
while longer. But... Since we already dealt with the matter in private, they won''t let me stay there for
nothing," she said as she looked at Minerva bashfully. "It''s not that I broke my promise; I was forced
to do so. When I came out, I came to your ce with my mother."
"Is that so?" Minerva''s expression was indifferent. She pointed at the sofa across from her and said,
"Have a seat."