Chapter 23
Chapter 23 A Mother–In–Law’s Visit 1
When Erin returned to her office after getting off the elevator, she saw a takeout container on her desk.
It reminded her that she hadn’t had dinner yet. She nced around and saw that the other colleagues
who’d worked overtime with her had all left. She didn’t know who had paid for the food.
Only then did she remember about the order she’d ced for Caleb and quickly went to his office.
Seeing that the lights in Caleb’s office were still on, Erin took a deep breath and gently knocked on the
door.
“Come in.” Caleb’s voice was cold and formal.
Pushing the door open, she saw Caleb still working in front of hisputer. She said softly. “I’m sorry
to disturb you, Mr. Grant. May I ask if you paid for the takeout?”
“Yes.” Caleb replied without looking up.
“Thank you. I’ll pay you back…” Erin took out the money she had prepared from her pocket.
Caleb raised his head and casually said, “Put the money on the coffee table.”
“Okay.”
After putting the money on the coffee table, Erin was about to leave when Caleb suddenly asked.
“Where did you go just now? I went out to look for you twice, but you weren’t at your desk.”
Caleb had been looking for her?
Feeling guilty, she stared into space for a while. Quickly, she came up with an excuse. “Oh, I went
downstairs. My friend was looking for
me.”
Caleb stared at her for a few seconds and said coldly. “Finish the rest of the designs before leaving. I
need them in an hour.”
“Okay, no problem.” She hadn’t put thepleted designs in the shared folder. In fact, she only had
one left.
40 minutester, Erin finished editing the designs. She put the ten designs together in the designated
folder, said goodbye to Caleb, and
left the office.
As she exited the building, she saw a ck BMW parked outside. It wouldn’t have caught her attention,
but she recognized the familiar
license te number. It wasn’s car.
Realizing that he was probably looking for her since she hadn’t answered his phone call, she hesitated
for a moment. Then she walked
over to the car.
Erin kept an expressionless face. “She’s never worried about me. It’s not my first time working
overtime.”
Walking to Erin’s side, he opened the passenger seat door for her and calmly said, “Get in the car
quickly. My mother made soup at home
and is waiting for us to go back and have supper.”
Of course, Erin felt a tinge of resistance in her heart. Still, she didn’t want to go back there to y along
withn and deceive his mother.
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Remainingposed, she said, n, even though she doesn’t know we’re getting divorced yet, she will
eventually find out. Hiding the truth isn’t a solution. I’ll go back to Holly’s ce, and you can tell your
mother that I’m still working overtime. Ask her not to wait for me to
Beforen could reply, Erin’s phone rang. She took out her phone and saw that it was Mary Cooper,
lan’s mother, calling. After hesitating for a moment, she answered.
“Hello, Erin. Isn there to pick you up?” Mary said with a smile.
Erin nced atn and answered, “Yes, he’s here.”
Mary continued. “That’s good. Come back soon. The soup is almost ready, and you’ll be able to drink it
when you get home.”
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Slightly angry, Erin asked, “Why did you promise her without my permission?”
“I’m already here to pick you up. You can’t have my elfort be for nothing, can you? Besides, I’ve already
told my mom. If you don’t go back with me, she’ll definitely ask a lot of questions. She won’t stay for
long. You have to help me keep our divorce a secret for now. I’m busy with work these days and won’t
have time to deal with her if she asks about it again.”n’s tone softened suddenly.
For one moment, Erin couldn’t express her anger. Ifn’s mother suddenly found out about the divorce,
it might even cause trouble for her mother. Things would get even moreplicated. She thought for
half a minute and finally agreed to get in the car.
Asn’s BMW left, a Maybach parked in the dark witnessed everything that had just happened.
Sitting in the car, Chandler held a cigarette between his fingers. He’d seen Erin entern’s car with his
own eyes. 1
A trace of coldness crept into his deep eyes.
Soon,n and Erin arrived home. They saw Mary wearing an apron and standing in front of the dining
table in the kitchen, busy marinating
chicken for the next day’s lunch.
Upon seeing her son and daughter–inw return home, Mary smiled and said, “You’re back! Quickly
go wash your hands. I’ll serve the
soup.”
Feelingplicated, Erin forced a smile. “Mom, it’ste. Why aren’t you asleep yet?”
“Oh, it’s too early for me to go to sleep. Since I’m here, I want to cook you your favorite dishes! Erin, I
heard you started working at a bigpany, but they’re already making you work overtime when you
just started. You won’t have time to apanyn…” Mary began to express her dissatisfaction, and
the smile on her face gradually disappeared.
Erin was already used to Mary’s attitude. Mary was polite to Erin on the outside but would nitpick at her
every chance she got if things
didn’t go her way.
Considering her current rtionship withn, she couldn’t be bothered with Mary’s attitude. She
nced atn, kept quiet, and went
straight to the bathroom to wash her hands.
After Erin closed the door, Mary’s expression immediately turned sour. She said ton, “Look at her.
What’s with that attitude? I stayed awake in the middle of the night, worried about her working
overtime, and troubled myself to cook for you. Yet, as soon as she came home, she gave me that
attitude…”
n, I don’t want to nag at you, but you’re already the president of a bigpany! You can afford to
support her, so why are you letting her work? I saw your empty fridge and know you guys don’t usually
eat at home. You’re so busy with yourpany’s affairs. She’s your wife. but she doesn’t even know
how to take care of you. I don’t feelfortable seeing thisWhat’s the use of marrying her? She
doesn’t even earn much, so why can’t she stay at home?”
Mary disapproved of her daughter–inw working from the beginning. She wanted her daughter–in–
law to be a good wife and mother and to wholeheartedly care for her son,n.
Erin, who was in the bathroom, heard everything Mary said. It made her feel uneasy. She depended on
herself to work. Although she didn’t earn as much asn, she still worked hard for the family. However,
Mary didn’t appreciate her efforts at all.
On second thought, she no longer had anything to do with this family. Erin took a deep breath and
walked out of the bathroom, pretending not to have heard Mary’s words. She walked to the dining table
to see that Mary had already served the soup and ced it on the table. She said, “Thank you, Mom.”
Mary had a spoon in her hand and was sitting next ton. She blew on the soup in the spoon and
spoke in a somewhat cold tone. “Erin, if you really want to thank me, give birth to a baby for our family!”