FakeNovelChapter 42
Mabel smiled warmly. "Ma'am, couples fight now and then, but it always blows over. Why not use this chance to
let Mr. Reed save face? You two can move on and get things back to normal."
Last night, Timothy had rushed out as soon as he got that call about Sheila. He hadn't chat all.
Ha.
He really knew how to play his cards. First, he'd taken her to a hotel to give her that ring. Then he'd run off to
spend the night with Sheila. Was he trying to keep his wife at hwhile having someone else on the side?
Jessica pushed those thoughts away, pulled the velvet ring box from her purse, and began typing a message on
her phone.
"Mabel, can you pass this along to Timothy for me?"
Mabel's eyelids fluttered in surprise. Jessica pressed the box into her hand, turned, and strode off without
another word.
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"Ma'am? Ma'am" Mabel called after her, but Jessica was already out the door.
Mabel muttered to herself, "What's going on? Didn't Mr. Reed manage to make things right with her?"
She glanced down at the ring box in her hand, then set it carefully on the living room cabinet. She might be the
housekeeper here, but she was always careful not to meddle in her employers’ business.
That afternoon, Timothy was busy, so he had his secretary pick up Henry from school. As soon as Henry got
hand opened the door, he called out, "Mom?"
Mabel hurried over. "Welchome, Henry."
Henry frowned. "Where's my mom?"
"She had something to take care of-she's out."
He grew irritated. Every other day, his mom waited for him at the door after school, worried he hadn't eaten well.
The moment he got home, she'd have dinner ready. Now... she wasn't acting like herself at all.
Mabel took his backpack, and Henry, grumbling, walked straight into the living room and grabbed the TV remote.
That's when he noticed a small velvet box next to it-something about it seemed familiar.
He picked it up just as Mabel cback in. "Henry, that's for your dad. Your mom askedto give it to him, so
don't lose it."
"My mom wants Dad to have this?"
Mabel nodded.
Without hesitation, Henry flipped open the box.
Mabel saw the huge diamond ring inside and her expression darkened a little. Why go to all this trouble? Mr.
Reed gave her a diamond ring, and now she's giving it back...
She sighed and went into the kitchen to start dinner.
Henry recognized the ring instantly. It was the one his dad had bought for his mom at the auction. Now she was
returning it—what was she thinking?
He sat down on the couch, ring box in hand, and called Sheila on his smartwatch.
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Sheila's gentle voice drifted through the speaker. "Hello, Henry. Hfrom school already?"
"Yeah, just got in, Miss Sheila. Sigh..." Henry sounded like a little adult as he let out a weary sigh.
Sheila was immediately concerned. "What's wrong, Henry? Why the long sigh?" Henry fiddled with the ring, his
mood sour. "I don't know what's up with my mom. She's never hanymore, and doesn't even make dinner on
time."
He really missed his mom's cooking-it was always the best. But he didn't want to call her and ask her to come
back. If she was home, maybe she wouldn't let Miss Sheila cstay with them.
Sheila's voice grew softer. "Don't be upset, Henry. Maybe your mom has something important going on. When |
get out of the hospital, I'll take you out for a nice meal."
"Miss Sheila, you're so good to me. | hope you get well soon. My mom's been acting strange lately. Dad gave her
the ring he bought at the auction-it can even play music, it's perfect for her. But she just gave it back. | really
don't know what she's thinking."
On the other end, Sheila froze for a second. So Timothy really had given the ring to Jessica.
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