Chapter 62
Mabel looked at Henry in disbelief. Mrs. Lawson had just injured her finger and not only did he not say a single kind word, he was actually urging her to hurry up As a housekeeper Mabel didn’t dare voice her frustration. She simply lowered her head, applied some antiseptic, and carefully wrapped Jessica’s wound with a bandage.
While Mabel was putting away the first aid kit, Henry started pestering Jessica again.
“Mom, can you book the plane tickets now?
Jessica finally responded in sign language her gestures a bit slower than usual. “I’m not feeling well. I don’t want to travel that far. If you want to see your father, I’ll coll his assistant and have her arrange for you to go.”
That seemed acceptable to Henry. He knew his mother didn’t care much for Miss Sheila, and honestly, if an argument broke out between them, he wouldn’t even know which side to take
“Fine,” he said, a little sullen.
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Jessica gestured for Mabel to come closer. She typed something quickly on her phone and showed it to Mabel. “I’ll call Mr. Lawson’s assistant. Please tell her to dome to the house.”
“Of course, malam.”
Jessica dialed the number and put the phone on speaker it was answered almost immediately
“Hello, Mrs. Lawson.
Hi Secretary Allen, this is Mabel Mrs. Lawson would e you to come to The Gilded Whisper Estates,”
I be right over.”
Jessica ended the call and signed to Henry to go have dinner.
Henry had hoped his mother would cook for him, and her refusal left him a bit disappointed. But then he thought, the sooner he finished eating, the sooner he could pack for his trip abroad to see Shella That cheered him up, and he ran off to the dining room.8
Normally, Mrs. Lawson would have kept him company during dinner. But today, she remained seated, unmoving, so Mabel quietly stood nearby, waiting to be needed?
About half an hour later, Secretary Allen arrived.
Ms Lawson, you wanted to see me?
Jessica had already typed out a message on her phone. She held it up for Secretary Allen to read: “Henry wants to go to Aetherion Marisbright. Please take him there
Secmary Allen hesitated for a moment. “Has Mr. Lawson approved this?” he asked carefully. Escorting the Lawson family’s young hair overseas was no trivial matter; if anything went wrong, the responsibility would fall squarely on him.I
Jessica typed “You can call him now and ask for his opinion, 2
Secretary Allen took out his phone and dialed Timothy’s number, relaying Jessica’s request
But Timothy’s number had long since been blocked on Jessica’s phone. He had no way to reach her directly, and Secretary Allen’s words clearly annoyed him. “Put her on the phone, Timothy demanded
Ms Lawson, Mr Lawson would like to speak with you
Jessica shook her head and made a demissive gesture.
“Mr. Lawson, Mrs. Lawson dopon’t want to talk. If you approve. I’ll book the tickets and take Henry over right away.”
There was a long silence on Timothy’s end
Put the cat on speaker he finally said it
Secretary Allen witched to speakerphone
can spend some time here as
Timothy’s voice came through, deep and steady “Jessica, Marisbright is a beautiful city. Why don’t you and Henry come together? We c a family before heading horde
He was picturing the ocean views, thinking how perfect they’d be for wedding photos, but no response came from Jessica ||
Her delicate face was utterly expressionless 1
Tell Mr. Lawson 1
Secretary Allens, caught in the middle, reminded hur gely, Mrs. Lawson, if you’d like, you can type out your response and lite Jessicy didn’t type a word She simply stood up and walked into the master bedroom, closing the door behind her I
Secretary Allen, did she hear mo? Tamedly’s voice was light
“Yes, Mr. Lawson She heard you, but she didn’t say anything. She’s gone to her room. ”
Torget it then Just bring Henry over
Since Henry was bom, he’d never met his grandfather. It was time he did
