Love at the Wrong Table (Emmanuel Lowe and Mackenzie) novel Chapter 144

Chapter 144

“Oh my. You didn’t have to spend so much, Ms. Quillen!”

Ryder was stunned, too.

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He had always found Mackenzie hard to approach, so much so that he would

subconsciously address her as Ms. Quillen. Never did he expect her to be so

generous by giving his son a gift worth eight hundred.

“It’s okay. It’s worth it as long as Tommy likes it,” Mackenzie responded calmly.

She then found a quiet corner and took out her laptop and phone, planning

on handling some work matters.

“Hmph! Show off!” Abellyn muttered under her breath and ignored

Mackenzie. She did not think it was worth talking to a woman who was not on

the same wavelength as her.

Tommy was thoughtful for a kid his age. He approached Mackenzie, asking,

“Would you like to go to my room? It’s quiet there.”

His bright eyes put a smile on Mackenzie’s face. “Sure!”

She did not want to see Abellyn, anyway.

Hence, Mackenzie went to Tommy’s room to work while Ryder entered the

kitchen to help Emmanuel.

Moments later, more people arrived.

It was Abellyn’s mother and elder sister.

Their visit surprised Abellyn, as her family was not originally from Yeringham.

When she was sixteen, she traveled to the South to work in a workshop at an

electronics factory. However, the income was too little for her, and the job

was too demanding. Hence, she joined the workforce at the bathhouse,

where she could earn more money by washing the feet and hair of other

men, as well as serving them with her body.

She continued fooling around until she was tired of it. At that time, she was

twenty–three years old, which was when she decided to settle down and

marry Ryder.

Her mother and sister did not live in Yeringham. It was only during New Year’s

and other important events such as weddings or funerals that they would

travel to the city to visit their relatives. Hence, Abellyn did not expect them to

turn up that day for Tommy’s birthday.