Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 1346

Lina finally finished the last document of the morning and stretched as she glanced at the calendar on her desk. It was covered with circles and notes, all added by Zuko. He wanted to ask for more "allowance" on those days. Hopefully, there might be unexpected gains aside from pocket money.

Lina smiled, turned off her computer, and prepared to leave for home at noon. Just then, her secretary knocked on the door and entered.

"Ms. Thompson, look who's here!"

Lina looked up and was delightfully surprised to see Linda and Melissa coming together.

Abandoning the thought of Zuko's request for "allowance", she rushed over and linked arms with her mothers.

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The three women sat at a hotel restaurant near the company. Lina ordered dishes that Linda and Melissa loved and happily watched the two mothers interact like old best friends.

In fact, they had indeed become like long-time best friends. Melissa had learned how to appreciate reading, tea tasting, and flower cultivation from Linda, while Linda had learned how to play poker and cards from Melissa.

The two families often spent time together. Linda let go of her grudge, and that added another set of parents who loved her daughter.

Lina picked out dishes for the two of them and smiled happily.

"Why are you two here together today? Do you have something to tell me?"

Melissa and Linda exchanged a glance and smiled at her. "I wanted to shop around. Your mom suggested coming to see you and treating you to lunch!"

"Yeah, she's paying for this meal!" Linda also laughed. "Pammy, you better not save her money!"

"How can I do that?" Lina widened her eyes. "I should be treating you both!"

"I'm footing the bill!" Melissa's eyes turned into happy crescents. "Dave received a scholarship this semester. The highest amount—it's several thousands of dollars! With such good news, shouldn't I celebrate with a meal?"

Lina was happy for Dave. She also knew that her mother was not often so generous, so she gladly agreed.

When they had nearly finished eating, Melissa went to pay the bill.

Seeing her walk away, Linda leaned in and whispered to Lina, "I have something else to discuss with you today."

"What is it, mom?"

"It's about Renee." Linda looked troubled. "Can you think of a way to get her to come back to work at the company?"

Lina was taken aback. Arranging for Renee to return to the company was not difficult. After all, Linda and Nicholas had given Renee some shares as well. She was a shareholder in the company and should have been working there.

Why did Linda seem so hesitant, however?

Lina blinked. "Mom, did you discover something else about Renee? Is that why you're suddenly saying this?"

Linda nodded and briefly recounted the events of that night.

"Renee's mental state isn't good at home." Linda sighed softly. "Kaitlyn's death has been a huge blow to her. That's only natural. After all, Kaitlyn was her mother, her closest companion... But this child doesn't understand that she won't truly find happiness unless she opens up."

Linda looked at her daughter. "Like me. I used to hate Melissa and Jesse. I resented them for not reporting to the police back then, for keeping you by their side. But later, I realized that over the past 20 years, you haven't suffered at their hands. They even treated you better than their biological son. They gave you everything good.