Mr. Charles's Hidden Wife novel Chapter 169

"I'm free tonight, but... if I were to join, wouldn't I be a burden to your parents?" Wendy asked sheepishly.

Ross laughed in response. "Nonsense, my mom's really curious to see how you look like now that you're all grown up, especially since it's been ages since she last saw you," he said.

She pursed her lips and gave a faint smile. "Then, I guess... I'll be seeing you tonight."

"Nice. I'll send you my new address later," he replied.

"Alright," she said and hung up. A faint grin crept up on her face afterwards.

Before she got off work in the evening, she texted Baron to tell him not to pick her up from work as she'd already made plans.

She called Henson next.

She knew that if Baron couldn't come pick her up, he'd definitely inform Henson about it, and he'd quickly find out about it, so

instead of him coming to stop her once he received the news, it was better for her to just inform him directly. 

Immediately after the call connected, she said, "Henson, I won't be back for dinner tonight as I'll be going to the Lowry's. Ross’ mother invited me to dinner after she heard that we bumped into each other last time."

Henson was displeased as the name Ross Lowry came up again.

"How long will you be there?" He snapped.

"I'll head back as soon as I'm done with dinner," she replied.

Seeing as he didn't respond to that, she hurriedly said, "Guess I'll hang up first." 

"Wait," he stopped her.

"Yes?" She asked.

"Please have Baron send you there."

"He doesn't have to, I can go there myself-"

"If you don't, I rather you not go," he interrupted in a cold voice. "You might place a lot of your trust in the guy, but to me, anyone who approaches you won't harbour good intentions. At least if you ask Baron to send you there, I'll know your whereabouts, and if anything happens, that's where I can find you," he explained.

She felt a touch of warmth in her heart after hearing him say that. "Alright, I understand," she obliged with a nod.

After hanging up the phone, she sent the driver a text. "Can I trouble you to come over now to drive me to a certain place for dinner, Baron?" it read.

After she got off work, she asked Baron to drive her to a nearby shopping mall, so that she could grab a few supplements and some canned food to go.

When she arrived at the Lowry's family home, she finally got to see his parents again, of which she hadn't seen in almost eleven years. Their reunion was nothing short of joy.

"Oh Wendy, I really didn't expect the frail little girl I've known from back then to grow up to be such a fine young lady.

I say, you look even prettier than your mother," Anna Lowry, Ross' mother remarked.

Wendy felt somewhat embarrassed at her generous compliment. "You two are even more amazing than I am, Auntie and Uncle. It's like you two didn't age at all," she said with a big smile.

"Heavens, no. We're already old and frail," Anna said as she patted Wendy's hands. "I heard from Ross about what happened to your mother, by the way. We couldn't believe our ears when found out about her condition. You were all alone and we didn't help out much. I always feel like I let her down whenever I recall the times she helped Ross at the time," she lamented.  

"Don't say that, Auntie. Now that I'm an adult, I can already take proper care of myself," Wendy comforted her with a gentle smile. "I'd like to think that the reason she left was because she felt safe in the knowledge that I could already take care of myself at that age," she continued.

Immediately following that, Liam Lawry, Ross' dad and Ross himself emerged from the kitchen. "Come here quick, Wendy. We can talk while we have dinner together," his dad said.

When Wendy and Anna arrived at the table, they couldn't help but gawk at the spread. "Wow! I didn't think you could still surprise us with something so amazing, Uncle," Wendy exclaimed.

"Take a seat. Make sure to tell me if my cooking has changed since then," Liam guffawed.

Just as the four of them took their seats, they heard the doorbell ring.