“Alright, alright! Go wash your hands and we'll have breakfast together.”
Now that Charlotte was back, Mrs. Berry could finally take a breather.
The former took over the job of caring for the children and placed all the food she had brought on the table.
Coupled with the toast and oatmeal Mrs. Berry had prepared, it was a wholesome breakfast.
The family sat at the dining table, happily enjoying their meal.
Charlotte promised to take them to the amusement park in the afternoon—on the condition that they helped Mrs. Berry do the dishes and tidy the kitchen.
The children raised their arms in agreement.
Mrs. Berry beamed as she saw how elated they looked.
However, she couldn't help but worry after noticing Charlotte come home in a different set of clothes.
After breakfast, Mrs. Berry dragged Charlotte into a room while the children cleaned the kitchen. “Are you seeing someone, Miss?”
“Yeah.” Charlotte didn't want to keep it a secret from her.
“Who is it? Do I know him?”
“It's not someone you know,” Charlotte responded briefly. “We've just begun dating, which is why I haven't brought him home. But don't worry; I'm all grown up now. I won't be as muddled as I once was, and I'm aware of what I do now.”
“Okay...” Despite still feeling concerned, there was nothing much Mrs. Berry could say except to give the woman a reminder. “Be careful outside. Don't let anyone take advantage of you.”
“I won't. Don't worry.”
In the afternoon, Charlotte and Mrs. Berry brought the children to the amusement park.
The children were still young and could only play a few basic games, so it wasn't too much of a hassle for the adults.
However, since Mrs. Berry hadn't been in the best of health lately, she would begin panting in exhaustion just after a brief walk, and her back would hurt too.
She must have been working too hard these days. Feeling extremely guilty, Charlotte talked to Mrs. Berry while the children took a break. “Maybe I can hire a part-time helper.”
Yet, Mrs. Berry was strongly against her suggestion—the reasons being that part-timers were expensive and that she didn't feel safe having a stranger around the house.
Just as Charlotte tried to convince her otherwise, Ellie's voice suddenly rang out. “Timothy!”
Charlotte instinctively looked over and spotted Hector's mother, Julia Zimmer, and a few bodyguards taking Timothy to the carousel.
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