"Chloe, thank you," Annie York said, offering her a smile filled with genuine gratitude.
Chloe Reed typed a message on her phone and showed it to her: "Alright, hurry back now. We need to head inside the station too."
Annie hugged Chloe tightly. "I’m going to miss Grandma so, so much."
Chloe smiled faintly, a gentle softness filling her eyes.
Four hours later, the high-speed train reached its destination.
A car soon pulled up in front of an old Western-style villa. The butler in charge of the estate beamed the moment he saw them arrive. "Madam, you’re back! And Miss Chloe, you’re here too!"
Chloe gave the old butler a polite nod and spoke, enunciating each word with immense effort. "Uncle... King."
Taken aback, Uncle King hurriedly asked, "What happened, Miss Chloe?"
Madam Grant answered for her, "She had an accident and got hurt, but she’s almost fully recovered."
Tension and worry instantly clouded Uncle King’s face. "Is it serious? Did the doctor say when she’ll be fully healed? How could you be so careless, my dear?" Nagging with the warmth of a close relative, he took their suitcases and led them inside.
"Oh, stop dawdling," Madam Grant teased. "I’ve been gone for so long, yet nothing has cured that nagging mouth of yours."
Uncle King chuckled. "You’ve been gone so long I was practically suffocating! I went next door to chat every single day until they got sick of me. I’ve just been waiting for you to come home."


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