The Best Revenge It Wasn't Even Your Child novel Chapter 591

“Will you be staying for lunch, Belinda?” Alexa asked, jumping at the chance. “I’d love to make a couple of extra dishes for you—what do you like?”

Belinda’s face fell. “No, thank you.”

“But you’ve come all this way, and it’s nearly lunchtime. Adding two more dishes won’t take a minute—” Alexa tried to persuade her, warmth in her voice.

Before she could finish, Susan tugged her into the kitchen. “Alexa, come here a second and take care of this soup.”

Alexa followed, confused. “Isn’t the soup already finished?”

Susan kept her voice low. “Don’t tell Catherine her mother-in-law was here, okay? Things between Catherine and Lance are... complicated. Catherine has no idea her mother-in-law comes to visit the child. If she finds out, there’ll be a big scene. Lance will give you a little something extra in your paycheck, just don’t let it slip.”

“What?” Alexa’s heart leapt in panic as she remembered the message she’d just sent. She grabbed her phone and hurriedly hit “unsend.” Fortunately, less than three minutes had passed—just in time.

Still, had Catherine seen it?

“Did you hear what I said?” Susan pressed, not convinced.

Alexa snapped out of it and nodded firmly. “I heard you, I swear. Not a word from me!”

With that, Susan headed back to the living room.

Minutes later, the redness on Lanny’s chest faded, and Belinda, reassured, stopped insisting they rush him to the hospital.

At eleven o’clock, Lance came down the stairs.

“Catherine!” Alexa hurried out to greet her, anxiety in her voice. “You’re back! Hey, did you get my text?”

“You texted me?” Catherine replied, pulling out her phone. “I must have missed it. My phone was on silent. What’s up?” Scanning her notifications, she saw only a message that had been deleted.

“Oh, it’s nothing! Lanny got a little heat rash earlier, that’s all. Next time, let’s not bundle him up so much. Boys tend to run hot,” Alexa said, relief flooding her face.

Catherine slipped on her slippers and headed straight for the living room. There were a couple of faint red marks still on his chest, but the rash was already fading. “I remember this happened a few days ago too, but it cleared up after a bath. The weather’s really warm here in Eldervale. I’ll just dress him in a tank top from now on.”

Alexa agreed with a nod. “Yes, even when it gets chilly, a comfy onesie is enough inside. Kids move around so much, they’re never cold.”

“Alright,” Catherine replied. She scooped Lanny into her arms and sat down on the rug with him. As she looked up, her gaze fell on a ring lying on the coffee table.