The Best Revenge It Wasn't Even Your Child novel Chapter 653

Catherine had never explained the complicated truth of her relationship with Lance to Alexa.

It was a long story, and trying to summarize it would only make things more confusing.

Alexa probably genuinely believed she and Lance were a deeply in love married couple.

"You make a... good point. I'll work on it."

She flashed Alexa a warm smile, her eyes curving slightly.

"I was just speaking my mind. Don't be mad if I overstepped. Get back to work, I'm going to water the plants."

Seeing the stack of files in front of Catherine, Alexa decided not to bother her further and turned away.

Catherine buried her head back into her work. About half an hour later, Lance emerged from the sunroom, cradling Lanny.

His strong, muscular forearm expertly supported Lanny's tiny frame.

Lanny was clinging to his arm like a koala, sleeping soundly.

"Let me take him."

Catherine put down her paperwork and stood up to meet them.

Lance dodged her outstretched hands. "I'll put him in the stroller. Let's eat first."

He carefully laid Lanny down in the stroller. Lanny stretched out a tiny yawn, and Lance gently shifted him onto his side so he could keep sleeping.

Catherine pushed the stroller into the dining room and took a seat across from Lance.

"You didn't have to wait for me. You could have started eating."

After being reheated, the color and taste of the dishes were nowhere near as good as when they were freshly made.

Especially the vegetables. Lance remembered that Catherine was incredibly picky about things like that.

"It's fine. Susan and Alexa are great cooks. The food still tastes amazing even after sitting for a while."

Catherine was genuinely starving.

She had rushed out the door that morning, only managing to choke down half a sandwich.

She had been running around all morning. There were still countless fragmented, administrative issues within Golden Horizon Enterprises that required her personal attention.

Lance picked up a piece of short rib and placed it on her plate.

"Eat up."

"If we can't stop him, then we'll just have to cooperate. I don't want to deal with the Lee Family either, but it's better than ripping the company apart from the inside."

Catherine had done a lot of thinking over the past two days.

She was definitely staying in Eldervale for the foreseeable future. As long as she was working, dealing with the Lee Family was unavoidable.

Since she couldn't hide, she might as well face them head-on.

"No. I have to stop this signing."

Gavin's stubborn streak flared up. "Don't worry, you won't have to lift a finger."

But this wasn't about whether Catherine wanted to be involved or not.

"I have to go. Bottom line, you won't be coming home on time tomorrow afternoon. Just this once. It won't happen again."

Making his own unilateral promises, Gavin hung up the phone.

Catherine locked her screen and walked back to the dining room.

She found her plate piled into a miniature mountain.

Peeled shrimp, two massive pieces of BBQ ribs, a generous serving of broccoli, and a heap of scrambled eggs.