The Billionaire's Maid Bride novel Chapter 324

Allison got home.

Grace had left a note on the dining table saying that she had gone out with the neighbors and breakfast was in the pot. Having eaten breakfast and taken a shower, Allison was surprisingly awake despite having had a few drinks the night before. After some hesitation, she entered Grace's bedroom.

Grace's room was neat and tidy as she was out. She lived a simple life with plain bed sheets and covers.

Allison squatted at the bedside table, opened the drawer, and found a locked iron box.

Allison was raised by her grandmother in a small town. There was a mischievous boy next door whose father was a locksmith. Once, Allison had wanted two rabbits as pets and her grandmother had got them for her. However, once the cage was locked, it wouldn't open. Just when Allison was about to cry, the boy next door opened the lock with a piece of wire.

Allison was amazed and asked the boy to teach her. She was always quick to learn and soon learned a few ways to unlock.

The most brutal way was to smash it open with a hammer. But there were ways to unlock without damaging the lock if she didn't want to be discovered.

Allison found a piece of wire, gently inserted it, and easily unlocked the lock with the skill she had learned as a kid. This kind of lock was actually the easiest to unlock.

Allison thought that Grace probably didn't know she could unlock locks.

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The whole morning, until 12 noon.

Allison's phone vibrated. She blinked slightly. It seemed like she was just coming back to her senses.

There were two messages on the phone. One was a data usage reminder. The other was from Grace: [Allie, I'll be back later. There are pastas I made in the freezer. Just heat them up if you are hungry.]

Allison's fingers trembled slightly as she replied: [Okay.]

She stood up, took a deep breath, felt a stiffness in her fingers as if she had just woken up from a dream. She then put the diary back into the iron box in perfect condition, locked it again, and put it back in the bedside table.

She left Grace's bedroom and went to the balcony.

"No, I'm not going out." Allison answered, "Mom, have you had lunch?"

"I had lunch with the neighbor." Grace said.

"Mom, what time are we meeting the boy the neighbor introduced this afternoon?" Allison asked.

Grace didn't expect Allison to agree so readily. She had mentioned it a few times before, but Allison had always refused. Now, Grace immediately smiled and said, "Let me check with her right now, wait a minute."

Two minutes later, Grace came back and said, "Allie, it's scheduled for 4 p.m. today. That way, you can meet him and still make it to work at 8."

Allison just gave a faint smile, "Mom, there's still time. Let's go visit dad and brother. Bring them some flowers."

Grace looked slightly taken aback, "Right now?"