Ruby got up while she was speaking and was preparing to leave. At that moment, I looked up to see Munchkin running toward us.
Ruby was just about to leave when he came to us. "Aunt Ruby, don't you need to go to work?"
Ruby glanced at Munchkin before looking back at me. She then exhaled sharply through her nose out of disdain and left with her head held high.
"It's okay, Munchkin. Aunt Ruby is going back to work now, and when she's done helping Daddy with his work, we’ll go home together"
I caressed his head and answered in place of Ruby.
"It’s okay. Mommy. I already know that."
The little guy looked at me cleverly. I could tell through his eyes that this little troublemaker must have done something again.
While he was talking, he pointed toward the direction where Ruby left.
There were only two exits in the entire store—one in the children's area and the other in the coffee area.
From the outside, it looked like a regular coffee shop. Only after walking in would one realize that it was actually connected to the children's area.
At the entrance of the children's area, it was mostly parents who were bringing their children in. Not many people would exit using that entrance.
Therefore, most of the people who came here alone for a coffee break would use the coffee shop exit.
I reckoned that Ruby must have entered from the coffee shop entrance and was prepared to exit using the same door when she got up.
However, Munchkin just so happened to come running in from that direction, so Ruby had to change directions and walk toward the exit in the children's area.
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