Hailee's head sank lower, and even Grace couldn’t see her eyes...
After breakfast, Charlie and Grace left for work together.
Charlie didn’t go to the company until he sent Grace to the restaurant.
Mckenzie came to the restaurant around 11 o'clock.
However, she didn't come alone, but with Hailee.
Grace's countenance changed immediately. 'Holy shit! What do they want?’
She was mashing ingredients, and some
spices hit her on the face, which made her face feel a little hot.
Gradually, she slowed down the mashing and cast an inquiring look at them.
Mckenzie's eyes fell upon her and said, " You've done well."
Grace squinted and looked up at Hailee.
Noticing Grace's look, Mckenzie explained, "My legs didn't get well. I asked Hailee to bring me here."
Hearing that, Grace said nothing but raised her eyebrows slightly and resumed mashing ingredients.
Mckenzie took some ingredients and asked Hailee, "Do you know them?"
Unexpectedly, Hailee said the names of these ingredients clearly, without any confusion.
"My sweetie, you are amazing! How did you know that?" Mckenzie asked surprisedly.
Hailee answered with a smile, "I've learned something about ingredients and teas over the years." And she added, "Actually, my favorite is fennel."
"Well, that's what I thought. Fennel tastes really good. It seems that we have similar preferences in this aspect." Mckenzie said with a laugh.
Grace grimaced slightly because their conversation displeased her a bit.
'The restaurant has the lounge. Why aren't you talking there? Are you here to disgust me?'
Moving her hands faster, she rattled the silverware as well.
Hailee realized that Grace wasn't happy with this topic.
Rather than go on about it, she said, "Let me help you."
"No, thanks."
"Well, let me know if you get tired. We can take turns doing that."
"Thanks for your kindness, but Mckenzie said it's the Morgan family's secret technique. It is not appropriate for outsiders to do these things." Grace said so on purpose.
Hailee looked a little embarrassed when she heard that.
She didn't expect Grace to say so.
Mckenzie rescued Hailee, "It's okay. Just mash the ingredients. Do whatever you want, Hailee. It doesn't matter."
Grace paused for a moment, then she ignored them and went on with her work.
'Forget it, let them be!'
Mckenzie winced, "Don't take offense at her. She says awful things when she's in a temper. To tell you the truth, it's not that she doesn't want to have a baby, but that she can't."
Hailee was surprised at that, "She can't? What's the meaning of this?"
"She’s been a lot of hospitals, but there was no way to get her pregnant. Not even IVF." Said Mckenzie, in dismay.
Hailee was shaken to the core by that." What then?" She queried.
"Alas! Forget it. She's really unreasonable. How dare she speak so rudely? She just a woman who can't even have a baby!"
Mckenzie took Hailee to sit down and said meaningfully, "If you could have appeared three years ago, you must be Charlie’s wife and my daughter-in-law now!" "Come on, don't say that. Grace will be unhappy if she hears that."
Hearing that, Mckenzie just chuckled.
"Humph! You don't know her. She's a careless, even unconcerned woman. She won't be unhappy about it. Whether it was her fault or not, she always looked confident."
"She could do nothing but make others unhappy. And she always gets to get back!"
Grace stepped into the restaurant as Mckenzie said this.
Instead of moving forward, she stepped back and went outside.
The sun outside was bright but harsh.
Grace managed a perfect smile.
'Didn't Mckenzie say that I was an unconcerned woman? How can an unconcerned person be angry and sad?'
She couldn't let them see how upset she was.
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