“Frieda? What’s wrong? What are you looking at?” Hasso Levandi asked the person in front of him, perplexed.
The restaurant was well known among the rich in Horington, but not everyone was able to get in. In fact, other people, apart from the few prestigious families, did not even have the right to make a reservation there.
Though Hasso’s family was wealthy, they were merely a family that had recently made a fortune. They were nowhere near the rich’s social circle.
That day, Frieda suddenly requested to have a meal at that restaurant. In order to not disappoint her, Hasso had queued up early in the morning to get a table.
Just as the meal was going well, Frieda suddenly seemed distracted and began staring at the table beside the window.
Hasso could not understand what was going on.
Regardless, Frieda did not seem to hear him. She kept her eyes fixed on the group of five who were sitting by the window.
This b*tch. Didn’t Sonya and Aubree teach Roxanne a lesson already? How dare she share a table with Lucian and Essie? And why do they look so intimate?
Sensing Frieda’s displeasure, Hasso followed her gaze in puzzlement, only to find the quintet, which left him even more confused.
His family had just become wealthy, so he barely knew much about the rich. As the family’s second heir, who was new to all that, he had no clue who Lucian was. When he gazed at the quintet, he only thought of them as an attractive and harmonious family.
He did not know why Frieda was glaring at them so fiercely.
“Frieda, do you know them?” Hasso couldn’t help but ask. Frieda slowly returned to her senses and glanced at him with furrowed eyebrows. The disdain in her eyes swiftly faded. “There’s bad blood between me and that woman.”
“What did she do to you?” Hasso asked, confused. Frieda pursed her lips and put on an angry look. “She stole my friend’s man. I can’t stand that.”
Hasso was momentarily stunned when he saw his goddess getting angry. He then stood up and assumed a posture as though he was going to help her get revenge. “I’ll teach that woman a lesson!”
Frieda couldn’t help but roll her eyes. Quickly schooling her emotions, she gently kicked his leg under the table. “Sit down! Don’t act so rashly. It’ll be embarrassing if you make a scene!”
Because she kicked him very lightly, he thought she was flirting with him. He sat back down obediently and asked, “What do you plan to do, then? I’ll do whatever you ask!”
Frieda smiled. “Let’s follow them and see what they’re up to.”
Hasso agreed without hesitation.
Roxanne and the others knew nothing about the duo’s existence.
After lunch, there was still some time before the concert started. Roxanne had wanted to bring the children to have fun somewhere. To her surprise, Lucian suggested taking them to the mall.
Roxanne asked hesitatingly, “Is there anything you need to buy?”
In her opinion, shopping in a mall together like that was basically something only a family would do.
She was worried that outsiders might misunderstand, especially when they were bringing three children along.
Lucian glanced at Estella, who was sitting next to Roxanne, and said, “It’s been a while since I’ve bought Essie new clothes. I don’t know what girls like to wear, and since we have time today, I’m hoping you’ll be able to help, Ms. Jarvis.”
When Estella heard that, she promptly nodded as she looked at Roxanne expectantly.
Her grandmother had always been the one buying clothes for her. She wanted to wear the clothes that Roxanne picked out for her.
Roxanne’s heart softened when she saw the pitiful look in the girl’s eyes, and so she nodded in agreement.
With that, all of them left the restaurant and went straight to the mall next door.
Meanwhile, Frieda, who only had a few mouthfuls of her food, stood up with the intention of following them when she saw them leave.
“Frieda, there’s still so much food left,” Hasso called out to her in distress as he looked at the table full of food.
Annoyance flashed past Frieda’s eyes. She turned around and reproached, “They’re gone! If you want to eat, we can come back here next time!”
Hasso’s heart ached for the wasted food, but he still went along with his goddess and followed her.
The two followed them from a distance. When Frieda saw them entering the children’s clothing section in the mall, she unwillingly stopped in her tracks, then pulled Hasso to the nearby women’s clothing section, knowing that they would stand out too much and easily get caught.
“Hello, Miss. What type of clothes do you like?” An employee promptly arrived in front of them.
Frieda was bent on keeping an eye on Roxanne and the others. So, when she heard that, she swept her gaze past the clothes, picked a few expensive ones, told the employee her size, and asked the employee to bag them up.
At the side, Hasso felt immense pain when he saw her splurge like that. However, he liked her pretty face very much, and he wanted to climb the social ladder through her, so he had no choice but to endure the pain and pay for her clothes.
Roxanne did not really buy any new clothes for the children after returning to the country. The clothes that they had were basically bought by Madilyn.
Lucian was even less experienced in buying clothes for children. Looking at the various stores in the children’s clothing section and feeling somewhat overwhelmed, he simply let the children choose what they wanted.
“Ms. Jarvis!” Estella suddenly tugged on Roxanne’s sleeve. Perplexed, Roxanne trailed the girl’s line of sight and saw a store with simple decorations. Many of the clothes inside the store were sets of adult and children’s clothing.
Clearly, the store was selling matching outfits. Because they were in a high-end mall, a lot of the matching outfits inside were formal clothing.
It was the first time Estella had seen similar-looking clothing for adults and children. She was very excited about the prospect of wearing matching dresses with Roxanne. Roxanne, however, was a little hesitant.
She could more or less guess what the girl was thinking. However, she was already making a big concession to help pick the girl’s clothes. If she were to wear matching outfits with the girl, people would undoubtedly misunderstand their relationship.
“You’re a good girl, Essie. How about we look at other stores?” She leaned over and tried to divert Estella’s attention.
However, Estella refused to move her gaze away from that store. Her watery eyes were filled with hope.
It was also the first time Archie and Benny had seen that type of clothing. They glanced at Lucian with slight anticipation, but they didn’t have the courage to say it.
Seeing that the children refused to move, Roxanne looked at Lucian helplessly to seek his help.
Their eyes met for a short moment before he averted his gaze. Clearly, he wanted her to take care of the mess.
Roxanne’s head was starting to hurt.
Before she could say anything, Estella had already pulled her sleeve and led her to the shop.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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