Chapter 299

Joanne would feel bad leaving Queenie to man the shop alone during peak hour, but Joey showed up in the nick of time. "All right. Joey's here now. You can go to your mixer and have fun!" Queenie said. She didn't want Joanne to fuss over her. She was capable of handling a crowd. She shooed Joanne out of the shop before the latter could protest. Joanne begrudgingly trailed after the Newman family's driver as he left the shop. Queenie set Jackson behind the counter where it was warm and toasty and put on one of his favorite cartoons. Joey had grown to love the newfound peace in her life. She hadn't kept in touch with Lily or Tyler, and she had stopped checking her social media too. Her days had become brighter and more productive. There were hardly any customers at the time, seeing as school was still in session. Joey savored the quiet and huddled up behind the counter with Jackson. While he watched his cartoons, she read her accounting and finance books and did some of the exercise