Chapter 612

Mrs. Ford walked out of the shop over ten minutes later. I secretly followed her out with Ashton and Xan. "Don't follow too closely, Mom. She has bodyguards behind her," Ashton reminded me as he tugged at me. Only then did I realize that there were bodyguards constantly following Mrs. Ford about ten yards away. It was fortunate that we did not follow her too closely. "Call a cab, Mom. Don't take your car," Ashton reminded once again. I gave him a thumbs-up before bringing them into the cab. "Drive up and go in front of that Maybach, mister," Ashton spoke up assertively. The cab driver was amused. "I'm surprised you knew what a Maybach is, kid." Ashton smiled and replied, "I know a lot of things, mister!" I stared at him dumbly. That boy truly had a dramatic personality. Xan continued to play with her Rubik's cube and only looked up occasionally. I realized that Ashton loved to perform while Xan was more reserved. "Slow down at the intersection ahead, mister. Let the Maybach o