Chapter 374

Nancy picked up the photo frame and pointed to the elegant, middle-aged woman in it. Smiling at Wendy, she said, "That's Grandma. Grandma gave birth to Mommy, and then Mommy gave birth to Wendy." Wendy tilted her little face up. "Mommy, tell me about when you were little." "Sure," Nancy said as she settled down to share some stories. About an hour later, a knock at the door interrupted them. A housekeeper called out, "Ms. Wright, the guest has arrived. Mr. Wright asked you to come downstairs." "I got it," Nancy replied. She tucked Wendy in under a blanket, as the little girl had fallen asleep. The sky outside had already turned dark. When Nancy made her way downstairs, she found the living room bustling with the housekeeper standing by. Around the vintage-style dining table sat Howard with his family, along with Claude. Claude was sitting with his back to her, but Nancy recognized him immediately from his silhouette. Howard spotted her and beamed. "You're here! Come, have a s