Chapter - 56

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Grace came downstairs and found not just Noah and her mother, but also Mrs. Hail, already seated around the dinner table. She knew something would happen; any meeting where Mrs. Hail was present signaled something was off.

After exchanging morning greetings, she joined them.

"Wow, look who decided to join us. You look refreshed," Mrs. Hail blurted out, smiling.

Grace blushed and turned her gaze to Mrs. Hail, frowning. "Why are you here again?" she asked.

"To eat, what else?" Mrs. Hail smirked.

"Enough, you two. The food will get cold," Her mom scolded them both.

And just like that, Mrs. Hail stopped her teasing, and they all ate while chatting about random things.

But for some reason, her mother remained silent. Noah and Mrs. Hail chatted away, talking about business and everything else. Grace peeked at her mother, who just continued eating in silence. It wasn’t like her to just eat without engaging in a conversation.

Mrs. Bush raised her head and caught her daughter looking at he