The Best Revenge It Wasn't Even Your Child novel Chapter 428

Lorinda perked up right away. “Hang on, let me jot down a list first.”

Catherine just laughed and shook her head. “Don’t worry about it. I’ll order whatever I can online, and if I can’t, I’ll pick it up myself. You should just spend more time with Jasper. There’s so much flu going around, and you really don’t want him catching anything.”

Last time Jasper got sick, the poor little guy was miserable, and Lorinda was even worse. Calling her frantic would be putting it mildly. She spent those days either blaming herself for not taking care of Jasper well enough or panicking that he had some horrible illness.

“I… I was about to start my period then. Don’t tease me. You’ll understand once you have your own baby,” Lorinda admitted, looking embarrassed as she thought back on it.

Catherine teased her a little more, then pulled up her checklist and started shopping online. For the bigger things, like a crib or formula, she figured it was better to buy them in person.

…

“Lance, is there something wrong?”

Letty set down a fresh cup of coffee in front of him and started going over his schedule, but he didn’t reply. He’d taken a sip, then just sat there, completely still.

He finally glanced her way and put the cup down. “Did you make this coffee?”

Letty nodded. When he didn’t say anything, she rushed to explain, “I’ve never ground coffee beans before, so it’s definitely not as good as Catherine’s. I’ll keep practicing, though. I’ll get it right.”

“She taught you?” Lance’s face gave nothing away.

Letty nodded again.

“What else did she tell you?”

She pulled a little notepad from her pocket and flipped through the pages. “Catherine said you only drink iced coffee, and you like lighter meals. She also told me your stomach can be sensitive, so I should keep medicine handy, just in case…”

Honestly, Lance hadn’t even realized some of these things about himself until Catherine mentioned them.

“Lance, is Catherine on maternity leave now?” Aaron asked on the other end.

Lance gave a short “Yeah.”

Aaron went on, “Ingram’s been causing trouble lately, getting in touch with people from the Lee family. I found out the Lees have been looking into Catherine. They even checked out the orphanage. What do you think they’re up to?”

Lance’s eyes narrowed. “Keep an eye on every move the Lee family makes. Don’t worry about Ingram. He’s under control.”

“Got it,” Aaron said. After a brief pause, he added, “A lot of eyes are on Catherine, since she’s connected to you. I’m worried she won’t get much peace, even on leave. The Lee family’s been following her nonstop these past few days.”

Their interest in Catherine was starting to get out of hand.

Suddenly, something clicked for Lance. He grabbed his jacket and headed for the door. “Find out everything Catherine’s been up to these past few days. I want to know exactly where she is right now.”