chapter 1922
chapter 1922
It was simple, to Susan. She would host a grand celebration for Annabel and make sure everyone knew that Annabel was staying at the Bailey mansion, treated as Mrs. Bailey. She wanted to use Annabel to trigger Charmine. 2
Grandma Bailey, on the other hand, did not think too much into Susan's suggestion. After all that happened recently, she did quite like Annabel as well.
She nodded. "We'll invite special guests, then. Make it grand."
Annabel was so terrified that her face went pale. She quickly waved dismissively, politely. "Grandma, Madam, let's just keep it simple. Doesn’t have to be grand," she spoke in a cautious tone as she was afraid of causing too much trouble. i
Grandma Bailey sat at Annabel's bedside and held her hand. "You have a baby, who's also a Bailey, in your womb, and you're a person of kind nature as well. You almost got in trouble because of Charmine, so of course we must treat you better." "That's right," Charmine chimed in. "Anthony and I have time tomorrow.
We'll arrange it for you."
Hearing this from Charmine, Annabel was visibly in gratitude. Eyes wet with tears, she muttered, "Are you sure, Ms. Charmine?" "Of course! Didn't you hear what she said?" Susan butted in. "She'll arrange it for you."
Anthony held Charmine's hand and said in his low voice, "In that case, let's just go with this since my beloved said it."
He would support Charmine as long as it was her decision.
Annabel finally nodded and said, "Thank you President Bailey, Ms. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
Charmine."
Following that, Anthony and Charmine left the hospital, with Charmine leaning on the seat and contemplating as they left.
She then turned to look at Anthony and said, "It’s Annabel’s birthday tomorrow. We need to have everything ready."
Anthony frowned. "Are you genuinely alright with this?"
Charmine smiled. "She was in danger because of me, and she almost lost the baby as well. It's only right that I treat her nicer."
With that said, she looked at him bright-eyed. "You must treat her nicer, too; don't just act so cold toward her. Annabel had done nothing wrong."
Anthony's handsome face remained passive and stoic as he nodded nonchalantly. It was as if Annabel meant nothing to him, that she was not worth mentioning.
For the rest of the day, Charmine and Anthony worked all day to prepare for Annabel's celebration. They hired a highly acclaimed chef to design the menu, and they had the maids decorate the entire mansion, making it look even more luxurious.
They air-shipped hundreds of fresh roses and placed them into an arched door to be placed in the front yard. It looked beautiful and romantic, 1
The branches of the trees in the yard had been tied with ribbons and bells.
There were boards below the bells with wishes printed on them, i [Happy birthday.]
There was also a huge banner between two trees with the words, [ Annabel's Birthday Party] printed.
The compound looked festive and grand.
Following that, Charmine sent out dozens of invitations to invite all the Baileys' relatives over.
That night...
When Grandma Bailey got back to the mansion, she saw how luxurious and beautiful the decoration was and how generous Charmine was. She was, in turn, very pleased.
Charmine was utterly kind-hearted.
As they both sat on the sofa, she held Charmine's hand and affectionately thanked her, saying, "Thank you, Charmine. I’m very pleased that you did this. Thank you. Before the baby comes out, you all must get along well. Once the baby is out, it should get much better."
She would pay Annabel enough and would not wrong Charmine for being so generous.
Charmine remained calm as usual. "This is what I should be doing."
Grandma Bailey was even more at ease upon seeing Charmine's reaction. She reached out to caress Charmine's flat tummy and said...