Chapter 653

"Fiona's father getting suspended from his job is enough as it is, but it seems that he was also taken

away for investigation. I heard that they found a lot of money in her house and all the money was

money her father had embezzled for many years. But apparently, he never spent a single cent and

tucked it all away. Is that even considered embezzling?"

"Of course. If he's been embezzling for all those years, I'm glad someone finally caught him.

Remember how annoyingly full of herself Fiona used to be? Look at her now. I guess it’s just

karma."

"I heard that it has something to do with Miss Lane. I mean, where would a 30-year-old woman like

her have such power to do something like this?"

"I heard she has some connections with a powerful man."

"I don't think so. I heard she's Carlson's daughter and h e came into the shop the other day ..."

I knew I could not stay in the bathroom any longer, so I got up and pushed the door open when their

chatter came to an abrupt halt.

They looked at me and greeted me awkwardly, "Miss Lane."

I nodded and did not say anything to them.

In this life, everyone would experience some gossip that would end up hurting them when they were

young, but as I looked back now, I realized it was just because we were not bold enough.

People with powerful connections would never be scared of gossip. Those were just trivial words.

Besides, these were not people I cared about, so I should just treat it like nothing after hearing it.

Sticks and stones might break my bones, but words would never break me.

When I got back to the office, Carlson called. He told m e that he was almost done with work and he

wanted t o take a stroll around the city.

Now that the municipal manager position was vacant, Zenon had to wait for a new municipal

manager to be appointed from the council and the new person would certainly try their best to do

something impressive when they got into office. When that happened, Zenon would be able to

develop well.

I accompanied Carlson around the city that day. At night after dinner, he was ready to go back to

Whaldorf City. I took him to the airport and he told me to take care of myself before he left.

As I left the airport and got into the car, I looked out of the window in a trance. All the people I knew

were gone and life had gone back to its previous quiet state as if they were never here.

In the middle of the month, I had a day off.

Although Zenon was small, it had its cultural sights. Fred took the children along for a hike and a

visit to the church.

There was a hill in the far suburbs with a church at the top. Not many people visited the place daily

but w e saw a few people when we arrived at the foot of the hill.

The children had slept early last night and woke up naturally in the morning, so they were energetic

and i n a good mood. During the hike, they did not complain about being tired even until we reached

the top of the hill.

Munchkin followed Fred and me as we knelt down in the pew with our heads bowed. He looked so

pious that he did not even seem like a child.

Tina looked at him and tugged at Fred's sleeve." Daddy, light a candle for me."

Fred smiled at her and lit the candle for her. After that, she knelt beside Munchkin and bowed her

head like him. "Munchkin doesn't even look like a four-year -old when he’s all serious," Fred said

with a smile into my ear.

I looked at Munchkin and I agreed.

Besides, I could already faintly see traces of Mason in him.

Anyone who was worthy enough to be good friends with Theo was immeasurably better in all

aspects. Mason had good genes, so naturally, his child would not be far off from him. Among

children of his age, he was much smarter, which meant that he was destined to become a person

others would look up to.

I smiled and stroked Munchkin's head. This child was also Cecilia's, so I must not let her down. I

had to raise him to be an excellent person.

As I looked up at the majestic cross, I felt a little emotional.

Even though my 30th birthday had just passed, I had already experienced close people getting

terminal illnesses and lost many people who were important to me along the way. All I wished was

that those who were still with me would be safe and continue to live out the rest of their lives

healthily.

"Do you want to pray for something?" Fred asked me with a smile.

I smiled lightly. "I already said a prayer just now."

Munchkin got up from the ground and hugged my neck. "Mommy, is there anyone in particular that

you want to meet? If there is, I'll pray to God to let you guys meet."