Grace also arrived at the news. As soon as she saw him, she asked with a frown, "How about Mom? Is she in a serious condition?"
However, Charlie did not speak. He just took the cigarette off his thin lips, threw it on the ground, and stomped it out.
Grace stood beside him, raised her hand, and tried to touch his arm.
She didn't expect Charlie to dodge and avoid her. Then her fingertips missed him.
Grace was stunned, and her hand moved slightly.
Charlie ignored her. He sat on the bench with his head buried between his legs and was deeply silent.
He thought that if Grace had gone to the restaurant this morning, then the incident would have been avoided.
He hated Grace as well as himself.
Grace could see that he was indifferent and cold to her.
Pursing her lips, she didn't say anything. She'd also heard that Mckenzie had fainted in the kitchen while stirring the ingredients.
He complained that she hadn't agreed to work in the restaurant in the morning. If she had agreed, Mckenzie wouldn’t have gone to the restaurant when she wasn't feeling well.
It seemed she really couldn't evade the responsibility for this.
Grace couldn't argue with him. She sat on the bench with him and waited without talking.
Waiting had always been the longest and most painful process.
They did not speak to each other during the whole waiting time. They remained silent.
Charlie's thoughts were all over the place. He kept thinking about the mistakes he had made.
If he had agreed to go back to live in the Morgan family's villa, then his mother would not have been so stressed out!
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