Beanie probably heard a noise from behind him, so after he put on a T-shirt, he turned around and gave Minerva a smile.
"Mommy, good morning."
Minerva was stunned for a moment. Then, she walked over and rubbed his head affectionately with a smile. "Wash up and then go downstairs to eat breakfast. I will send you to school in a while."
"Okay!"
Beanie nodded energetically and then went into the bathroom to wash up.
After they were done getting ready, they went downstairs to have breakfast together. Yet, there was no smell of food downstairs. Instead, Quill was sitting alone in the living room.
"Uncle," Beanie greeted as he ran into Quill's arms with his short legs when he saw him. Quill hugged him with one hand and said, "Have you washed up? I will take you out for breakfast and then I'll send you to school."
"Huh?" Beanie asked doubtfully. "Did Auntie Vera not prepare breakfast today?"
Quill pursed his thin lips but kept silent.
He thought to himself, "I don't think she'll come downstairs before I leave."
"That's right. Vera hasn't gotten up yet?" Minerva rested her chin on her hand. That shouldn't be the case. Even if she had slept late the night before, judging from Vera's personality, she wouldn't still be in bed when it was already so late.
"I'll go take a look and see if she's still sleeping," Minerva was about to turn around when Quill stopped her.
"Don't go."
"Huh?" Minerva stopped walking. She turned her head and looked at Quill in confusion. "What's wrong?"
Looking at her inquisitive eyes, Quill was too embarrassed to say more. He merely covered his mouth with one hand and coughed softly. "There's not enough time so let her sleep. We'll go out to eat first, then you can give her a call to have her come over."
Minerva looked at the time and felt that Quill's words made sense. She didn't think much of it and nodded. She then went back to retrieve her bag and brought Beanie with her. The three of them left together.
When they were waiting for the lift, Minerva called Vera. Who would have thought that she would not pick up the call.
"That's strange. Why won't she answer the phone?" Minerva complained in confusion.
Quill, who was standing beside her, paused for a moment before glancing sideways at her phone. "I think it's better if you send a message."
Minerva said in confusion, "I can't even wake her up when I called her. Can I wake her up if I send her a message? I'll call again."
Ding...
Just then, the elevator reached their floor. Minerva had no choice but to get into the elevator.
There was no signal in the elevator. She thought for a moment and hung up the phone. Then, she sent a message to Vera, asking her to get up and pack up. When she was done, she would inform her again.
After she typed out the message, she waited to step out of the elevator before sending it. Since Quill was going to pick up the car, Minerva and Beanie waited at the entrance of the neighbourhood.
Beanie had just woken up so he was leaning on her legs in a crooked position. He was hugging her with both hands. Minerva rubbed
his head and tried to call Vera with one hand.
In the end, Vera still did not answer the phone. Minerva felt that it was a little strange.
"What's wrong with this girl today? Waking up late isn't a big deal, but it was so hard to wake her up," she thought to herself.
Could something have gone wrong?
As she was deep in thought, Vera replied to her text.
"You guys go ahead. I won't be tagging along."
Minerva wanted to ask if something had happened to her, but on second thought, she realized that when they had decided to eat out, Vera wasn't at the scene. So how could she know that Minerva had texted her about eating breakfast outside?
Combined with Quill's reaction earlier, Minerva felt that she had caught onto something.
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