The Billionaire's Maid Bride novel Chapter 9

As soon as Allison walked into the living room, she was stopped by Christopher who was sitting on the sofa.

Allison bowed apologetically, "Mr. Flanagan, I'm really sorry. I'll be more careful next time. Can you please not kick me out?"

Christopher waved his hand, signaling her to sit down on the sofa. His tone wasn't as sharp as Leah's, "Allison, you're like a daughter to me, and this place is your home. It's not your fault today."

"Thank you, Mr. Flanagan."

A smile appeared on Allison's face at the thought of not being kicked out. Then she heard Christopher ask, "How's your mom doing lately?"

"She's been recovering quite well. The doctors said her condition has been good recently." She paused, not mentioning her mother's need for a kidney transplant.

Christopher was a close friend of her late father, Joshua, and had been looking after her and her mother since Joshua's death. She didn't want to burden him with the knowledge of Leah and her daughter's actions towards them.

Upon hearing this, Christopher nodded, handing her a bank card, "That's good to hear, take this money for now. I'll visit her in a few days."

"Dad!" Penelope cried out from the side, trying to stop him.

She thought her father was going to scold Allison, but instead, he was giving her money. However, Christopher seemed to ignore her, firmly pushing the bank card into Allison's hand.

Allison hesitated for a moment, then took the card, "Thank you, Mr. Flanagan. If there's nothing else, I should head to the hospital now." With that, she turned and left.

Once Allison was gone, Penelope complained, "Dad, Allison has messed up more than once."

The subtext was, why are you still keeping her?

Leah tried to speak, but Christopher cut her off, "Allison's father died because of me. Her mother is severely ill, how can I possibly kick her out? This topic is off-limits from now on."

Before going upstairs, he gave Leah a warning look, "Penelope is still naive, but are you too? Don't you know how Joshua died?"

Leah froze, watching Christopher go upstairs.