Chapter 98- ridiculous and pitiful

At that moment, Laurent's phone rang again. She picked it up and saw that it was still Tiffany's number, likely another call from her daughter.

After answering, she indeed heard the little girl on the other end, urging her:

"Mom, have you gotten home yet?"

Laurent felt a bit helpless:

"Mom hasn't left yet. I'm still having dinner with a friend, just started eating—"

The little girl's voice already had a hint of crying in it:

"But I really, really miss Grandma and Grandpa. I want to see them right now!"

Laurent was on the verge of breaking down. She couldn't just leave the moment she sat down, could she?

So, she tried to comfort her daughter:

"Emma, be good. Mom will stay for a little longer and then head home. Can you be patient and wait a bit? Or, you can call Grandma and Grandpa first and hear their voices?"

"No, no!"

The little girl refused to listen at all: