Chapter 22
Phoebe’s heart skipped a beat as she instinctively glanced at James and Celeste for their reactions.
Noticing the subtle reproach in their eyes, she immediately raised her hand and slapped her face hard, the sound echoing in the air.
“Nattie, I’m so sorry! It’s all my fault! I thought it would only take a while to buy some clothes. I never imagined you’d cum into thugs. I’m so sorry, Nattle………”
Then, with a loud thud, she knelt before Natalie, sobbing and repenting
Natale didn’t expect Phoebe to be so dramatic, slapping herself and loeeling like that. Did she take inspiration from a rolodramatic TV show?
After a moment of shock, Natalie joined in, kneeling beside Phoebe and shaking her head as if she were blind,
“Phoabe, please stop! It was just my bad luck running into thugs and it has nothing rado with you. Don’t punish yourself anymore! I don’t blame you I won’t blame you again. It’s all my
Tears streamed down her cheeks freely as she raised her hard to slap her face a couple of times
She wanted to light fire with fire.
Naturally, Phoebe’s self–flagellation faltered, and she suddenly found it hard to keep up with Natalie’s act
“Firi, Nate, what are you doing? Get up!” Celeste, watching the two of them cay and hit themselves on the door, harried over to help them up.
She then parted their shoulders, trying to soothe them. The important thing is that Nate is fine. Fifi, you didn’t mean to leave her alone, Just take this as a lesson learned for both of you. With that, the matter was put to rest
Natalie didn’t want to linger on it. She nodded, quickly wiped his tears, and pointed to the thermal container on the coffee table.
“By the way, Mas. Lock, I remember you mentioned you wanted grilled chicken yesterday, and I know Mr. Locke likes pork chop. So, I bought some when I passed by the Aroma House. Bealizing that it was for her, Celeste felt a mix of warmth and heartache. She affectionately patted Natalie on the head “You’re such a sweet child, thinking of us even after going through such a difficult time”
Natalie smiled obediently. “You bought us clothes, too, after all
Speaking of clothes, Celeste decided to lighten the mood and asked enthusiastically, “By the way, did you two find any clothes you liked today? Natalie modded and was about to pull out the clothes she had bought, but Phoebe quickly grabbed her bag from the couch and palled out hers first Upon seeing the clothes Phoebe had taken out, Natale frowned the colors were dark and clearly not something a young woman would wear. She wondered what Phoebe was up to t only to see her proudly present the clothes to Celeste
to this time
“Mrs. Locke, my old clothes are still fine, and I don’t go out much, so I don’t need new ones. But you go out to work every day, so I picked out two outfits for you. Let me know if you
like them!
styles.
Phoebe had no experience choosing cloches, and her selections reflected the aesthetic of older women in the village. They were either deep blue or dark gray, all very formal styl Natalie couldn’t help but chuckle. In the original storyline, there was no plot about the original subject getting lost, but there was this scene about giving clothes. Celeste had given the two of them money to buy clothes. While the original subject chose what shed, Phoebe didn’t pick anything for herself. Instead, she selected two outfits for Celeste. This made the original subject seem a little grateful in comparison
clothes and told Phoebe to pick something with brighter colors and younger styles for herself to wear.
At that time, Celeste had been quite touched but ultimately refused the
