Chapter 148: Chapter 148: Politely Refusing Kindness (3) Chapter 148: Chapter 148: Politely Refusing Kindness (3) She still has to go to work tomorrow, it’s almost ten o’clock, and she hasn’t taken a shower yet.

“Thank you so much.” Avery Graham, who could typically forget about important matters when there was food, didn’t care much about not getting any insider information now that she had something to eat.

“You’re welcome.” Carolline waved her hand.

It wasn’t until Carolline closed the door that Avery started to grumble. She came in just to ask if Carolline was in a relationship, but it was apparent that Carolline had been brushing her off and she didn’t get any answers.

After sending Avery away, Carolline hurried to the bathroom, took a hot shower, changed into her pajamas, poured herself a glass of milk, and finally went to bed.

She didn’t know if it was because pregnant women tended to be sleepy, but once her eyes shut, she quickly fell into a deep sleep without much effort.

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After Bryan Hawkins dropped Joyce Lopez off at the Lopez Family house, she walked in with a beaming smile. Her big brother and sister-in-law were there with their niece and nephew. Seeing Joyce’s demeanor, they all chuckled at her.

Joyce didn’t mind at all and played happily with her niece and nephew. She took out the wallet she had hidden in her bag and gave each of them a hundred yuan to spend on candy.

The saying “out of sight, out of mind” could not be more fitting for Joyce.

However, the Lopez Family knew that since she was young, Joyce had always had a crush on the big brother from the Hawkins Family. They initially thought Joyce would be more suited to William Hawkins, but Joyce and William showed no interest in each other. After William went to college, he got a pretty good girlfriend, and Joyce wasn’t heartbroken at all.

That was when the Lopez Family started to acknowledge the fact that Joyce liked Bryan Hawkins.

Grandpa Lopez originally planned to approach Grandpa Hawkins about setting up a marriage between their two families, as they were of equal social standing and there would be no issue of incompatibility. Moreover, Joyce looked quite a match when standing with Bryan.

But upon learning of her grandfather’s plan, Joyce went straight to her grandfather’s side to protest, declaring that she would pursue her love on her own and not allow her family to interfere in her love life.

So, she had been studying hard and waiting patiently for herself to grow up, believing that when she became outstanding enough, Bryan would notice her. However, nobody had expected Matilda Ferguson to appear and disrupt her plans for love.

Fortunately, Matilda turned out to be more of a hindrance than a help. When Bryan was in a wheelchair, Matilda left him unattended. Joyce saw this as a good opportunity, but she thought she knew Bryan well and didn’t put herself forward during that time.

She always believed that Bryan would eventually stand up again, so all she needed to do was wait patiently. Once he was back on his feet, she could pursue him relentlessly.

Now she felt the time was ripe, and her Bryan Cooper was just too perfect – surrounded by beautiful women. She could no longer wait, or she would lose her Bryan forever.

“How was it? I called you to come home for dinner since your big brother and sister-in-law are back, but you wouldn’t come. How did you feel about your date with Brother Bryan?” Grandpa Lopez asked teasingly, knowing that no one else could make his precious granddaughter so happy tonight.