THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 260

The moment Ann realized what was happening, her heart started pounding wildly.

She continued, “Daniel, I heard you’re working in Northgard now.”

“That’s right.”

Ann’s smile grew even sweeter. “I visited Northgard two years ago. It’s such a wonderful place.”

“Mm.”

“Did you go to college there too, Daniel?”

“Mm.”

So noisy.

Ann was just unbearably noisy.

Daniel wished he could plug his ears.

The truth was, Daniel had no desire to talk with Ann at all. No matter what she said, he merely grunted in response.

But Ann either didn’t notice or chose to ignore it.

For the first time, Daniel realized just how oblivious a person could be.

“Daniel…”

Just as Ann was about to say something else, Daniel stood up abruptly. “Excuse me, Miss Templeton, I need to use the restroom.”

Why did Daniel suddenly need to go to the bathroom?

Ann watched his retreating figure, confused.

They’d been having such a pleasant conversation, hadn’t they?

Unless—unless Daniel was getting flustered by their interaction and needed to cool off in the bathroom?

The more Ann thought about it, the more she convinced herself that must be the reason.

She’d read about Daniel before. Though he was already twenty-three, he was famously still a virgin—he’d never had a girlfriend. She must be the first woman to have gotten this close to him.

The thought brought a shy blush to her cheeks. “Okay, Daniel, don’t let me keep you,” she called after him, her tone demure.

Daniel headed for the bathroom.

Suddenly, Adelina seemed to remember something. “By the way, Mom, should we tell Keira about the DNA test we’re doing with Catie?”

It was, after all, a big deal.

Hannah hesitated, then shook her head. “Let’s hold off for now. Keira’s health isn’t great, and Freya is her entire world. I’m afraid she couldn’t handle the stress. We’ll tell her once we have the results—it won’t hurt to wait.”

Though Hannah was convinced Caitlin was their missing Freya, the test results weren’t in yet.

What if—just what if she wasn’t? She couldn’t bear the thought of getting Keira’s hopes up for nothing.

Adelina nodded. “You’re right, Mom.”

They entered the living room.

Ann was still sitting on the sofa.

Hannah could feel a headache coming on. The ones she wanted to stay had left, but the one she wished would leave was still here.

“Grandma Hannah!” Ann jumped to her feet as soon as Hannah entered. “You’re back!”

Hannah nodded, pressing her fingers to her temple, and turned to Jade. “Jade, would you please look after Ann? I’ve got a headache and need to lie down for a bit.”