Chapter 1446


    Francine stood speechless for a moment. Shepletely forgot that she was supposed to prepare


    food for the pic!


    Pam emerged slowly from the kitchen and said, “Corinne! I just had some desserts made for the


    children. There are cookies and cakes. We also have plenty of bread at home. I’ll have the nanny make


    some sandwiches for you. I’ll have all the food packed up nicely, and I trust that should suffice for a


    pic.”


    Francine burst into a smile upon hearing that and rushed toward her grandmother enthusiastically.


    “Your timing is impable, Grandma!”


    Pam was not particrly fond of her vivacious granddaughter and pushed her away.


    By contrast, she looked at Corinne lovingly and said, “You’ve been working very hard recently, and it’s


    about time you take a break this weekend.”


    Corinne smiled and replied, “Okay. I will.”


    The three children were thrilled and called out in unison, “Thank you, Great-Grandma!”


    Hearing her great-grandchildren address her as great-grandmother was a source of pride and joy for


    Pam.


    “Wait right here, kids! I’ll prepare some more delicious treats for you. Be sure to listen to your mother


    and aunt when you’re outter. Don’t run around unsupervised.”


    “Okay!” Joey said.


    “We’ll be good!” Bryan added.


    “Yes, Great-Grandma! I’ll be good, too!” Christine said.


    Pam beamed with delight. “Such good kids you all are!”


    After Corinne changed into her clothes, she helped the three children prepare some extra clothes and


    directed them to fill their water bottles. She then prepared for their departure downstairs.


    Pam had already loaded all the food into the cooler box in the car.


    Once everything was set, Corinne and Francine bid Pam farewell. They, along with the kids, got into


    the car and set off on their outing.


    Children’s songs were yed in the car, and the three kids sang along in high spirits. They were as


    bright as the weather outside.


    Corinne’s mood was greatly uplifted when she saw her children in such good spirits.


    All of a sudden, Francine instructed the driver to pick up someone from the University of New Capital


    City.


    The driverplied and turned the car around.


    Corinne seemed to have guessed what was going on and cocked an eyebrow at Francine. “Are you


    seeing someone?”


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    Francine’s face turned beet red. “N—No! He’s just a ssmate. He said he wanted to join us, so I said


    yes! Having more people means more help with the kids!”


    Corinne shrugged and decided not to press further. She knew that Francine was picking up Chester,


    one of Corinne’s juniors. Francine always had a crush on him.


    Corinne’s guess was spot on. When the car reached the university, Chester was waiting readily at the


    gate.


    The two girls and children were in the back seat, so Chester got into the front passenger seat. As he


    settled in, he turned to Francine with a smile and greeted Corinne politely, “It’s been a while, Corinne.”


    Corinne nodded, “That, it has. I see you’ve chosen to stay at the university as a tutor?”


    Chester ran his fingers through his hair and replied, “Yes! I’m not cut out for workce politics. Being a


    tutor suits me much better.”


    Corinne smiled andmented, “That’s good. You make a great teacher, and I’m sure you’d be better


    at teaching others if you had been able to ‘teach’ Francine.” She could not resist teasing them by


    cing some emphasis on the word ‘teach’.