Chapter 371

"Oh hey, guess we showed up at the wrong time, huh?" Just as Claire caught that familiar faint scent again, a teasing voice rang out from behind her. She tensed up instantly, and before her brain could even process it, she shoved Anthony away in a panic. Her cheeks and ears were burning even hotter than before. "Mom? What are you guys doing here?" Under the moonlight, the petite girl stood in front of the tall man. Their shadows stretched over the ground, the whole scene looking like something out of a painting. Grace Hughes grinned at the pair. "If Mrs. Carter and I hadn't come by, we wouldn't have known our girl's gotten this bold." At that, Claire's face turned even redder. Wait... so, just now—Grace and Mrs. Carter saw everything?! If thoughts were audible, Grace probably would've chimed in, "Oh, we saw *everything*, alright!" But knowing the girl's easily embarrassed, neither of them made it harder for her. They just smiled warmly. "Alright, we'll leave you young folks to it," Gra