Chapter 24

Cameron wasn't surprised that Teresa had agreed to his request. Instead, he simply said to her, "I'll come pick you up this afternoon then." "No, that won't be necessary. I'll drive there myself," Teresa rejected without a second thought. Cameron was caught off guard by her responses. In the past, she would have burst into tears of joy upon hearing that he was coming to pick her up. Yet now, she was eerily calm. But Cameron didn't press further and simply added, "Then could you pick up Rosie on your way?" "It's not really on my way. You should pick her up," Teresa replied. She knew Cameron likely had no idea where she even worked. The hospital and Rosalie's kindergarten were in opposite directions, so making the detour to pick her up before heading to the Langdon estate would take a considerable amount of time. But of course, telling him it wasn't on the way was just an excuse. The truth was, Teresa genuinely didn't want to interact too much with Rosalie right now. The daughter