Chapter 1678

Chantelle immediately caught on. "Dad, you knew Terence was living next door too, didn't you?" Baxter didn't offer up a reply, yet he did feel a jolt in his chest. He wanted to deny it, but when he looked up and met Chantelle's puzzled gaze, his expression immediately gave him away. "You were all keeping this from me?" Chantelle had previously assumed Baxter didn't know. "So, are you both hoping that Terence and I—" Would get back together? Though Chantelle didn't say that part out loud since Janet also there, Baxter and Meryl understood exactly what she meant. Meryl nodded, whereas Baxter shook his head. Janet looked up at the adults, her chubby little face full of confusion. "Mommy, Grandpa, Grandma, what are you guys talking about?" "It's nothing, sweetheart. Eat your dinner," Chantelle said, cutting the conversation short. Her tone softened as she served Janet some food. After the meal, she took Janet upstairs to rest without saying another word to Baxter or Meryl. Baxter