Chapter 123

Mrs. Carpenter’s POV I kept glancing outside, my fingers gripping the edge of the sofa. "Where's Bella? Why hasn't she arrived yet?" My heart was restless, anticipation bubbling up in my chest. "Yunbai is such a fool. I told him to pick up his sister, but he's taken so many days to do it." Jason, ever the calm one, placed a reassuring hand on mine. "Don’t worry. There's snow on the road. They're probably driving slowly." I frowned. "The weather is bad today. If I had known, I would have asked Bella to come tomorrow instead. I don’t want the child catching a cold." Jason chuckled softly, shaking his head. "Come over tomorrow? Then you’d just worry for another day." He wasn’t wrong. Ever since I found out about Bella, I had been counting the days, longing to see her in person. I had barely been able to eat properly, my mind consumed by thoughts of my daughter. Finally, the butler entered, his voice breaking my anxious thoughts. "Master, Madam, the Young Master has returned." I shot up fr