What she was afraid of was not meeting Robert's parents or James Turner, the man she had slapped, but—
Appearing in front of so many people with Robert would inevitably make her the talk of Swallow City tomorrow under the extensive reports.
If so, wouldn't Andrew and Thomas find out about what she's been doing?
Never mind Andrew, but what about Tommy?
If he saw, how should she explain herself?
After all, she told her son that she went on a business trip out of town...
What should she do? Should she run away now? But the money hasn't been received yet. If she ran away, would it anger Robert and make her lose more than she would gain?
Just as Emma was struggling, she heard Robert's voice: "We're here, let's go in!"
"Oh! Okay!" Emma responded, looking around.
Robert's car was parked a little further away.
From a distance, the Swallow City Grand Hotel's spacious forecourt was surrounded by a temporarily built stage.
