Chapter 501 He Would Be Happy to See You
Chloe felt a pang of regret for not taking the subway earlier.
It was rush hour, and the main road was heavily congested.
Candy, already impatient, was close to losing her temper when the traffic finally started to move.
"I thought we'd be stuck here for half an hour!" she exclaimed.
Candy followed the car ahead, and as they passed through an intersection, she turned to talk to Chloe in the back seat, asking what she should say to Amanda when they met.
In her distraction, she failed to notice the car in front of her slowing down. Suddenly, there was a loud "bang."
They had rear-ended the car in front.
Everyone in the car was stunned, but Candy quickly hit the brakes and reversed slightly, mitigating the damage.
Chloe turned pale, and Candy was still in shock.
Quinn, sitting in the front passenger seat, was the first to unbuckle his seatbelt. "I'll go check it out," he said.
Chloe, worried, opened the door and stepped out as well. "I'll go with you."
They both got out and saw the dented rear bumper of the Audi they had hit. Chloe sighed in frustration.
She hoped no one was injured and that they could resolve this amicably through insurance.
Quinn knocked on the driver's window, and when the door opened, Chloe was taken aback. "Tom?"
Tom looked equally surprised. "Mrs. Shawn... Ms. Nelson, what a coincidence!"
Tom had been on his way to take Michael back to Shawn Manor. With the traffic jam, Michael had already gotten impatient and decided to walk, leaving Tom to drive alone.
Just as the traffic cleared, his car got rear-ended.
"Sorry about this, Tom. My friend wasn't paying attention. How much do you need for repairs? We can settle it now, or we can go through insurance," Chloe said quickly, anxious about being late for her meeting with Amanda.
Tom, recognizing Chloe, decided to let it go. If Michael were here, he would have insisted on no compensation from Chloe.
"It's fine, Ms. Nelson. I'll take it to the shop later. It's just a small dent."
Chloe glanced at the back seat, wondering if Michael was inside. She couldn't see through the tinted windows, so Tom clarified, "Mr. Shawn went back to Shawn Manor earlier."
Chloe hesitated.
She had an appointment with Amanda and needed to thank Felipe for gathering evidence for her.
But Admas...
Her mind was in turmoil. Admas' health had never been great, and it had been particularly unstable recently.
Older people were always afraid of falling.
If he couldn't catch his breath, she couldn't imagine not being able to see Admas one last time.
Quinn, seeing her hesitation, offered a solution. "If you want to go, we can meet Amanda for you. Candy, Jessica, and I can handle it."
If she handled things quickly on her end, she might still be able to make it to dinner.
He thought Amanda was reasonable; she would surely understand if she knew Admas had an accident.
"Really?"
Chloe started to waver when she heard Quinn's suggestion.
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