Chloe nodded. “Sure. It’s still early, so I don’t see why not. Let’s get a taxi.”
At that moment, James stopped her. “It’s fine. We have a car.”
“You have a car?” Chloe asked in disbelief. “Wow, it seems like a lot has changed over the years. Back before I left, only the rich guys could afford a car.”
Helen smiled. “We have two cars. Well, three actually, but one of them was totaled.”
Helen smiled awkwardly. “It’s fine. Let’s go.”
Then, Demi said, “Mom, we can’t. We only have two cars, but there’s ten of us. That’s not enough.”
“What? Why?” Helen was befuddled.
Demi shot her a glare. “We had some wine back there, remember? We need two drivers, so that makes twelve of us, not ten.”
Upon hearing that, realization struck Helen. “Oh, silly me. I forgot all about that. So someone has to take a taxi home. Liam, Matthew, why don’t you two take a taxi home? We’ll get a couple of drivers for ourselves.”
At that moment, Minerva cut in. “Tate and I will take the taxi, Aunt Helen.”
Immediately, Helen objected to it. “But you’re the guest here. I can’t let you do that.”
Minerva waved her off dismissively. “It’s fine. Just give us the location and we’ll be right there.”
The news caught her by surprise. “S-Sorry? It’s an affluent area? The Grand Garden is? Are you sure?”
The driver nodded. “Yeah, the one and only. Everyone in there is as rich as can be. And every house is a mansion there. Almost everyone in this city knows about the Grand Garden.”
Upon hearing that, Minerva looked at Tate, confused. “Tate, are you sure they told you to head to The Grand Garden? Or am I imagining things?”
Tate scratched his head. “I think so. I mean, you couldn’t make that name up even if you wanted to.”
Now, Minerva was truly flummoxed. “What is going on? I thought Mom said Aunt Helen used to live in a rickety, leaking house, but now they’re living in a mansion? Is this some mistake?”
Tate was equally confused about the whole situation, and he wanted answers too.
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