Chapter 1430 It Hurts

• "Who are you? I don't recall my son having a friend like you," Winona asked cautiously, her hands tightly shielding Lola as she addressed Rafe, who chuckled. "Ma'am, I really am Skylar's friend. He's busy at the moment and was concerned about you and Lola getting a taxi back home, so he asked me to drive you both."
• "Oh really? When my son is busy, I often come to pick up my granddaughter alone. He never mentioned any issues with getting a taxi before. Why would he suddenly think it's inconvenient today and send you to drive us home?" Winona questioned skeptically.
• The excuse Rafe came up with was rather crude. No, not crude; he didn't know Skylar's family well enough. Nevertheless, he was quick to react. Seeing that Winona wasn't falling for it, he continued, "If you don't want to believe me, that's fine. I have a little gift here for the child. If she accepts it, I'll leave." With that, Rafe took out a transparent little box from his suit pocket.