Chapter 1385: Chapter 1385 Curiosity
At this moment, the crisp voices of children came from the kindergarten:
"Mommy! Auntie Annie!"
Annie turned her head and saw a few little ones running toward them with delighted expressions.
Smiling warmly at them, Annie quickly stepped forward and gathered all the little darlings into her arms.
"Mommy."
Olivia looked at Annie with surprise and wrapped her arms around her waist, snuggling into her embrace like a spoiled little kitten.
The usually shy Olivia only ever behaved this way when she saw Annie.
Annie gently stroked her daughter’s cheek, her gaze brimming with tenderness.
"It’s been so long, Auntie, and you’ve gotten even prettier!" Grace said with a big grin, looking at Annie. Hearing this, Annie reached out and pinched Grace’s little cheek.
"You little rascal, where did you learn such sweet-talking flattery after all this time?"
"It’s not flattery! I’m speaking from the heart!" Grace immediately put on a pitiful look, as if a bit dissatisfied with Annie’s "misunderstanding."
"You cheeky little thing. You’re nothing like your mommy in that regard," Annie teased, knowing Grace was just putting on an act. She ruffled Grace’s hair lovingly.
"Auntie Annie, Mommy said you’re shooting a new show right now—is that true? Does that mean we’ll be able to see you on TV again soon?"
Chad tilted his little face up, staring at Annie with a look of pure anticipation. Usually quiet and composed, Chad, it turned out, was quite the devoted fan of television and movies.
Annie nodded, and Jack immediately clapped his hands in excitement, cheering, "That’s awesome!"
"And this time," Annie said, leaning down slightly with her hands on her knees to get closer to the children, "you won’t just see your auntie on TV..."
Annie’s words naturally fueled the children’s curiosity even more.
Standing off to the side, Charlotte seemed to recall something upon hearing Annie’s words. She froze for a moment, about to speak, but Annie beat her to it.
"This time, you’ll even get to see your mommy on TV."
"Really?" The children’s faces lit up with surprise, and they all turned their gazes toward Charlotte expectantly.
Under the children’s eager stares, Charlotte couldn’t help but feel bashful.
"Is the director really going to use that scene?" Charlotte blinked and whispered to Annie hesitantly.
Charlotte had indeed made a cameo in the production, but due to a sudden prop collapse during filming—and considering she wasn’t a professional actress—she had assumed the director might simply include that scene as behind-the-scenes footage for promotional purposes.
After all, she had only gotten the cameo role because she bore a strong resemblance to Riley.
"Of course he’ll use it—you’ve already filmed it. Why wouldn’t he?" Annie replied with certainty, though her eyes gleamed with a mischievous sparkle.
The exchange between Annie and Charlotte only deepened the children’s curiosity, and they eagerly crowded around the pair, bombarding them with questions about what had happened.
"Don’t just stand around here; let’s head back first. Then I’ll tell you all about what’s been happening on the set lately," Annie suggested.