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Chapter 6

Author: Fortune Cat
Many local fans visited after hearing about my restaurant, and they all left with great compliments. By the time we closed for the night, it was already past 10:00 pm.

As the restaurant's reputation grew, more and more customers came. I hired two chefs and taught them my cooking methods. Everything was runnning smoothly.

…

"Welcome!"

I was calculating the day's earnings when I heard the door chime. I quickly smiled and looked up.

"Oh, it's you, Keri. This is impressive. I heard that the food here is pretty good. Have you become a chef now?"

Eli walked in while supporting Beatrix, whose hands rested on her belly. She looked smug.

As someone who had been through it, I immediately understood what it meant. She was pregnant.

I raised an eyebrow at them and said, "Welcome. Billy, get them a seat, and make sure to take good care of them."

Hearing the sarcasm in my voice, Billy quickly realized that the people before me were my shameless ex-husband and his mistress. With a bright smi
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    Amy struggled to sit up as she locked her wrinkled eyes onto me with a fierce glare. It was as if she wanted to tear me apart and swallow me whole.No matter how much she tried, though, she couldn't get up.I laughed loudly and said, "Why don't you get your new daughter-in-law to serve you?"Ever since Amy returned from the hospital, Beatrix had often called her a burden right to her face. At first, Eli would say a few words to stop her, but eventually, he didn't bother.Maybe, deep down, he also believed that his mother was a burden.Amy lay on the bed with wide eyes, looking absolutely pitiful.I sneered. "So when it happens to you, you suddenly can't take it, can you?"She shut her eyes in despair. I put the cup back on the bedside table, clapped my hands satisfactorily, and walked out.The lawyer had already wrapped up the discussion. Beatrix sat on the couch as if life had drained from her."Ms. Bass, you have been granted custody of Hazel Daugherty," the lawyer said. "Th

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