로그인When Harriet finally stopped sobbing, she wiped her tears away and asked, "Wendy, what was wrong with your cooking today? It didn't look like Camilla hated it." Stunned, Wendy asked warily, "Mrs. Sloan, didn't you just say you didn't care about them anymore?"Harriet looked sheepish. She had been worrying over her daughters for so long that it had become second nature. Just because she said she would stop caring about them didn't mean she could.Resigned, Harriet said, "I'm still their mother.""I see…" Wendy nodded and carefully pulled out a notebook from her nightstand. The pages were grouped into three colors."I found this notebook in the kitchen cabinet. There were recipes for Ms. Camilla and Ms. Charlotte's favorite foods, so I tried making them.""A notebook?" Confused, Harriet took the notebook from Wendy.Flipping it open, she saw lines of handwritten notes on the first page. She recognized the handwriting.Jeremy had signed the divorce agreement with the same handwri
Camilla's sudden reaction shocked both Wendy and Harriet."Don't scare Wendy, Camilla. If you really don't like her cooking, just give her another chance to improve her skills." Harriet immediately tried to de-escalate the situation.However, Camilla kept glaring at Wendy. The dishes Wendy prepared this time tasted just like Jeremy's cooking.How did she learn how to cook like Jeremy? Why did Jeremy teach her? Were they close?Looking at Wendy, who was hiding behind Harriet, Camilla suddenly recalled Tina's words. She said men preferred frail, gentle women over strong-willed women. Camilla was used to being assertive, so she couldn't be gentle, but Wendy could. They even met behind Camilla's back. The thought set off alarm bells in her head.Wendy started to panic. She was a timid person, so she couldn't bring herself to speak up.Seeing that, Harriet whispered, "Go back to your room, Wendy. I'll talk to her."Frightened, Wendy shrank back and replied, "Okay…"Her submissive
Why did Jeremy do that? Everyone in her family doted on Charlotte, so how could he just abandon her at the side of the road? He even used to obey her every command.Just as Camilla was about to stand up for Charlotte, she suddenly recalled the agreement she made with Jeremy back at the estate. Her anger slowly subsided.She looked down at Charlotte, who was pouting in her sleep. A hint of resentment flickered in her gaze. She thought that Jeremy was a cruel man for leaving both her and Charlotte behind. Camilla struggled to lift Charlotte into her arms and carefully laid her down on the backseat of her car.On the second floor of the clinic, Jeremy watched her car drive away. He placed his mug down.Sitting across from him, Angela asked, "The clinic has enough funds to relocate now. Are you sure you don't want to? Aren't you worried she'll come back to bother you again?"Jeremy shook his head. "We don't need to relocate. I'll only be here for two days."Besides, we made a deal.
Jeremy stared at Charlotte as she talked in her sleep.For a moment, he stood frozen where he was.Just then, Angela got out of the car too and came to stand beside him."How is she? Is she okay?"Only then did Jeremy snap back to his senses."She's fine. Judging by her cheeks and the shadows under her eyes, she's probably not getting enough sleep. She must have just been too exhausted and dozed off here."At that, Angela leaned against the front of the car. Something flickered in her eyes before she mentioned, as if in passing, "Charlotte seems pretty fond of you."Jeremy shook his head."In the Sloan family, everyone dotes on her, but it's only with material things. They give her whatever she wants and let her do anything. But no one actually spends time with her. Everyone's too busy with their own things. She's always starving for real affection."As he spoke, he looked at Charlotte, who was still fast asleep."When I was living with the Sloan family, I used to spend a lot
"If you run into troublemakers, just run. If you can't outrun them and they hit you, pop the bag open right away. They'll think you're bleeding and take off."Jane crouched down halfway and brushed her fingers gently over his brow.Even now, Jeremy could still faintly recall that feeling and her words."But most important of all, if anyone ever bullies you, you come straight home and tell me. I'll back you up, and I'll teach them a lesson myself, understand?"…As Greenvale came into view, Jeremy felt the urge to find his sister grow only stronger.Angela withdrew her gaze too, staring quietly ahead and looking lost in thoughts of her own.In the car, the two of them sat with entirely different things on their minds.Jeremy drove on, and it wasn't long before they reached the area near the clinic.By now, it was very dark at night, and there was a faint mist hanging in the air.Suddenly, Jeremy slammed on the brakes.Angela, who had been drifting in thought, snapped back to
In the car, Jeremy glanced over at Angela in the passenger seat."Are you not sitting in the back? It's more spacious back there and more comfortable."Angela looked out the window and said flatly, "Mountain roads are bumpy. I don't get carsick if I sit up front."Jeremy blinked.He remembered she had been in the back seat fiddling on her laptop the entire time the whole drive to the estate, and she hadn't looked carsick at all.That excuse was pretty weak.Angela suddenly asked, "What did you and Ms. Cooper talk about?"Only then did it click for Jeremy that the reason she was sitting up front was just so she could pry information out of him.He could understand it, though. Over the past few days, Angela had shown an almost obsessive level of attention toward Jane.Jeremy thought back over his conversation with Jane.Then, he spoke."She seems to really hate people from Yalon. The moment she heard I was from there, she threw a glass at me.""She threw a glass at you?"At







