"You…" Adora was so furious she nearly choked on her words. "We've barely lived here a few days! And the plumbing? It's hidden inside the cabinets. You expect us to spot a faulty pipe? For all we know, you cheaped out and used low-quality materials.""Me? Cut corners?" Louis let out a short, disbel
Still shaken, Adora's mind was completely blank.The others in the living room had been startled too. Seeing that she hadn’t actually hurt herself, they all patted their chests and breathed sighs of relief.Adora’s heart pounded wildly. She stayed kneeling on the floor for several seconds, unable
Adora let out a sharp laugh. "Then they found the right person! You sold the house. You should be responsible for after-sales service too!"Louis’ expression turned colder than the waterlogged floor beneath their feet.But when his gaze landed on the swelling on the right side of her face, the clear
Louis paused for a second, then said in disbelief, "You're the homeowner. You're asking me to deal with it? May I ask what we have to do with each other?""How could we have nothing to do with each other? You were the previous owner. You sold me a faulty house. Shouldn't you be responsible?" Adora r
The police didn’t bother to intervene further. They checked everyone's IDs, pulled up the household registry, and confirmed that they were all registered as family."Since you're family, and there’s no serious injury involved, it’s really not something we can interfere with," the lead officer said
The blow left Adora reeling. Her barely healed concussion felt like it had been ripped wide open again.Her head snapped to the side from the force of it, and for a long moment, she didn’t move. The entire living room fell into a heavy, stunned silence. Only Ruby looked secretly pleased, a fli
They actually thought they had the right to feel angry and wronged.The fire in Adora's chest flared higher. Her smile turned icy as she fired back without backing down. "From the moment I stepped back into this house, the way you all looked at me was filled with rejection and hostility, as if I
She really regretted it now. She never should have sent that message suggesting they meet up in person. He must have misunderstood, lumping her in with a certain kind of woman, and instantly pulled away from her.Adora felt completely frustrated, yet there was no way to explain herself without ma
"You call her your mortal enemy, yet you went out of your way to recommend her to my clinic?" Richard said, giving Louis a knowing look.At his age, there wasn’t much Richard couldn’t see through. Louis hadn’t spelled it out, but putting a few things together, the truth was obvious. Clearly, Lou