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Chapter 17

Penulis: Happy Breadwinner
"Of course. Harry's your only child." Heather looked baffled.

Beverly caught a hint of a crack in the calm, collected mask Heather had worn for the past decade. She wanted to break it completely and expose the truth. She clenched her fists without realizing it.

Evan spoke, his voice disrupting her train of thought. "Mom, Bev and I plan on adopting a child. That means Harry won't be our only child in the future."

"Oh, I see," Heather said. However, she felt uneasy deep down. Somehow, Beverly felt different from how she'd been in the past.

Years ago, when Elaine had discovered her husband's affair, she'd left behind nothing but a divorce agreement demanding that he leave the marriage without a penny to his name. Then, she'd moved to Alterra with Beverly.

Elaine had too fierce a temperament—she couldn't stand even the slightest flaw in her marriage. Beverly was just like her, so the fact that she was still around likely meant that she'd yet to discover anything.

Heather relaxed at t
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