Chapter 48 Finding the Right Time I remained still.

His behavior puzzled me, but I knew they were crocodile tears.

Eventually, he stood and said.

“Wait here, I’ll make you something to eat.” He would not show me his face.

I didn’t care about his thoughts.

Even if he showed such emotions occasionally, my image of him would not change.

I couldn’t lower myself to the level of a brute.

I knew quick action was my best defense.

I couldn’t let him succeed.

He returned to normal at breakfast, warm and smiling.

“Honey, come here.

Eat while it’s hot! Start with the milk!” He was attentive to me during breakfast, and everything seemed to have returned to normal.

His actions left me feeling a little dazed.

“How about a day off today? You’ve lost a lot of weight recently.

I could tell when I held you last night,” he said tenderly.

A vision of him and Melanie brought me back to reality.

To calm my nausea, I patted my chest.

don’t know why I

too worried about my

Don’t worry too much.

come to good

day, right? Once the pandemic passes,

helped me with a

okay?” Ever since I developed gallstones, I rarely

money to them

not have enough,”

hand froze for a second, and

the office, I called my mom and told her to accept any money Matthew might send her without hesitation As expected, my mom said, “There’s no

dad and

company has many expenses, so you guys don’t need to spend

our money and keep it for yourselves? Our duty is to support you,

offers, accept it” I

as money–conscious as the Murphy family,

family was all about money, never

“Chlo, are

I’m just anxious.

guys money

natural for a daughter to provide for her parents? The company is doing

just accept our support for my peace of mind!” I emphasized

My mother agreed reluctantly.

didn’t see Matthew

he was trying to

asked him, and he said he forgot

at work, I reminded

nodded repeatedly, promising to handle it

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