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 keep

too worried about my

Don’t worry too much.

things will come

every day, right? Once the pandemic

me with a

since I developed gallstones, I rarely ate egg

money

afraid they might not have enough,” I

hand froze for a

office, I called my mom and told her to accept any money Matthew might send her without hesitation As expected, my mom said,

and

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

of it from my perspective, okay? Can’t you just accept our money and keep it for yourselves? Our duty is

he offers, accept it”

be as money–conscious as the Murphy family,

was all about money, never

concern, “Chlo, are

I’m just anxious.

money is always a

daughter to provide for her parents? The

support for my

My mother agreed reluctantly.

Matthew transfer any money all

he was

him, and he said he forgot due to his busy

work, I

repeatedly, promising to handle it

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