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

I’m too worried about

Don’t worry too much.

come to good

call your mom every day, right? Once the pandemic passes,

helped me with a

yolk, okay?” Ever since I developed gallstones, I rarely ate

some money to them

afraid they might not have enough,” I

a

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 need for

dad and I have

many expenses, so you guys don’t need

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

offers, accept it” I was a bit

the Murphy family, then maybe I wouldn’t worry so

all about money, never

tone showed concern, “Chlo, are you…” “Don’t

I’m just anxious.

guys money

to provide for her parents?

accept our support for my

My mother agreed reluctantly.

Matthew

he was trying

dinner, I asked him, and he said he forgot due

work,

repeatedly, promising to handle it

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