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 feeling

about my parents.” “I

Don’t worry too much.

things will come to good

every day, right? Once the pandemic passes,

even helped me with

I

money to

not

for a second, and

handle it!” At 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

and I

guys don’t need to spend

Can’t you just accept our money and keep it for yourselves? Our duty is to support you,

offers, accept it”

as money–conscious as the Murphy family, then maybe I wouldn’t

all about money, never turning it

showed concern, “Chlo,

I’m just anxious.

guys money

to provide for

for my peace

My mother agreed reluctantly.

Matthew transfer any

knew he was trying to deceive

asked him, and he said he forgot due

at work, I

promising to handle

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