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

worried about my parents.”

Don’t worry too much.

come to good

your mom every day, right? Once the pandemic passes, we’ll go visit together.” Matthew’s care was

helped me

developed gallstones, I

some money to

they might not have enough,” I

for a second, and then he

I’ll 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

dad and I

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

you just accept our money and keep it for yourselves? Our duty is

he offers, accept it”

money–conscious as the Murphy family, then

was all about money, never

tone showed concern, “Chlo, are you…”

I’m just anxious.

guys money is always a

for her parents? The company is doing well

should just accept our support for my peace of

My mother agreed reluctantly.

Matthew transfer any

he was trying to

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

day at work, I

promising to handle

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