Chapter 141

Seeing the new bed and desk, Emily immediately asked, “Did you just buy these?”

“No!” Estelle quickly replied, fearing she would spend more money, “They were already here, probably bought by the landlord but never used.”

Emily breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the bed, and said, “I’d rather stay in a hotel than have you spend more money on me.”

Looking around, she asked, “Didn’t you say you only rented one room? Will the landlord give you a hard time if I stay here?”

“No, I already talked to the landlord, and he said it’s fine!”

“Great!”

Emily stood up, smiling, “I’ll treat you to dinner tonight.”

And she quickly added, “No more refusals!”

Estelle raised her eyebrows, “Fine, it’s on you!”

restaurant to eat at. During dinner, Emily found out that Estelle cooked for herself, and she

Emily was great at making desserts, but now she learned she could cook too,

for a moment, but then she burst into

next few days, the two lived together, making their lives a bit more lively and

made sure to leave early and return late each day, so as not to disrupt Estelle’s daytime work. In the evenings, Estelle would go to the supermarket, purchase

she returned, who would eat it while watching movies, waiting for

prepping and washing the veggies, but

away.

easy recipes, allowing Emily to

weren’t just

her father used to be a chef, working his way up to head chef at a five–star hotel.

later became a drug addict, which caused him to lose everything and become

turned concerned as she asked, “Do you want me to assist you in finding your

somber look on her face. “He won’t change. If he were to return, it would only bring more harm to our family. My mother is better off

heavy voice, she added, “As long as he’s alive,

hate, Estelle’s heart clenched, not knowing how to comfort her.

head, tears in her eyes but still smiling optimistically, “Let’s not talk about him anymore. I’ll

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