Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Chapter 4273

Elora walked over and sat beside her mother.

Mrs. Ormond shifted uncomfortably. "Let's go outside. This is your bedroom. I shouldn't have come in without asking."

She felt like she had invaded her daughter's private space.

"Mom, don't be like that. We're mother and daughter-real mother and daughter,"

Elora said with a soft smile, sensing her mother's discomfort. "We're not strangers. You don't need permission to be here."

Maybe it was because Elora had been so caught up with work that she hadn't spent much time with her parents in a long while.

She left early, came home late. Some months, they barely even saw each other- despite living under the same roof.

she left for work in the morning, her parents were still asleep. When she came home at

paths hardly crossed. But back then, she

she could finally afford to take weekends off and

of power had created a distance.

arm and rested her head on her

long time since I leaned on my mom."

arm around her daughter's shoulders, a smile tugging at her lips. "And it's been a long time

think of you as my little girl. But in the blink of an eye, you've grown up. You've become my pillar of strength-the

we weren't able to help you. When your grandparents passed, everything fell on you. If we had been stronger, maybe you wouldn't have had to carry so much at such

her voice heavy with regret. "I saw how tired you were, how hard

The only thing I could do was take care of the house, make sure you had one

herself relax, melting into the warmth of her mother's embrace. It reminded her of when

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