“Oh, it’s nothing,” Kaitlyn replied, lowering her head briefly before looking up with a soft smile. “Renee, I haven’t been feeling very comfortable after my surgery, so I prefer not to be touched… Can you understand?”

“Mom?” Renee’s eyes widened. “Where are you feeling uncomfortable? I can ask Lina and Zuko to help…”

“No need.”

Kaitlyn grabbed her, and Renee was taken aback, noticing that her mother’s hand didn’t feel as hard as before.

Kaitlyn had always been sick, weak, and frail, making her hands feel like dry twigs. But now…

“Renee, I have something to tell you.”

Renee refocused and looked at her mother attentively.

“What kind of person is Lena?”

“Why are you suddenly asking about this?”

“Just asking casually.”

Renee pondered for a moment and replied softly, “Is this about the incident where she blocked you from entering the study and argued with you?

have misunderstood her. She has a cold personality and prefers to

still too young to

“Well—”

the better they are at pretending. Have you heard the saying that a biting dog

looked puzzled, not understanding why her mother was

looked at her seriously. “And you have to get rid

saying?” Renee couldn’t

Kaitlyn lowered her head, portraying the meek housewife

ignore the vicious glint in

heart pounded as she asked, “Mom, what do

Lena can’t stay at the Thompsons’ anymore! Renee, you must find a way to get rid of her. Keeping

Renee’s gaze was sincere. “Lena has never offended me, and she’s been really good

she clinging to the Thompsons

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me to get married anyway,” Renee murmured. “We don’t have our own careers and income, and

an eyebrow. “He’s the second heir of the Hamertons.

should get more than his brother! And on the Irwins’ side… Zuko has already inherited the

“Mom!”

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