“Mind your words!” Charlotte rebuked her.

“That’s the truth,” Luna slyly replied.

“Shut up,” Amanda interjected and gazed intensely at Luna.

Then, she turned and looked towards Charlotte.

“Be it that the bracelet was stolen or lost, that is not important. Nonetheless, it is undisputed that your daughter is the culprit of this unfortunate event. We’re reasonable people and do not intend to be hard on the child. Hence, we invited you here to resolve the situation. Now, how do you suggest we solve this?”

Ever since she was punished by Zachary during the last auction, Amanda had adopted a different strategy.

Now, she was pretending to be reasonable and courteous towards Charlotte. This way, even if Zachary were to find out, she would not be reprimanded.

“Please give me some time to figure this out,” Charlotte urged.

Charlotte was a reasonable person. It didn’t matter that the mother-daughter duo were nasty and absolutely despicable. If Ellie did lose the bracelet, she would have to bear the responsibility.

to celebrate my grandson’s birthday.” Amanda checked the time on her watch. “Is ten minutes

 

her arms and calmed her down. Later, she asked Mrs. Berry softly, “Mrs. Berry, didn’t I ask you

apparent. “That’s true. However, when I was sending off the three babies to the school bus, Ms. Cheney was not there. Therefore,

Berry blamed herself for

for it. I’ll try to make things clear.” Charlotte turned towards Ellie and gently touched her

wanted to return the bracelet to Ms. Cheney, I realized that the bracelet

swiftly hugged her. “Ellie, you’re still young. It’s normal to make mistakes. Mommy

to prison?” Ellie’s

grip was so tight, it was as though her mother would disappear if she were to release

Ellie will be fine too! Trust me.”

patted her on the back again and signaled

go to your brothers. They’re still helping you to look for the bracelet. We’ll

few steps forward, she looked back at Charlotte and said, “Mommy, we’ll return once

ahead.” Charlotte

like this? Now, who’s going to be responsible?”

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