“Are you going to get in my way as well, Ms. Blackwood?” Ben asked with a frown, looking cool for the first time ever.

Cynthia quickly signed at him, ”No, that’s not what I meant…”

“Step aside,” Ben said as he shoved past her and entered Ellie’s room.

There was a vicious glint in Cynthia’s eyes when she glared at him from behind, but she quickly went back to her usual gentle self and entered Zachary’s study room looking sad.

“What’s wrong?” Zachary had just finished his medicine and was going through some documents.

Cynthia shook her head in response but maintained that depressed look on her face.

 

“Did someone bully you?” Zachary asked again.

“No… Ben wanted to see Ellie. I told him she needs to rest, and he wasn’t too happy about it. I was wondering if I might be a little too controlling…”

 

displeasure. “That little sh*t sure has gotten a lot bolder… How dare he have that

worried about Ellie, that’s all. She knocked over a bowl earlier because she refused to take the medicine… Don’t go scolding Ben, Zachary! If you do,

won’t. I’m sorry you had to put up with all this,”

just glad you

wipe the traces of medicine from his lips. Seeing as he didn’t resist her touch, she then gently

a smile, “I’m feeling a lot better

doing what I should.” Cynthia signed and leaned against

show any signs of resistance, but the look in his eyes was as

was curled up in a corner. “What’s wrong, Ellie?” he asked with a pained expression on his

her cheeks. “I want Mommy…

afraid of Uncle Dan anymore? I remember you saying you wanted to come back when you were staying with your mommy back then,” Ben asked

here too! We didn’t have so many strange people in the house… Now Jamie’s gone,

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