Chapter 36

“I don’t. I asked her, but she didn’t tell me,” Mr. Yates replied. When he intended to investigate, Cynthia asked him not to intervene and said she would handle it alone. Yesterday, when he asked for the results, she just changed the subject and reminded him to pick up Shirley from the hospital.

Shirley hesitated to speak. She did not know if she should tell her father.

Mr. Yates noticed it and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Maybe Cynthia didn’t tell you because she didn’t want to make it difficult for you,” Shirley answered after calming herself down.

“What do you mean?” Mr. Yates was taken aback.

“When I was being beaten up, I saw a man outside the alley. He was Mrs. Quinn’s brother. I told Cynthia, and she told me not to tell you,” Shirley said as her memories gradually became clearer.

Mr. Yates froze. Shirley really wanted to improve the relationship between Cynthia and him.

way, but since you care about each other, why can’t you sit down and talk it

He also wanted to have a

Mr. Yates still decided to keep it from

young. I’ll tell you when you’re

countless emotions. “I’m not the

anything. There was an unspoken agreement between him and Cynthia not to tell Shirley about

her anything, and neither was her father. Were they planning to keep it a secret from her for

Ding–dong.

incoming messages sounded

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Cynthia is having a face–off

making things difficult for Cynthia!

a standoff in a fancy private dining room, glaring at each other. Even in the photos,

Chapter 36

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