She instructed Anderson, “Get me my bag from the coat rack by the door.”

Anderson got up and passed her her belongings.

She fished out some lipstick and applied it using her phone as a mirror.

Her complexion looked a lot better after that.

Soon, Lucas received a selfie from Ashlyn.

Lucas had been observing her the entire time and nearly broke down when he saw her applying lipstick.

She hasn’t told me anything about the fact that she was poisoned. Even now, when she’s in such a bad state, she still tries to pretend that she’s doing fine. Sometimes, I wish that she’s just an ordinary woman that would depend on me.

When Lucas took a second look at the photo, he noticed that she had flashed an especially radiant smile showing two rows of straight pearly whites.

In the past, if she were healthy, she would not have sent such a photo so willingly.

However, she seemed to have changed. She was now more gentle and accepting.

heart warmed up

the Field’s

discovered that Charlotte liked her cooking, the servants seemed

Field would cook every single

was craving for her chicken soup, she would simply ignore me,

she sat on the sofa. She

her more and more. She wished she could bring Charlotte to meet her friends and

grew close to the Field family, she noticed that the family of

was lively and optimistic, and Mrs. Field

loved this feeling. Although the two-story bungalow was small, it was cozy and warm.

loved cracking jokes and would often tease

She quipped, “You can’t be staying at home all day! Joseph, you’re in charge of bringing Lottie

following day, Joseph called up Lucas and wanted him and Ashlyn to

that he was ill and

Joseph was overwhelmed.

deceiving me, Boss? You’re so fit I thought you’d never fall sick! What

in a

sounded much weaker and softer

man in the corporate world, but now,

knew that something was off from his tone and demanded, “What on earth happened

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