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.

warmed up a

the Field’s

liked her cooking, the

cook every single meal

her own daughter! Every time I said I was craving for her chicken soup,

sat on the sofa. She looked cute in her

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

she noticed that the family of three was especially

lively and optimistic, and Mrs. Field was gentle

it was cozy and warm. She loved the feeling

cracking jokes and would often tease her until she flushed red with

a bunch of grapes and offered them to her family. She quipped, “You can’t be staying at home all day! Joseph, you’re in charge of bringing Lottie

Lucas and wanted him and Ashlyn

said that he was ill and

Joseph was overwhelmed.

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

fine in a few days,” Lucas

man’s ordinarily indifferent tone sounded much

and decisive man in the corporate world, but now, thanks to Ashlyn, he was staring out of the window, lost in

from his tone and demanded, “What

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