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

at the Field’s

that Charlotte liked her cooking, the servants seemed to have lost

Field would cook every single meal

treats you like her own daughter! Every time I said I was craving for her chicken

the

she could bring Charlotte to meet her friends and show

noticed that the family of

was lively and optimistic, and Mrs. Field was

small, it was

loved cracking jokes and would often tease her until she flushed

and offered them to her family. She quipped, “You can’t be staying at home all day! Joseph, you’re in

Joseph called up Lucas and wanted him and Ashlyn

surprise, Lucas said that he

Joseph was overwhelmed.

fit I thought you’d

serious. I’ll be fine in a

tone sounded much weaker and softer than

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

off from his tone and demanded, “What on

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