Sweet Sorrow

Chapter 2 Chilling

As Nicole walked down the street with her suitcase in hand, her phone suddenly rang. It was Austin's mother, Selina Zhang. For a while, Nicole deliberated whether or not she should pick up. With a sigh, she answered the call and put the phone to her ear.

"Blanche said you just came back. Is this true?" Selina Zhang asked in an angry voice.

"Yes," Nicole replied in low spirits.

"Well, you'd better come here right this instant. Tom came by yesterday and gave me some delicious pork ribs. I need you to make some soup,"

Selina Zhang ordered in her usual, bossy tone.

"I..." Nicole stammered, getting all flustered, "I don't think I--"

But before she could finish her words, Selina Zhang said on the phone, "The doctor told me to drink more soup to supplement nutrition when I went to the hospital yesterday. You can come later. I'll take out the spareribs from the frozen room."

The phone was directly hung up, and Nicole didn't have a chance to express her will.

She hesitated for a while and decided to go to her mother-in-law's home.

"How was Blanche feeling?" Selina Zhang asked upon Nicole's arrival.

"She's fine!" Nicole bit her lip and answered indifferently, "She and her baby are doing pretty good."

"I'm going to give her a call. You should start cooking dinner now. The ribs are on the table."

Then Selina Zhang impatiently waved her hand, and entered her bedroom with her phone in her hand.

Nicole clenched her teeth, trying her best not to snap back at Selina Zhang.

For over a month, Nicole had been taking care of Selina Zhang's daughter wholeheartedly. Despite this, Selina Zhang didn't even really care about how Nicole was nor did she even mutter any words of thanks.

There was no warmth or love here for Nicole.

After stewing the sparerib soup, Nicole cooked some rice and prepared some other dishes. She put them on the table and went to Selina's bedroom to tell her that dinner was ready.

As Selina chatted away on the phone, her face was full of smiles. She had never smiled at Nicole that way when she was talking to Blanche Liang.

up the

When she had finished eating,

won't be back until tomorrow. You can stay here tonight. Wash my clothes while you're at it," Selina said

was surprised.

can't be right. Did Austin

she decided not to expose his lie to

was a rather big pile of laundry. What's worse, Nicole had to wash it all by hand since Selina did

here, it looked as if Selina had not washed a single article of clothing ever since Nicole

Selina explained as she gently rubbed her hands. "That's why I waited for you

But when Nicole thought of her own mother, who was old

Feeling so exhausted,

the next morning, Selina woke Nicole up. "There are so many things in this house that need some decent cleaning," Selina said to her. "Oh, and when you're done with

had finished making dinner

sit

Nicole was doing nothing, Selina asked her

angry and retorted, "He

"What nonsense are you talking

teeth and said

wronged to cook an egg custard for him? Don't act like you are suffering from some injustice! It is my son who suffers a lot, raising

any more in the future!" Nicole

she had spoken

and dumbfounded. At that moment, the front door opened with

wait and see. I

and opened it. She grabbed Austin's

her

to cry,

and have a rest. I'll talk with Nicole," Austin said in a soft, comforting

a snort, "Otherwise, she might become even more arrogant and

and reached out to hold Nicole's

quickly moved her

mom is like. Don't make her angry. After all, she's already

her angry? How could I make her angry? I have been bossed around her

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