Chapter 1475

“What’s the matter, Auntie Zuniga? Is there something wrong?” she casually asked, her fingers idly tracing patterns on the bedsheet.

Over there, Auntie Zuniga’s tone didn’t sound too good.

“Ms. Garcia, your adoptive parents have arrived and insist on staying here. They’re refusing to leave. I told them you’ve gone abroad, and they said they knew about it, but they also said they have nowhere else to go right now and need to stay here temporarily. I wasn’t sure if they’ve contacted you, so I thought I’d call and ask you.”

Upon hearing these words, Neera’s expression froze.

Her brows furrowed, her complexion taking a turn for the worse.

“How did they find their way here? I’ve never told them where I live.”

Auntie Zuniga also looked bewildered. “I’m not sure where they got their information from. I tidied up and left yesterday. I wasn’t planning on coming today, but considering how the weather is about to get colder, I thought I’d move the flowers you left outside to the balcony. When I arrived, however, I found them both waiting at the door. As soon as they saw me, they asked me to let them in. They even brought their suitcases, and are now in the living room.”

As she spoke, she turned her head to glance at the living room. In one look, she saw Maggie rummaging through the bookshelf, her eyes gleaming as if she had discovered some extraordinary

treasure.

Immediately, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “Please don’t touch anything, Mdm. Webb! Those are Ms. Garcia’s favorite ornaments!”

far from pleased. She turned

and these are my daughter’s things, so why can’t I, as her mother, touch them? My daughter’s home is my home,

probably very busy right now, so it’s best not to disturb her. All you have to do

and ignored Maggie. She then turned her head and continued her phone call

I… If I may overstep, I think it’s best not to let them in. I’m

Maggie’s rather rude remarks, which made

calm her down by saying, “I understand, Auntie Zuniga. I’m sorry for the inconvenience I’ve caused you.”

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“No, I’m fine. I just thought that it would never end if they keep bothering you. That’s why I didn’t let them call you directly. If you don’t want them to move in, I’ll send them away. But if you want them to

pursed her lips, falling silent for a moment before she said, “Have them leave. There are still buses back to the countryside, so they can make it if they leave now. If they refuse, threaten them with calling the police. They wouldn’t dare

sigh of relief. “All right, then. I’ll

hanging up the phone, Neera’s

darkened. “Your adoptive parents went

my house. Who knows what

“Do they often seek you out like this? You’ve only been here and it’s

I no longer owed them anything. I didn’t want to let them leech off of me anymore, but they still kept asking me for more money. During that time, they said all sorts of nasty things simply because they couldn’t get what they wanted. Upon seeing that I was no pushover, they eventually

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could figure it out by himself without having to ask any further. His expression

Neera’s intentions, emotionlessly asking

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