Chapter 140

“Look, I’m wide awake now that you’re here. Let’s chew the fat, shall we?”

Madelyn was confused. “Chew the fat? What do

you mean?”

Margaret patted her thigh. “What? You don’t know what that means? Chew the fat means have a chat.”

Madelyn nodded thoughtfully. “What would you like to chat about?”

Then, Margaret said quietly, “I overheard a few things when I went out earlier. I can guarantee that your father is going to have two more children in three years. You’re going to have a little brother very soon.”

said and was intrigued by her accent. She realized that the way Margaret spoke was open and direct.

with different women, but he would never want any of them to have his child. Even if something went wrong, he would

twenties once came to their home and caused a scene with a baby in her arms. However, Madelyn never heard anything about her afterward, and

that

room, and there was a faint smell of burned charcoal. Margaret was snoring loudly, but Madelyn

in the tiny bed for a while, and the sun had risen by the time she woke up. Madelyn got out of bed carefully without waking Margaret up. She covered herself

slippers were already dried. She put them on

and the maid was cleaning up the mess from last night. All the maids greeted Madelyn as soon as they saw her, “Good morning,

went inside, only to

and quickly

up while avoiding the wound. As she tried to wipe the marks on her

away

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