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.”

spoke was open and direct. However, she did not pay much attention

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

woman in her late 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 baby just

the only time that something like that had

was a faint smell of burned charcoal. Margaret was snoring loudly, but Madelyn could not sleep at all

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

thick layer of snow outside. Her wool slippers were already dried. She put them on and felt a bit warmer. Then, she tiptoed around the backdoor, ensuring no one knew she

the maid was cleaning up the mess from last night. All the maids greeted Madelyn as soon

only to be met with an

and quickly went

As she tried to wipe the marks on her neck, she could not help but recall

away

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