This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

Chapter 248

Oh, good, so Rina hasn’t actually been found yet. But it seems as if Mom can’t wait to see her because why else would she bother decorating Rina’s bedroom before the girl is even located? At this rate, Mom’s attention will be stolen by her the moment she returns.

Tina’s hands curled into fists on top of her knees as she dwelled upon these thoughts. She lowered her head by a fraction and hid the dark look on her face.

After a pause, she looked up once more and feigned concern as she asked Julia, “Mom, what if—and this is a big what-if—Rina has a weak and cowardly character because she’d grown up in a poor family? Assuming that is the case, she would only embarrass you in public because she’s too afraid and too incapable of doing anything right. Would you still like her and look forward to meeting her?”

Julia shot her daughter an affronted look, her face no longer a picture of gentle compassion as she demanded, “Tina, why would you ask such a thing?”

 

Tina held her by the arm coquettishly and explained, “I was only curious because that’s how most soap operas go—you know, how the long-lost child from some affluent family is finally reunited with their parents. But they end up getting shunned by them because their incapability is humiliating. I’m just worried that you and Dad might treat Rina the same way.”

“Oh, is that it?” Julia batted away her doubts and smoothed Tina’s hair affectionately. “Pay no mind to things like that, seeing as they only ever happen in soap operas.”

“So you won’t end up treating Rina like an outcast even if something like that happens?” Tina narrowed her eyes slightly as an icy gleam lit up her depthless orbs.

Julia nodded firmly. “Of course not. I carried her and gave birth to her, not to mention she was the child your father looked most forward to. You have no idea how your father—” She broke off with a quick sigh, then added, “It doesn’t matter. The bottom line is that you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Your father and I won’t mistreat or sideline your sister that way, and even if she were to be in such unfortunate circumstances, it would only make us love her harder. We wouldn’t shun her or dislike her at all. In fact, we’d try to make it up to her even more!”

“I’m so happy to hear that!” Tina broke into a smile, looking as if she truly was relieved on Rina’s part.

had had was amplified, and she was the only one who was acutely aware of

 

into revealing her true feelings about her lost daughter. That had backfired, though, seeing as it did not curb Julia’s excitement for the reunion but prompted her to want

Sonia. Tina grew mutinous, and a sinister gleam

…

stepped out of the car with the

had been so worried

disapprovingly as she made her way to

cane the driver had handed him, then said, “I was stuck in

about what happened at

of course we shall,” Rose agreed with

proceeded toward the house with their individual canes, which proved an entertaining sight, given the

she saw Rose and Toby. “Oh, you’re home, Toby!” she exclaimed

nodded briskly

put the platter

it.” There might not be any strength in his legs, but that didn’t

cane aside and held onto the armrest of the couch as he slowly eased into his seat. Jean, on the other hand, pushed the fruit platter toward him

made no reply. He wondered

been inexplicably swayed and manipulated because of

the accident—regardless of whether he was being

be Maple all along, then there was no way he would let her

rose from his seat. “Grandma, Mom, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be going back to my room to rest.

could find out for sure if Tina was Maple, though he already knew the answer to that. Having said what he did, he headed for

glanced at the untouched platter of fruits, then at Toby’s back. Slightly peeved, she grumbled, “He didn’t even answer

woman pointedly, then stalked into her own bedroom without another word. She found it pointless and grating on the nerves to continue sharing the same space with this daughter-in-law of hers, seeing as Toby had already left. If

letters to him and read through them once more. However, he froze in

his own heart had

and summoned all the household servants. With a voice like thunder, he demanded, “Who

bewildered looks. They shook their

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