Abandoned Super Cutie Adopted by Billionaire Clan

Chapter 68

“Charles? What are you doing here in Strate City?” The woman’s voice was cold and laced with suspicion.

Charles’s hand lingered on the door, and he hesitated for a long time before saying anything.

The woman stepped into the house, her tone naturally turning accusatory. “Why are you running around when you’re not well? Didn’t your dad take you to Blorence City? Why aren’t you staying there like you’re supposed to?”

“Everyone at home is worried about your health. Do you enjoy making everyone worry?”

Charles lowered his head, his eyes dull and clouded, as if covered in dust.

His voice came out small, like a child caught doing something wrong. “No, it’s just that Dad didn’t want me to stay home. alone.”

The woman studied the way his eyes stayed lowered for a few seconds, her expression subtly shifting. But surprisingly, the words that left her lips were the opposite of what one would expect.

“It’s only been seven days. You’ve got plenty of servants at home. What’s the worst that could happen?”

Charles glanced up at her briefly, his lips parted, as though he wanted to say something but couldn’t bring himself to..

Instead, his head dropped lower, his shoulders slumped even further.

One of his hands still held onto Yvonne’s, but his fingers, weak with hesitation, let go.

Melissa’s gaze hardened, a flash of impatience crossing her face.

She had always thought Charles was spineless. Every time she reprimanded him, he would lower his head and stay silent, a far cry from the obedient, sweet boy he used to be before he got sick.

Now, he had become someone unappealing, a shadow of the person she once knew.

She shifted her gaze, looking down at the little girl standing by Charles’s side. The child’s skin was soft and rosy, her tiny hands tightly gripping Charles’s, her large eyes nervously glancing up at her.

“Hello…” The girl’s voice was barely audible, and after speaking, she quickly hid behind Charles.

Melissa’s mind flashed to the video she’d seen earlier, and a wave of anger surged within her. The video, sent by one of her close friends, showed Jeremy holding another young girl, their interaction far too intimate for comfort.

“Who are you, and what are you doing in the Adler family’s house?” Her voice was icy and sharp, her gaze full of suspicion.

Yvonne, stunned by the question, was about to answer, but before she could, Charles’s grip on her hand tightened slightly. pulling her back toward him.

He raised his head, his voice steady yet kind. “She’s my sister.

Melissa’s face darkened instantly, her voice rising, becoming sharp and biting.

Yvonne’s delicate face, her teeth clenching. A surge of

the that Kelvin had

view, his lack of protest

door shut with a resounding

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that woman here?” she

reply, Melissa pushed past Charles, knocking him off balance.

in

gently led

countless clothing racks scattered throughout the room, she froze. Her eyes quickly scanned the labels on the clothes, and then she turned

now, her face

at her, began to shrink back, fear creeping

her, pulling

to even walk, yet here she was, watching Charles defend this child–the child

brief moment, Melissa felt like

sneered, her words cutting through

shock. She looked up at Charles, her face pale

when she first arrived that they

with another woman? I see now. You’ve been sick so long, your brain’s become mush. Don’t tell me you don’t know what that means.”

her gaze

words like a physical blow. He lowered his head, but instead of apologizing, his voice trembled as

is a family matter. It has nothing to do with

only deepened the storm

hissed, her

step forward, narrowing the distance between them.

can talk to me this way after everything I’ve done

full of hatred, colder than any mother’s

his head in submission.

We signed an agreement to sever ties.

“You never dared to speak to me like that before.

over to the trembling little girl

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manipulated you into turning your back on your own mother? Choosing her over me, the