As the car window slowly rolled down, Dolores gasped as the mysterious woman was revealed. Dolores would never have guessed she’d see Sampson’s mother smiling back at her. She looked as graceful as always and gave Dolores a small nod in acknowledgment.

‘Why did she come looking for me?’

Dolores tried to ask the driver for information. “Do you know why she wants to speak with me?”

The driver shook his head. “She didn’t say, I’m only the messenger.”

Knowing that Sampson treated her well and was advocating for the best care for Jessica, Dolores figured that his mother wouldn’t have any malicious intentions.

So Dolores turned to the driver. “Okay. Let’s go.”

Dolores walked over to the car and smiled at Camilla with a polite greeting. “Hello, Mrs. Herbert.”

Camilla sat with proper posture and her smile brightened as Dolores approached. “Ms. Flores, are you free at the moment? There’s a café not far away. How about we head over there for some drinks?”

Dolores pondered it for a moment before nodding in nodded.

“Please, get in and we’ll be on our way.”

The driver walked over and opened the door for Dolores to climb in and sit next to Camilla. The driver then climbed in himself and drove off.

It wasn’t long before the car stopped in front of the building and Dolores followed Camilla into the café.

Camilla chose a relatively quiet table in the back corner and motioned for Dolores to take the seat across from her.

After only a few moments, a server walked over. “Good day. What can I get you?”

Camilla put her handbag onto the bench next to her and looked at Dolores. “Order anything you’d like, dear, it’s on me?”

“Just a cup of water for now, please,” Dolores replied dully.

“I’ll have that as well. We’ll call you later if we need you.”

left, and the noise faded into

to start a conversation. Camilla was the one who went looking for her, and Dolores guessed she wasn’t simply looking

a sip of the water before

was my younger brother’s doctor several years ago, and we

long have you two been together then?” Camilla smiled and looked Dolores up and

caught Dolores off guard and Dolores nearly choked on

everyone at the banquet, he used the word “girlfriend” in the introduction. That

spoke up. “I don’t want to see you two falling into love,” Camilla said in complete seriousness. “I want his wife to have a similar family background. I’ve heard so many catastrophes have

a straight line as she finally understood why

being his girlfriend. I’m sure you understand my reasoning, right?” Camilla asked in a soft tone, reaching into her handbag, placing a card on the table, and pushing it

thankfully still healthy and quite young. I’m still able to work.

Dolores bitterly smiled internally. Her father sent her and her mother away when Dolores was eight , and it was only because Matthew was ‘paralyzed’ that they gave her the chance to go back

the reputation of the Flores family had to offer,

There are no worries about me falling in love with him because I’ve always thought of him as my brother. Now, if there’s nothing else, I have to go back to work, as there are

called out, stopping Dolores

in advance for the meeting, but she found her verbal tricks would only work under the assumption that Dolores would reject the request that she break up with Sampson. However, when Dolores agreed to the request, Camilla appeared to be the callous

younger sister suffered. That accident was a great shock to him and me and so he has been abroad taking care of her . Now, he finally returns after gaining the courage to confront the past. And, I must say, I’m quite relieved to see this. And now you’ve

been lost. She guessed Sampson’s care and concern for her was because she reminded him of

and had trouble talking about her lost daughter. She had three children, and she’d

family, Camilla couldn’t be immersed in the past or feel her sorrow

Uneasy lies the

required to put in efforts in exchange for enjoying the

However, he was born in the Herbert family and has enjoyed the honor given by the family without having to want for anything, so he will most likely have to sacrifice

gratefully accepted the business card. “Thank you, Mrs. Herbert. I will be certain to reach out

got to her feet. “If there’s nothing else,

thing, please. I hope you won’t tell Sampson about our meeting today. He’s a stubborn person. If he knows

to worry. I

romantic feelings for Sampson anyway. People like her were told they didn’t deserve to be in love. No matter how pure the intentions were, Dolores was no longer a virtuous woman and therefore wasn’t permissible for her

belly as she walked outside. “Don’t worry, Mommy won’t feel

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