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.”

The server left, and the noise faded into

sat in awkward silence in her seat, waiting for Camilla to start a conversation. Camilla was the one who went

took a sip of the water before speaking. “How did you meet my son,

years ago, and we

then?” Camilla smiled and looked Dolores up and down before she continued. “You look young. Is

off guard and Dolores nearly choked on her water. Why

that when Sampson introduced her to 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

into a straight line as she finally understood

reasoning, right?” Camilla asked in a soft tone, reaching into her handbag, placing a card on the table, and pushing it toward Dolores. “There’s some money in the card. Although it’s

Herbert, I’m thankfully still healthy and quite young. I’m still able to work. How can I accept your

Her father sent her and her mother away when

the benefits that the reputation of the Flores family had to offer, but

him as my brother. Now, if there’s nothing else, I

called out, stopping Dolores

tricks would only work under the assumption that Dolores would reject the request that she break up with Sampson. However,

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 told me you’ve regarded him as your elder brother. I think he may also have similar feelings for you. Maybe it’s because you look so cute that

when she learned Sampson had a younger sister who had been lost. She guessed Sampson’s care and concern for her was because she reminded

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

her sorrow in front of her husband, as she handled the

Uneasy lies the head that

put in efforts in exchange for enjoying

likely have to sacrifice something for the family’s reputation.” Camilla reluctantly put the card back in her bag and handed Dolores a business card instead. “Since you’re so kind and I want to help you, so if you need any help in

refusing Camilla’s help, so she gratefully accepted the business card. “Thank you, Mrs. Herbert. I will be certain to reach out to

“If there’s nothing else, I have to

you won’t tell Sampson about our meeting today. He’s a stubborn person. If he

assured there’s no reason to worry. I

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 to be in a

and walked out of the café. She subtly rubbed her belly as she walked outside. “Don’t worry, Mommy won’t feel lonely or helpless

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