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.”

right.” The server left, and the noise

Camilla to start a conversation. Camilla was the one

a sip of the water before speaking. “How did you meet

we gradually

together then?” Camilla smiled and looked Dolores up and down before she continued. “You look young. Is my son your first

Dolores nearly choked on her water. Why did Camilla think Dolores

introduced her to everyone at the banquet, he used

up. “I don’t want to see you two falling into love,” Camilla said in

straight line as she finally understood why Camilla wanted

placing a card on the table, and pushing it toward Dolores. “There’s some money in the card. Although it’s not enough to get your family completely through the crisis, it can at least lessen the

back to Camilla and smiled. “Mrs. Herbert, I’m thankfully still healthy and quite young.

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

the reputation of the Flores family had to offer, but now she had to suffer from the impact of the downfall of the

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

minute,” Camilla called out, stopping Dolores

the assumption that Dolores would reject the request

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 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 he

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

her lost daughter. She had

past or feel her sorrow in front of her husband, as

lies the head that wears

exchange for enjoying the reputation and status of the Herbert

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

accepted the business card. “Thank you, Mrs. Herbert. I will

“If

please. I hope you won’t tell Sampson about our meeting today. He’s a stubborn

rest assured there’s no reason to worry. I won’t tell

no romantic feelings for Sampson anyway. People like her were told they didn’t deserve to be in love. No matter how pure

café. She subtly rubbed her belly as

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