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to see him again. Ever since Stephanie saw Dominick at Flaming Bar last time, she had stopped mentioning wanting to

Likewise, Molly also avoided bringing up “Dominick“, “The Wellingtons“, or “the kids“. They pretended nothing had happened, and life seemed to have returned to its usual cabo.

Stephanie’s condition seemed to improve suddenly. She wasn’t as depressed as before and sometimes took the initiative to go to the market with Molly to buy groceries and daily necessities.

was a relief.

Molly tried her best to nourish her, and Stephanie didn’t refuse her care, which w

With Stephanie’s improvement, Oscar had been going out more frequently lately. He seemed to be investigating something, always leaving early and coming back late, sometimes even too busy to return home,

I’m heading to Roberts now. If anything happens while you’re alone at home, call me immediately. By the way, we bought a lot of groceries yesterday, so there’s no need to go out today. There’s marinated beef in the fridge for dinner. Molly nagged one last time before leaving “Stephanie, are you sure you’ll be okay alone?

“What could happen!” Stephanie seemed quite normal now. “Molly, go do what you need to do. Stop treating the

– like I’m useless.”

Molly saw Stephanie sitting at the dining table, properly eating sandwiches and milk and was even annoyed by her fussing

“You’re really heartless, she grumbled before shurting the door behind her.

Everything seemed to be getting back on track. It had been half a month since Stephanie last saw Dominick. Seeing her regain her spirits and gain three pounds made Molly very happy.

Molly was still working as a nanny at the Roberts. After Dominick returned, she immediately applied to quit, but Scott’s son disagreed and threatened her with the inequitable clause in the contract that stipulated she couldn’t resign within three months, forcing her to stay.

Despite her master’s degree from a renowned overseas university, she was stuck being a nanny. That little brat, Andy, was really hard to deal with, probably inherited from his father

apron, with rubber gloves and a white square work cap, looked every bit the part of a housemaid as

smug, Andy dragged a chair over to sit and watch

and glared at him. He made it sound like he

didn’t your teacher give you some new assignments? Go to your room and get started. Just looking at him made her frustrated. He was such a small kid, yet his words were always so

waiting for you to make me lunch.”

work just to get home sooner, and now this brat was making With great momentum, Molly threw the dirty rag

intimidated by her so–called momentum. With a serious face, he looked at her. “My teacher said I’m at a crucial growth stage.

dad must be in the study. If Scott

knew better than to argue with him, as it usually ended up tiring her out. She cursed him inwardly, took off her gloves and cap, and headed to the kitchen

overeaten earlier. He took two small bites of the pasta,

you want to eat, master!” Molly was

looked at her with innocent eyes and added.

“What’s not good“”

“My dad d

like impatient women. You should practice being more patient,

face turned dark. She decided to ignore this little devil. She remembered children being easily pleased

they were still here? Whether they inherited traits from Dominick or Stephanie,

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are you thinking?” Though Andy liked to cause trouble, he was very perceptive. Seeing her deep in thought, he didn’t dare to mess around anymore and instead asked seriously, his childish voice carrying a

been so quiet, so seemingly normal, yet somehow not quite right. All she wants is a bit of simple happiness. Why does it have to be so

and forth on the dining chair, his puny mind unable to grasp such

Friday, and it seemed the teachers at Andy’s preschool were having a meeting, so he didn’t have to attend classes. Usually, Molly had to pick him up before going home, but today, she quickly prepared lunch and

Just heat it up in the microwave for dinner,”

enjoy clinging to her, initially trying to persuade her to stay longer. At this moment, Scott

he’d been injected with adrenaline, and rushed to his father’s side. “Dad, there’s a parent–child event on Saturday. You’re so busy, you don’t need to go. I want