Chapter 9

Jolene smiled playfully, “Maybe I’m allergic to my new foundation. I was feeling some discomfort, so I just removed my makeup.”

Since he was busy with work, he didn’t pry any longer. And so the matter was resolved.

She felt her shoulders slump with relief.

Getting slapped in the face was no big deal. She already got it over with anyway.

However, if Mrs. Evert somehow found out, it would become a more serious problem.

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She needed to stomp out the flame before it grew into a blazing wildfire.

Once her afternoon freed up, she took the time to touch up her makeup.

After all, she had a date to get to in the evening. She knew that Mrs. Evert wouldn’t be happy if she showed up not looking her best.

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She was just a lowly slave on the social ladder, and she had many masters to serve.

Halfway through her makeup routine, she received a call from her mother.

Tucking her phone between her shoulder and her ear, she continued to retrace her eyeliner. “Mom, did you sleep well last night?”

her mouth, only a choked sob

came out.

down her eyeliner. Her throat tightened as

mother’s voice was nasally and thick. “It’s

help you get a divorce. Why should you keep caring for a person like him?”

“He just has an interesting personality. And he provided

am grateful that he raised us. That’s why I’m paying him back with the money I earn. He can gamble as much as he

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So why does he still choose to beat you?” Jolene rose up from her

no longer bothered her, she could never

continued to cry as she spoke, her voice

except for what happened

mother was still crying, only her voice was getting smaller: “can you give me

he gone gambling

all he likes to

nothing more than to demand that her stepfather

she thought better of it and remained quiet.

with him, so she had to rein in her temper for her

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efforts to hold back, she couldn’t help but say, “Mom, I don’t want to keep hearing that he’s been hitting you. Even if you keep enduring your treatment, I won’t be able to. It’s only a matter of time before I take up

to catch her breath between her cries. “Jolene, please don’t talk like that. My heart’s going to break if I hear anymore. He doesn’t do it that often. He just has bad luck sometimes, and that puts him in

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