Chapter 313

Chapter 313

The mention of Mr. Christensen seemed to wash away some of Darleen's fury.

"Darleen, you're too impulsive," Edna continued. "Can't you stop and think why I had to discipline you? Do you really think there was no reason behind it?"

Darleen was still too young. There were so many things she couldn't possibly understand.

"Mom, are you keeping something from me?" Darleen wasn't naive; she instantly picked up on the hidden message in Edna's words.

"Figure it out yourself," Edna stood up, "I need to deliver some homemade chicken soup to your Aunt Janet."

"I'm coming too!"

remembering the bruise on her face, sat back down. Her face was nearly a mess! How could she face anyone now? All because of that wretched old hag. If it weren't for brewing that medicine for her, Edna would've never hit her.

stay home," Edna added. "I'll

left. Soon, she arrived at the

Darleen skipping school today? Why didn't

the day's events, Edna sighed,

"What happened?" Delia frowned.

shook her head, "It's pointless to talk

Edna without a greeting, a slight of disrespect that didn't go unnoticed. Edna was to marry into the Fletcher family, becoming Gerard's stepmother. Gerard was

you keep an

their surroundings for eavesdroppers, then tiptoed to whisper a few

make Janet give up on Gerard as her grandson.

behind them. Narrowing his eyes, he had always suspected that his trip to Cloudcrest was sabotaged by Edna, with Delia as her inside woman. Whether his

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