Chapter 346 I Was Just Tired and Yawning Too Much

“You can’t keep carrying everything on your own, bottling it up and never saying a word. Back when you were in the orphanage, I didn’t have the ability to help you. But now, things are different. If anything happens, come to me. I’ll stand up for you. You have a mother–in–law now, understand? You’re not an orphan anymore–you have me. I’m your mother now. And if I can’t solve it, there’s always David. He’s your husband, and it’s his job to help you. Don’t you dare let yourself suffer in silence.”

“Or…” Harper narrowed her eyes. “Is it David who’s bullying you?”

“It’s not-”

But Harper wasn’t listening. She lifted her head, looking around, and soon spotted David and Elizabeth.

“David! Get over here!”

At the sound of her voice, David finally turned and noticed Harper standing there.

His brows furrowed slightly. Elizabeth instinctively took two steps back.

Harper was not someone to be trifled with. The last time they clashed, Elizabeth had suffered a major loss -she still remembered it vividly. It was Harper who had personally ordered that she was never to set foot in the Ellison residence again.

Now, with no official status, she knew better than to provoke Harper directly.

“Mom,” David greeted coolly as he walked over.

so you do remember I’m your mother?” Harper snapped. “Then do

his lips

scolded. “You walked ahead on your own, leaving Caroline behind. Do you really think that was the right thing to do? Look

Crying? Her?

turned his gaze to

the dim glow of the moon and streetlights cast soft shadows over her

shimmered with unshed tears, a thin layer of moisture clinging to her lashes. Her

upward. “You’re right. That was my mistake–I shouldn’t have made her

the words, but his

pleased.

So, Caroline finally cried.

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her acting was

what she did when he wasn’t looking–hiding behind

Elizabeth had been walking ahead,

and pointed it out, David realized, he probably wouldn’t have even

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