S21 47. For Barbara’s Sake

While the others were starting to forget what had happened, Melanie paced back and forth in her room. Sometimes she bit her finger, sometimes she sighed.

“It’s bad! This is really bad.” Gritting her teeth, Melanie slammed herself into the chair. “If Barbara isn’t here tonight, I’ll miss my inheritance.”

Melanie racked her brain. After a moment of silence, her ragged breathe subsided.

“But if no one reports this to Morris, doesn’t it mean that I’m safe?”

Her head tilted in consideration.

“Yeah…. He can’t possibly monitor this house 24 hours a day. I just need to make sure Barbara is here when Morris comes.”

Filling her lungs with hope, Melanie grabbed her phone. Despite a bit difficulty, she finally managed to log into Barbara’s account.

All I need to do now is pretend to be Barbara. Everyone will have think that she still lives here.”

Melanie photographed the view from her window. Then, imitating Barbara’s language style, she made a caption. “My favorite place in the house. Perfect for relaxing with tea and some fresh air.”

In just a few minutes, dozens of people flooded the comments column. Neither one suspected that it wasn’t Barbara. Knowing her plan had worked, Melanie curled up her lips.

“Good. Now what I need to think about is how to persuade Barbara to come back here.”

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Once again, Melanie tried to contact her daughter, but the cellular operator’s voice greeted her again.

“Insolent child,” Melanie cursed while clutching her phone. “It’s

useless for me to love her all this time if in the end, she’s just a burden. Instead of giving me a rich son-in-law, she actually put me at risk of losing my gold.”

While Melanie continued to grumble, in another room, Emily could already smile. She only whined again when Nora was about to clean her wound with alcohol. However, after Frank and Kara persuaded her, she finally agreed.

“Mommy, should Emily get an injection by Doctor Wela? Her wound wasn’t treated immediately. The germs could have entered her body,” Louis said with round eyes.

In an instant, the curve of Emily’s lips turned downward. Hugging her parents’ arms tighter, she looked up. “Mommy, Daddy, do I need an injection?”

Smiling faintly, Kara stroked Emily’s hair. “No, Little Bee. Louis just scared you.”

“But I’m serious, Mommy. It’s possible that there were many germs. that had grown in Emily’s wounds. They were circulating in the blood because Emily didn’t kill them immediately with alcohol.”

at his son with a

shoulders drooped listlessly.” Sorry, Daddy. I just wanted to cheer Emily up. Talking about germs is better than thinking about

contemplation. He glanced at Kara. Her expression was also sad. The small curve of her lips

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her

Melanie love us? Is it because

kids. You are

Emily’s eyes filled with tears again. Her voice was getting. more

at all,” Louis continued. “Even when Emily fell earlier, Grandma didn’t feel guilty. She wasn’t moved

After taking a deep breath, he pulled

Grandma doesn’t love you. It’s just that she doesn’t realize it. She doesn’t know how precious

keeps being like this, I’d rather not be her

Little Bee. You should be grateful you still have a

Grandma Susan,” Louis said quietly.

Grandma Susan is much kinder and she loves us. I think one grandma

arm.

smiled sadly. After blinking, he let out a

are heartbroken to be treated like that by

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to know your

changed meaning. “Did you ever meet your two grandmothers,

his lips. “Only one.”

Rowan’s wife?” Louis guessed in a confident

Frank shook his head. “In fact,

Emily straightened up, looking at Frank pitifully. “Is it

his head for a moment. His eyes

you know that Grandma Melanie and her husband are planning

The Twins nodded.

we heard that earlier. Auntie

confused about whether to live with her Daddy or Mommy.”

Rowan and his wife also

now? Is she still

deep breath. “I don’t know. I have never heard

One of her hands rose to support her cheek. “That’s very sad. Daddy

your age, I often wondered what

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