S31 28. Fragile

“What’s the big deal? Grandma doesn’t want to know about her ex- husband anymore. Telling her about Rowan will only open up the old wounds,” Sophia said without any guilt.

Jeremy gritted his teeth. “By you telling her about that, she won’t feel threatened. She won’t close herself off from her own family. She

won’t be haunted by her dark past anymore.”

“Why don’t you just tell her, hmm? Why blame me instead?” Sophia’s tone rose.

“She never looked at me. How can I talk to her? She is cold to children as cute as the twins. She is even heartless to pregnant woman. She always thinks badly of us and you are making her condition worse.

Diana sighed in disbelief. The burden on her shoulders was now tens of times heavier. Unable to bear it, she moved away from the wall.

“She is pregnant? My granddaughter-in-law is pregnant?”

With unsteady steps, Diana went towards the dining room. She stopped near the door, peering through it.

Frank was sitting in the chair that Jeremy usually occupied. He took Kara on his lap, embracing her tenderly. Occasionally, he kissed her cheek. One of his hands moved, stroking her stomach.

“I tortured a pregnant woman even though she was innocent?”

The longer she stared at Kara, the thicker her tears became. Before it spilled, she shifted her gaze. Philips and Barbara were also affectionate. They sat next to each other, whispering and laughing.

“Their happiness is genuine. How stupid was I to believe it was fake?” Diana thought, clutching her chest. She felt like there was a big hole

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in it.

Suddenly, the sound of laughter came from behind. When Diana turned around, the twins widened their eyes. They automatically stopped running.

“Grandma?” Emily sighed with furrowed eyebrows. Slowly, she moved towards Louis, hiding behind him.

Diana quickly wiped away her tears. However, instead of saying hello, she just stood still. The two toddlers in front of her became even tenser.

“G-good morning, Grandma,” Louis said with round eyes. There was absolutely no smile on his face.

to answer. However, her lips only trembled.

glance at Emily. “What should we do?” he whispered

a gap over there. Walk around

he started walking.

trailed behind him. They walked so close to the wall,

of

through the door, the twins immediately

this is the phone you asked for.” Emily handed over the

he remembered Diana. “Daddy, we

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to her room. She wasn’t ready to face them. Her

she sighed as she hid in the darkness. When she opened her eyes, moment of her first meeting with Sophia flashed.

suspicious of her. However, Sophia’s warm and friendly attitude dispelled her doubts. Sophia came as a figure that was both tough and

turns out she approached

did I trust her so easily? I should’ve been suspected

arrival of

bring up bad

the light coming through the window, she pondered

so cruel towards my own

on the door. Diana quickly wiped

tears. “Yes?”

Abigail poked her head through the door, “today’s menu is sandwiches

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weakly. “I don’t want to eat.

you not eat? Wait a

I don’t want to eat! Please don’t

time Diana had shouted at her like that.

Sorry if I disturb you.” While muttering,

she doesn’t want to eat,” she

suddenly put on a worried expression. Why?”

she’s not in the

Even though in her heart, she was

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