Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back!

Chapter 220

So, Leanne found herself silently cursing Curtis once again in her mind.

Phillip had just made his way over to her when something seemed to click. “Oh, right, it’s your birthday today. I’ve already got your gift, just been too swamped to give it to you.”

“It’s okay,” Leanne quickly replied.

With all the things he was busy with daily, any of those surely mattered more than her own birthday.

“Curtis used to remind me every year, but he didn’t this year, and I almost forgot.” Phillip mentioned casually, as if it was an afterthought. “He’s always been more attentive than me, never forgot to get you a cake every single year.”

Leanne paused.

Curtis had mentioned before that he was the one buying the birthday cakes when they were kids. At the time, she was too upset to believe him.

“Why didn’t he just give it to me himself?”

Phillip chuckled, “The day he wanted to, you were mad at him and wouldn’t open the door. He had no choice but to ask me to help give it to you.”

Mad? Why was she mad? Leanne tried to recall.

year with the Richardson family and

to exchange Christmas’ greetings. As an adopted daughter, she didn’t attract much attention, and

stand by, greet each guest, and then get awkwardly skipped

an awkward situation due to her introverted nature, she just wanted to

Curtis, holding a gift, raised an eyebrow and said in front of everyone, “Come

naturally, all eyes

turned uncomfortable. Some things are better left unspoken,

a young and sensitive Leanne, who felt out of place, that embarrassment weighed heavily on

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the greetings, she hid in her room. When Curtis knocked, she buried herself under the

until she heard Phillip’s voice that she finally opened the door.

yet bold way of pointing out the adults’ hypocrisy and opportunism,

whenever guests came over

Leanne and Phillip entered, the elders were already waiting in the living room.

Leanne had a chance to greet them, she caught

stairs.

light grey-blue knit sweater and beige lounge pants, looking like he’d just woken up, with his hair slightly