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I couldn't help but chuckle.

I wasn't sure what Gregory had said, but Edith suddenly snapped, "Who's drunk now? Fine, you'll come crawling back to me soon enough!"

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...She sure took to that role quickly.

I raised an eyebrow, "Future aunt? You really planning on remarrying Herbert just to move up a generation?"

"It's worth considering." Edith winked at me. "So, will you help me out?"

"With what?"

"Don't spill the beans about you and Bella to Gregory."

"Huh?"

"I've never seen Gregory lose his cool." Edith looked positively gleeful.

I laughed. "That's the favor?"

She nodded. "Yep. So, will you?"

"Sure." I readily agreed.

aside

tomorrow's celebration party, my backstory was

Gregory would

pinched my cheek, looking at me with a fondness usually reserved for

I sighed in resignation.

got into the SUV, Ivy

wasn't upset about your attitude

"No."

with relief and a hint of sorrow, "That kid, she doesn't hold grudges. Right when I came downstairs... she, she even called me "Mom"!" Ivy shared in her happiness, "That's

"We're not doing it."

decisive, not hesitating at all. "Ivy, you might not believe me, but when she called me,

I.ne

whether it was young actors addressing her on set, or even Summer calling her before, none of it moved her like

Content

her daughter, she was full of doubts

was as if some instinct guided her, making her

carried for ten months and given everything to bring into

she still asked, "Are you sure

was referring to the incident where Summer falsely claimed to

this, Bella

but I truly feel that mother-daughter connection. And right now,

lest

silent for a moment, "Let's leave it at that for now, and