Chapter 758

On the couch, the family sat in a neat row, a scene straight out of a cozy Sunday gathering.

He took a bite of his ice cream, his words succinct and to the point.

"First off, it's Christine or no one for me."

Caldwell was the first to object, concerned for the Clarkson family's reputation, and perhaps a bit for the ice cream as well.

Dailey didn't pay him any mind. "Second, Nelly needs to study abroad."

Nelly, curled up in an armchair, had been keeping her head down. At Dailey's words, tears began to fall, painting a picture of vulnerability.

"Don't blame Dai, godmother. It was my idea to go abroad."

Jayne was puzzled, "You've just come back. Why the sudden need to leave again? You won't tell me what happened."

"Last time, it was for your education. Now that you're done, why go abroad all alone?"

Nelly glanced at Dailey before shaking her head. "Godmother, I know you care about me, but I want to go."

wish to take my grandfather's

you

why take her grandfather's ashes? Couldn't she just

falling, her eyes swollen from crying, hinting at

eating his ice cream, was as cold as

"Why the sudden decision to send Nelly abroad? Didn't you guys just

back to before

had said something

up in bed together, making her mother insist on

big deal, revealing a side of Nelly he hadn't seen before, a side

enough to anger him. What truly infuriated him was the

her abroad was him considering her well-being, despite his guilt over her being alone in a foreign

without harming the Clarkson family's reputation

finishing his ice cream

Dailey continued, calmly, "I've come back today to make things clear. I was young

not a child anymore. I know what I'm doing.

family's drama."

slammed the coffee table, his face stern with anger. "You're talking back

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