Chapter 507 Strangers

As a direct consequence of Michael’s zeal from the night before, I was forced to descend the stairs in small steps. “What’s the matter, Anna?” Josephine asked with concern as she came halfway up the stairs to help me down.

I fell silent in embarrassment.

“Er… Nothing. I’m fine,” I said, finding it difficult to be frank with her regarding the nature of my soreness.

“You appear to be limping. Did you hurt your legs?”

My evasive answer did not succeed in dispelling Josephine’s worry. Instead, her eyes narrowed with suspicion and worry as she kept up her relentless interrogation.

“I’m really all right, Mom. There’s no need to worry about me.”

Though I was touched by her concern, what happened in the bedroom should stay in the bedroom. Worst of all, it was the sexual prowess of her son under discussion. It made me cringe to even consider telling her the truth.

“Are you sure you’re fine? You should call in sick today if you feel under the weather.”

To my intense relief, Josephine seemed to have deemed my explanation satisfactory as she did not pursue the subject any further.

“I really am fine, Mom,” I repeated in earnest. “I won’t be having any breakfast as I’m running late. See you tonight!”

she would have continued to interrogate me if I did not leave. After excusing

knowing that he would be leaving me disoriented and sore, Michael intended for me to stay in. When I

work that day. Even though I felt lousy, it was unprofessional of me to

with Alicia. Unfortunately, her presence at the entrance of

the day before. I was optimistic that my prior warning had taken effect as she did not enter my office building to ask for me

not have the heart to ignore her as much as I would have liked to. When I slowed down to park, I realized

initial plan to completely ignore her, I found that I did not have the heart to do so as she was my birth mother whether I liked it

parked at my spot close to the entrance of the building and was descending

intend to forgive her, my heart ached to

soon as she was close enough, I saw

finally not avoiding me anymore,

avoiding you,” I retorted. “I just don’t

spoken to her since she had ceased walking into my office

my frosty demeanor. Instead, she smiled at me with tender warmth in her eyes. “Since you took the effort to speak to me today, can

must have mistaken, Mrs. Campbell,” I said stiffly. “I didn’t come to you to forgive you. Instead, I wish to implore you to not stand outside my place of work every single day. I do not wish for my

for me under the sun anymore. My heart ached with sorrow at how much darker her

voice trembled with hurt. “I’m

I’ve made myself perfectly clear the last time. I do not want to have anything to do

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