Charlotte hurriedly answered the phone.

Ruby went straight to the point after some greetings. “Timothy has transferred to another school. When will Ellie return? It’s been a while since she last came to school.”

“I’ll let you know after talking this through with the kids.”

After hanging up, Charlotte felt unsettled. That mother-daughter duo may have committed all sorts of atrocities, but the child is innocent.

She really didn’t like it when children became caught up in their parents’ affairs.But still, even if Hector is now a lost cause, the Sterlings still have a solid foundation. They won’t fall that easily.

Hector’s parents probably chose to send the child elsewhere so that the boy wouldn’t suffer.

Thinking about all this, Charlotte slowly felt better.

She returned home to find Mrs. Berry caught up in an array of tasks—making toast and cooking oatmeal while the three kids called out to her.

“Can you braid my hair, Mrs. Berry? My hair is all over the place!”

Ellie’s squeaky voice came from her bedroom. The child had such long and thick hair that she couldn’t wash up before braiding her hair first.

adding some

paper,” Jamie shouted in a

this morning! Robbie must have used it all up,” Mrs.

came from the balcony. “She’s so hungry that she can’t stop crying! I’ve been looking everywhere for her

out yesterday! Isn’t it on top of the

Berry lowered the heat on the stove before hurriedly taking a roll of toilet paper to the bathroom. Then, she headed

she rushed into Ellie’s room to braid

in front of the dressing table, braiding her Barbie doll’s hair while

at school today, Deedee. Drink lots of water, and don’t eat too much candy, or you’ll get cavities. It’ll hurt if you have

good girl too, Lulu. We’ll be having

one, too? You still have a few more in your closet; do they all

completely energize Mrs. Berry,

named like

and giggled. “When Mommy comes back, I’ll introduce her to our new family

“Well, of course!”

“Mommy’s home!”

walked through the door with a few bags of breakfast items in

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