Chapter 81

Chapter 81

Lola only stayed in the Reed residence for a few minutes before leaving.

After seeing Lola off, Doris returned home and saw Jimmy sitting in the living room.

She turned around, intending to help her sister, Laura, clean up in the kitchen.

“Doris, come here,” Jimmy called out.

Doris had no choice but to stop and walk to the living room, standing in front of Jimmy. “Dad, what is it?”

“I was wondering–what does your friend’s family do for a living?” Jimmy asked.

Doris immediately became wary. “What are you trying to do?”

She had no idea what scheme her father was planning now.

“I noticed she wears designer brands and drives a sports car. She must be pretty rich, right?” Jimmy’s smile said it all.

“Dad, don’t even think about it.” Doris crushed his delusions straight away.

“Doris, have you ever thought about why your mother got sick?” Jimmy picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Doris looked at Jimmy, waiting for him to continue.

“It’s because of you, an unfilial daughter, constantly making her worry. Stress damages health–that’s why she got sick.”

“I never made Mom worry,” Doris protested.

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“Breaking up with Ryan, marrying a complete stranger without permission, owing Ryan one million dollars and not paying him back… Every single one of these is your fault. And you still say you haven’t made your mother worry?

“If it weren’t for you upsetting her, would she have fallen ill? This is all on you.” Jimmy accused her, pinning all the blame on

Doris.

Laura had just finished cleaning up and overheard the conversation. She felt that Jimmy was being too unfair.

you can’t blame Doris for this,” Laura spoke up for

family, but you’re completely useless. You can’t even win over your husband’s heart or get any money from him. If

issue, take it up with me–why drag my sister into

it from her, or ask her for

money, and once she feels at ease, her mood will improve. If I persuade her again, she might agree to the surgery. If you don’t want her to

brows and pressed her lips together in silence, while Laura held her hand,

the Reed residence, Doris

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Chapter 81

cooking when Lewis came

back. Wash your hands first,” Doris said, untying

jacket, walked over to wash his hands,

had already served

sat down across from her, he noticed a

before. It was heart–shaped. He thought it was

soup and

Doris instinctively reached up to touch the heart–shaped

his eyes deep. “You

Doris said cheerfully, as it was a gift that

set his soup bowl down on the table. “Then why don’t I see you wearing the earrings I gave

her empty earlobes, turning icy.

pieces.”

lips slightly, thinking it

that expensive? How much did they cost?” Doris

serious.

as she stared at him in

sipped his soup, enjoying

again, unwilling to give

his food.

too. “So you didn’t

thought buying million–dollar earrings made no sense. But the way he looked

tell

necklace?”

myself?” Doris

Tiffany necklace like that costs at least 3 thousand dollars. Would

makeup, and always looked simple and

found herself unable to argue. “It was a

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