Chapter 107

Chapter 107

Laura took the computer and placed it on the coffee table, gently opening it

“The password is my birthday? Doris sat on the sofa behind Laura

Laura entered the password and began surfing the net.

Doris noticed that Laura was sitting awkwardly by the low coffee table and suggested, Laura, why don’t you move to the dining table?”

“It’s fine,” Laura replied, feeling it wasn’t too bad. “Doris, I’m preparing to look for a job. I need to make a proper resume

“Laura, there are plenty of resume templates online. You can just follow one Doris suggested.

Laura smiled, “Alright, don’t worry about me. Go to sleep. I’ll finish this and then you can take a look and give me some feedback,”

“Okay,” Doris said, giving a thumbs–up. Doris went back to her room, changed into her pajamas, and lay down on the bed.

She looked at Arianna, who was sleeping soundly, and lay down beside her.

Doris slept until a little past five.

Doris had been taking care of two patients the previous day and hadn’t slept much. She hadn’t had a chance to nap in the morning either, so she fell asleep as soon as she lay down in the afternoon.

She didn’t even notice when Arianna woke up and left the room.

Doris quickly got up, changed into her home clothes, and washed her face.

When she walked into the living room, she saw Arianna sitting by the coffee table, drawing with watercolor markers she had bought from the supermarket.

Arianna looked up and sweetly called out, “Doris!”

“Good girl, Ari. Where’s Mommy?” Doris asked.

in the kitchen,” Arianna replied, focused on her

hurried to the kitchen and saw Laura, already washing vegetables in an

said, trying to take the

dried them to stop Doris. “What’s wrong with

should be me cooking,” Doris insisted, determined to let Laura rest. “Why didn’t you call me when you

so tired last night. I couldn’t bear to wake you,” Laura explained. When she went to get Arianna, she saw Doris sleeping soundly and even told

she didn’t

now,” Doris said, tying the apron around herself.

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fine playing by herself. Let me help you here,” Laura insisted, not leaving “If you

here and

“Laura, is your

too limited. It’s not impressive in today’s

She had been

fiercely competitive, and she didn’t have the

you take it,

said, calming herself.

vegetables in a colander. “What else needs to be

make a tomato and beef stew–light and tasty.

why Arianna adored Doris. Doris always gave Arianna the best, and her love for Arianna was no

heart, she’s like my own daughter. Laura, Ari is a good child, and she deserves all our

the only warmth in the cold Webb family, the only light in

and Lewis have one soon?” Laura nudged Doris playfully. “That way,

bringing this up? That’s not happening,”

Doris in surprise. “Are

exactly,” Doris quickly added. “We just got married. We want to enjoy some time as a couple first. We’ll think about kids later; let nature

Ari too soon

you something? Do you regret breaking up with him

was doing. She had thought about this

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