Chapter 122

Chapter 122

“No need, Mom. Rupert grabbed the special meal he had ordered just for Claudia 3 Bering her food. I made sure to per something she can eat.”

“Rupert, ask Claudia what she wants to eat, and let me know. I’ll cook whatever the likes Peyton was surprisingly considerate. “Think of it as our way of making up for staying here?

“Alright.” Rupert nodded and headed back to the bedroom

Rupert placed the dishes in front of Claudia one by one “Claudia, I ordered all your favorites. Get up and eat while it’s will hot.”

Claudia didn’t respond at all.

Rupert tiptoed closer and whispered, “Claudia?”

She was lying on her side, completely still, with her eyes closed like she was asleep.

He had heard that pregnant women got sleepy easily, so she was probably just asleep.

Rupert pulled the thin blanket over her a little more and muttered, “Alright, sleep first”

Then, he left the room and went to the dining area to sit with his parents.

“What does Claudia want to eat?” Peyton asked

“She’s asleep,” Rupert said, picking up his chopsticks. “I’ll ask her later and let you know?

By nine–thirty, Peyton and Jimmy were getting ready for bed.

Rupert played some games for a while and finally went back to the bedroom at ten–thirty. When he tried to turn the doorknob, he realized it was locked from the inside.

He knocked gently, pressing his whole body against the door and lowering his voice so he wouldn’t wake his parents. “Claudia, open the door.”

No response.

“Claudia?”

Still nothing.

that Claudia had locked him out of their bedroom, they would probably blame her

spare room that had been set up as a nursery, so

he could go back to their

morning, Claudia only got up after she was fully awake, but she still didn’t leave

her territory had

no one to vent to. She called Maisie, and the moment she spoke, her

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tears. “Mom… I

clenched as soon as she heard her voice. ‘Did Rupert do

but also no.” Claudia knew Rupert was still on her

that she couldn’t accept his parents moving in, and she had ended up taking it out on him. He was just

if she didn’t let out her frustration, she would suffocate. And besides, if he couldn’t handle

Tell me

parents…” Claudia told her everything that had happened the day before. “That’s why I’ve been

a young couple’s life like this? Rupert promised us he’d treat you well,

them, so don’t go easy on him,” Maisie said angrily, upset that her daughter

locked in my room forever? If this keeps up, I’m going to lose

matter what, this is your home. You’re the mistress of the house. They’re just guests. There’s no reason for you to leave–if anything, they

I can’t win against

giving her

committing Maisie’s words to memory.

they’ll still stick around after this,” Maisie

you’re the best,”

course, I love you the most,” Maisie sighed, “If I had known, I wouldn’t have let

was because his sister was supposed to marry Ryan. We thought we’d all be family in

wedding never even happened, and they ended up owing Ryan one million dollars

the marriage back then, I told you to think it through

as in–laws,

naive. You said you loved Rupert, and that he loved you

choose between his wife and his parents,

his real family. You, the wife who married in, will always be

you’re still young. You don’t understand yet.

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