One year, one love by Aurora Miller

Chapter 122

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.

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

been set up as a nursery, so he figured he’d just crash there for the

could go back to their

next morning, Claudia only got up after she was fully awake, but

no interest in seeing Jimmy or Peyton. She felt like her territory had

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

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“Mom…

wrong?” Maisie’s heart clenched as soon as she heard her voice. ‘Did Rupert do something

no.” Claudia knew Rupert was still

just that she couldn’t accept his parents moving in, and she had ended up taking it

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

happened? Tell me

the day before. “That’s why I’ve been in my room

a young couple’s life like this? Rupert promised us he’d treat you well, that he’d listen to you. I

defend them, so don’t go easy on

this keeps up, I’m going to

mistress of the house. They’re just guests. There’s no reason for you to leave–if anything, they

against them,” Claudia said bitterly.

to me…” Maisie started giving her

said, committing

believe they’ll still stick around after this,” Maisie said with a cold

best,” Claudia said sweetly.

the most,” Maisie sighed, “If I had known, I wouldn’t

sister was supposed to marry Ryan. We thought we’d

they ended up

back then, I told you

as in–laws, the Reed family is

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

between his wife and his parents, he’ll always

the wife who married in, will always

still young. You don’t

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