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.

a fuss. If his parents saw that Claudia had locked him out of their bedroom, they would probably blame her

a nursery, so he figured he’d just crash there for the night.

Claudia calmed down, he could go back to

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

territory had

inside her, but she had no one to vent to. She called

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Chapter 122

“Mom… I

heart clenched as soon as she

Claudia knew Rupert was still on

his parents moving in, and she had ended

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

me

her everything that had happened the day before. “That’s why I’ve been in my room since

so old, yet they still don’t know how to behave? Meddling in a young couple’s life like this? Rupert promised us he’d treat you

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

keeps up, I’m going to lose my mind.” Claudia was beyond

Maisie shut that idea down immediately. “No 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,

can’t win against them,” Claudia said bitterly.

me…” Maisie started giving her advice. “Got

committing Maisie’s words to

around after this,” Maisie said with a cold laugh.

you’re the best,” Claudia said

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

only reason we agreed to this marriage was because his sister was supposed to marry Ryan. We thought we’d all

happened, and they ended up owing Ryan one million dollars instead.

we discussed the marriage back then, I told

the Watson family as in–laws, the Reed family is

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

has to choose between his wife

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

you’re still young. You

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