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.

dare to raise his voice or make a fuss. If his parents saw that Claudia had locked him out of their bedroom, they would probably blame

had been set up as a nursery, so he figured he’d

Claudia calmed down, he could go back

got up after she was fully awake,

Jimmy or Peyton. She felt like her territory had been invaded, like she could never have the freedom

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

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tears. “Mom…

as soon as she heard her voice. ‘Did

no.” Claudia knew Rupert was still

accept his parents moving in, and she had ended up taking it out on him. He was just caught

And besides, if he couldn’t handle his own parents, then he

happened? Tell me everything.”

everything that had happened the day before. “That’s why I’ve

are 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 well, that

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

If this keeps up, I’m going to lose

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

against them,” Claudia

Maisie started giving

committing Maisie’s words

believe they’ll still stick around after this,”

best,” Claudia said sweetly.

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

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

even happened, and they ended up owing Ryan one

marriage back then, I told you to think it through

in–laws, the Reed

naive. You said you loved Rupert, and that he loved you too–that your love

a man has to choose between his wife and his parents, he’ll

You, the wife who married in, will always be an outsider.

still young. You

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