Chapter 0166

At least not right now.

My mother could read my expression, and her gaze softened.

“It wasn’t fait of me to ask you to get Ethan’s help, and it wouldn’t be fair of me to ask you to get Gavin’s. help. So, I’m doing my part and trying to get help without making our family look pathetic,” she

explained. “This is something I have to do. If all goes well, I should be able to get him out of prison in a few months and we can be a family again.”

Tears slipped down my cheeks as I nodded, not sure what else to do or say.

She cupped my face with her warm hands and brought my face up to meet her gaze.

“But I think you should go to that mansion and take him up on that offer,” she continued.

I narrowed my eyes at her.

“What?” I asked, shocked. “I can’t just leave you here..”

“I’ll be fine, sweetie,” she assured me. “But I know things aren’t okay for you here and I don’t want to subject you to any more of this. I know your injury wasn’t an accident and I’m so sorry to put you in this position.”

I shook my head.

“No, it’s okay, Mom. It truly was an accident…”

“You can’t lie to me, Judy,” she told me, releasing her hold on my face. “I only want what’s best for my family and for right now, I think you living in the Landry mansion would be best. Once your father is out of jail, we will get back on our feet. We will get a new home and be a family once again. But until then, I think this would be best.”

I bit my lower lip as more tears slipped out of my eyes.

I whispered

wrapped me in her

“You were the best decision we had ever made. I love being your adopted mother and I’m so sorry this is

and wiped my moist cheeks.

assured her, knowing

a victim to them. There was nothing I could do

mother opened the bathroom door and stepped

I followed my mother out of the bathroom and down the hallway until we reached the parlor; we heard the voices of the Cash family as they spoke

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Chapter 0166

I got Injured.

but roll my

the conversation started to subside as their attention was fixed on

rushed over to me, acting like she cared. “How are you feeling? How’s your hand? I’m so sorry about what

He could see through it as well and I

to your room and rest for

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at my mother and she gave me a

I nodded.

murmured. “Good

but as soon as I stepped out and the door shut behind me, it reopened and then shut. I turned and saw Gavin following me, his eyes dark

you here any longer,” he told me, fully expecting that I would put up a fight, but I had already made up my mind.

I nodded.

I told

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