Chapter 1148:

She purchased some food from a shop, then watched a broadcast of a lecture online while eating.

It was after nine o’clock now. Huey usually returned home at this time, and this day was no different. He called Bailee. As soon as Bailee picked up, Huey said angrily, “Bailee, the Baker family’s home is going to be mine, and you’ll be the head of the household. Don’t you know that? How could you be forced to leave like that?”

Realizing Huey was driving, Bailee said, “I didn’t leave because I was forced.”

“You left willingly then?” Huey said through clenched teeth. “I can’t figure out what’s going through your head. Pick up some groceries later, and we can have dinner together.”

Bailee paused for a moment and then responded, “Eileen and everyone else are asleep. Don’t come over tonight. We can talk tomorrow.”

“Quit the nonsense. You’re not at Eileen’s place, are you? Are you at the Eternal Villa?” Huey quickly saw through Bailee.

Eternal Villa had been their previous residence, and they hadn’t been there since moving back to the Baker family’s home. That was precisely where Bailee was now.

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phone onto the table. She then stood up, turned off the lights, and went into the

parked her car in the usual parking lot. Instead, she had hidden it in a

find Bailee’s car and seeing the lights off, didn’t go inside. However, he hadn’t anticipated that Huey would call

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for the night and was startled

“What? She left?”

agreement and disappeared.” Huey was drinking near his car. “She’s not at the Eternal or with you. Could you check if she’s staying at a

“No,” Eileen replied firmly.

of tears, his voice trembling as he said, “From the way you’re talking, you must have some idea

but she has clearly gone into hiding for a reason. Plus, she’s avoiding you, not me. I’ll give her

instantly, already guessing the reason.

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