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.

“No. If you

this, she hung up the call and tossed her phone onto the table. She

had hidden it in

off, didn’t go inside. However, he hadn’t anticipated that Huey would call Eileen

available

retired for the night and

“What? She left?”

disappeared.” Huey was drinking near his car. “She’s not at the

“No,” Eileen replied firmly.

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

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

answered almost instantly, already guessing the reason. “Did Huey

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