Chapter 981

Molly took another bite of her apple and asked, "So, what sparked the fight?"

Nancy replied, "I had to stand up for a friend."

Molly paused for a moment, then asked, "So what does that make the three of us then? Friends? Enemies?"

When trouble hits, it's all about who can bolt the fastest;

When it comes to punishment, it's about who can pin the blame on someone else;

Blame isn't just tossed around-it's thrown with the whole pot;

If you can take two down with you, don't spare the one who's just watching;

It's not about surviving together, but going down together.

And if we don't go down, at least we're dragging you with us...

Mia and Molly exchanged looks, both at a loss for words. Their relationship, it seemed, couldn't really be labeled as "friendship."

"Could it be, family?" Mia wondered.

Molly nodded, munching on her apple, "I think so. Why else would we trick our dad without flinching?"

They both silently agreed it must be a family thing. "Five million isn't much for you, so why the long face?" Jade, also munching on an apple, asked. Mia handed her a "family rule" document.

Jade snapped a picture and shared it in the family group chat.

Leo: ???

Cooper: ???

"Why though?"

"What's the reason?"

Molly: "Maybe my Andre doesn't see you three as people."

Henry, still as naive as ever, waited at the door every day for dad to come home, running out the moment he heard the car.

Everyone felt the truth was too harsh and didn't have the heart to tell him his place in his father's heart.

As exams loomed, Anya became the most anxious.

cooking fish and got into Stephanie's

approached Stephanie, "Hey, Stephanie, can you figure out Chad's lucky color for the exam day? His lucky stone?

checked out temples and churches, taking taxis on

favor with deities

On the exam day.

Cedillo family split into two

and early at Leo's exam

to join the circus, are we?" Leo jokingly said

asked, "You got all

it over, and Bruce walked him to the door, patting his shoulder, "Go

on the

hall, no more kisses, buddy." Mia's head was hugged by

just one lucky

separate him from his mom was the bad

exam center. Seeing his dedication, Mia scolded him to catch some sleep.

becoming

escorted his wife into the exam hall, while Cooper lay down in the van with Henry to

still feeling wronged, let his

the exam area as

and it was finally

exam hall, and Anya was the first to

wrapping an arm around Anya's shoulders, giving

this, looked away,

out of the exam hall, and her first move was to scoop up her son

being kissed by his mom, heard this and

laughed heartily, pointing at Henry,

the

was over, and many out-of-towners started packing up

and couldn't help but feel a pang of reluctance, "Denny, how do you

his clothes, didn't

Havenbrook

put his clothes

notes and study materials, "Where do

target before, but now I think any school in Havenbrook would do."

his

look at Jamie. "The

places are easier to

in Havenbrook, it suits her to apply here. You might

"an

a

bittersweet pang in her heart, she spoke slowly, "I know I'm not as gifted, you and Mia are the smart ones, but I still want to come to Havenbrook. We've only been

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