Chapter 34 How Dare You Turn Off Your Phone

After that, there was total silence…

Caroline was speechless at the door, her mind filled with questions. “Who is the child Mom is

talking about? It can’t possibly be me. I am definitely Dad’s child. Yes, his behavior has changed

drastically over the years, but he was always a responsible father when I was young.‘

Caroline shook her head, dismissing the wild thoughts from her mind.

Opening the door and entering, she found Katie sitting on the bed with an angry expression

“Mom, did you argue with Dad again?”

Startled by her daughter’s presence, Katie turned to look at Caroline with a hint of panic. “Why

didn’t you tell me you were here?”

Caroline took a seat beside the bed. After a brief silence, she inquired, “Mom, what did you mean.

when you mentioned a child who isn’t Dad’s?”

Avoiding eye contact, Katie replied, “It’s a child from one of your father’s relatives. It has nothing

to do with you. Don’t meddle in this.”

Caroline sensed something amiss, but she wasn’t sure how to approach the topic. After all, she

had very limited contact with her father’s side of the family. Her mother had always described

them as having peculiar personalities, so she preferred to keep her distance.

So, Caroline decided to change the subject and peeled a fruit for her mother. “Mom, you’re unwell

now. Don’t worry about other people’s affairs.”

Katie replied, “I just want to prevent your father from committing more wrongdoings…”

at night when

to Villa Rosa. The exhaustion and the effects of

her to doze off shortly after getting into the

found herself in a spacious

with braided hair who sat alone beside a flower bed. Suddenly, another

her and asked, “Why do you always look

braided hair lifted her head, slightly displeased.

shoulders, causing her to fall into the flower bed and get covered in dirt. She continued to taunt, “I’ll slap you hard if you say that again!”

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braided hair endured the pain and defiantly

it, you’ll

teach you a lesson!”

and

to intervene but unable to reach them no

she

driver called, waking

she had reached her destination, Caroline quickly straightened herself and retrieved money from her purse to pay

out of the car, the cold wind snapped her

it’s because of Daniella’s recent behavior that I had a dream about being

she couldn’t help but place a hand on her lower

wash over her,

bullying in the future.

focused

she entered the yard, she noticed there were no cars,

Caroline

Shenton, where were you?”

Caroline inquired, “What’s the matter?”

door and replied, “Mr. Jordan called you many times but couldn’t

few things in the living room

gestured towards the scattered items strewn across the floor in

then quickly took her phone out of her bag

her phone was dead, frustration crept over her. “My phone ran out of battery.”

eyes. “Ms. Shenton, I’ve never seen him so angry before. When he

with unease. She bypassed Lily and hurried upstairs to

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