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…”

nine o’clock at night when Caroline left the hospital.

hailed a taxi to hurry back to Villa Rosa. The exhaustion and

shortly after getting into the cab.

spacious house, Children were

braided hair who sat alone beside a flower bed.

ponytail approached her and asked, “Why do you always look so sad?

girl with braided hair lifted her head, slightly displeased.

with the ponytail pushed her shoulders, causing her to fall into the flower bed and get covered in dirt. She continued to taunt, “I’ll slap

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braided hair endured the pain and defiantly looked at

I say it, you’ll still be mean. I’m not telling

you a

with the ponytail gathered her friends and they started hitting the girl with braided hair

wanting to intervene but unable to reach

hard she

the taxi driver called,

quickly straightened herself and retrieved money

of the car, the cold

massaged her forehead. ‘Maybe it’s because of Daniella’s recent behavior that I had a dream about being bullied.‘

couldn’t help but place a hand on

wash over her,

experiencing isolation and bullying in the future.

off the distant thoughts, she focused on walking towards

the yard, she noticed there were no

door and stepping inside, Caroline was greeted by an

Shenton, where were you?”

worried tone, Caroline inquired,

and replied, “Mr. Jordan called you many times

things in the living

items strewn

her phone out of her bag to check it.

crept over her. “My phone ran

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

nodded, her mind filled with unease. She bypassed

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