Chapter 389:

Kallie, caught in the middle, felt compelled to talk, despite wishing to stay out of it. She addressed Ethan with a mix of frustration and concern, “Mr. Brooks, though your wife’s comments are out of line, she does love you. Maybe if you reassured her more, she wouldn’t feel this way.”

Joanna’s fury simmered, but Kallie’s words made her pause and turn. “You seem to grasp some truths, certainly more than Ethan does.”

Joanna’s compliment hung in the air, ringed with something less warm in her gaze, something sharp and chilling, like a serpent lurking in the shadows. Ethan absorbed Kallie’s advice but remained silent, his features set in a grim expression.

As Kallie moved toward her car, she announced, “Sophie’s getting sleepy. I’ll take her home to rest. We can all catch up over dinner another time.”

Yet, Kallie couldn’t get in the car since someone seized her wrist. It was Joanna.

Joanna clutched Kallie’s hand tightly, as though she feared Kallie could slip away. “Why delay dinner? Let’s go tonight. I shouldn’t have said those words earlier. If you decline, I’ll assume you’re still upset about me.”

had a feeling. “Maybe some other time. Sophie’s really

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just don’t want to dine with me, do you? If Sophie needs to sleep, let the housekeeper take her home. You have plenty of bodyguards. What

“Joanna, that’s enough.

harm her? Ethan, how can you stand there and

off

that today’s meal with them was inevitable. Certain things needed to be

was sensible, she had no desire to curry favor or

“Will you be alright going back by

“Mommy, don’t worry. I’ll have

affectionately and remarked, “You’re the sweetest

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