Chapter 683:

Calvin looked at her, puzzled. “Why would I tell you off? Everyone loses their temper now and then. It’s perfectly normal.”

Elma shook her head dismissively. “No, it’s not like that.” At home, any outburst from her would be met with scolding and punishment. Cara insisted that while others might be allowed their bouts of temper, she was an exception, as her very existence was granted by Cara.

But Elma kept these thoughts to herself.

As Calvin prepared to leave, he scribbled his classroom and student number on a piece of paper and handed it to Elma. “Feel free to seek me out if you’re feeling down. Remember, it’s better not to lose your temper around people you don’t know well.”

Elma accepted the note, her gaze fixed on the floor, remaining silent.

clutched his shirt and looked up at him with timidity. “Calvin, do you know how to find

couldn’t fully grasp Elma’s words, but when she called him in that soft tone, it stirred something unfamiliar within him. A newfound sense of duty and purpose seemed to

what it felt like to be an older brother? If Chloe were around, would

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question lightly. He responded earnestly, “Missing? Who’s missing? If someone’s missing, you

forbade anyone from searching for her or asking about her, insisting that Betty had

Cara had warned Elma not to speak of Betty’s disappearance, saying that it would cost her the chance to see Jake. Yet, Elma longed to see Betty. Despite her youth and naivety, Betty had always shown her genuine

been there to help her bathe and change when she was sick, soothing her with nursery rhymes when she cried uncontrollably.

watched Calvin walk away, her heart sank. Calvin and Sophie were indeed fortunate

the Morgan residence,

in a camisole, looking as though she had just had a meltdown. Keely paused at the door, her mind racing

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