Chapter 1065:

Kallie reached out and squeezed Sophie’s rosy cheek gently. Her voice carried a playful lilt, though an undercurrent of longing softened her words.

“Sophie, can you tell me more about your childhood? I want to know everything.”

Sophie’s eyes lit up like a thousand tiny stars, her radiant smile spreading warmth.

“Really? Of course, Mom. I’d love to.” Their voices danced together as they walked away, hands clasped tightly. Each laugh and shared memory wove a comforting cocoon around them.

Meanwhile, Lacey sat slumped on the cold floor, her arm smeared with drying blood. She looked around, her eyes catching the indifferent stares of the household staff. Not one stepped forward to assist her. Not one.

With trembling limbs, Lacey forced herself upright, her movements clumsy and painful. The bitterness in her heart spilled out in a sharp, venomous shout.

“What the hell are you staring at? Get back to work!”

exchanged looks, their expressions a mix

exposed wire. To her, these servants were nothing but a bunch of fools. She wasn’t here to

her rage simmered down, a slow, malevolent smile stretched across Lacey’s lips. They would soon learn the consequences of

arrived at dinner, her right hand heavily swathed in bandages. The

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afford to dismiss

“What happened?”

froze mid-bite, a wave

down, her demeanor suddenly meek, as if weighed

accident today,” she murmured, her tone carefully

to do much for Elma—no injections, no

to rattle Lacey, but not to the extent that Lacey would take full responsibility without a fight. A sarcastic quip? A veiled jab to pull Sophie into the mess? That was more in line with what Kallie anticipated. But this meek demeanor? It gnawed at Kallie, leaving a prickling unease she couldn’t

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