I couldn’t help but feel indignant.

Right before the elevator doors closed, Ashton caught up with a gloating smile playing on his lips.

I rolled my eyes at him and refused to speak throughout it all.

As soon as the elevator stopped, I stepped out without hesitation, went to the car, picked Audrey up, and sat inside.

“Mommy, what did you leave behind?” Audrey asked innocently.

Her question left me even more exasperated. I’m pretty sure I left my dignity behind.

“Nothing.” The last thing I wanted to do was recall the reactions of those store employees. Hence, I hastily changed the topic. “Let’s go home now, okay? I’m exhausted and don’t have the energy to talk anymore.” I purposely inserted a whine in my tone.

“Mm, okay!” Audrey got down from my lap and sat obediently. Mimicking the way adults spoke, she instructed Joseph, “Mr. Campbell, you may drive now!”

Ashton bent over to get into the car just in time to hear Audrey’s words, casting her a wounded expression as he settled down in his seat, as though saying, “Don’t you want your father anymore?”

stuck out her tongue at him and cheekily hid behind Summer, pretending to ignore

how I wished I was sitting in the same car as John. At least there, he would expose the “true colors” of

just for the fun of it, but I ended up getting the

to cure him of his unhealthy

solution, I didn’t realize we arrived home until after a good

through the gates, I noticed several trucks parked in the yard, seemingly here

workers were making their way out, so I surmised that they

avoid coming when there were many people

I returned to the bedroom on the second floor at night, every trace of happiness was wiped

had been expanded to double its original size and was

one. If it wasn’t for the elaborate linen, one might even think that it was a communal

over and saw the large bed, she instantly bolted in and flopped onto it with her slippers still on. “Wow! There’s a big, big bed! We can sleep with

Gregory helplessly watched the scene before them. Similar to me, they had grimaces on their

and ignorant one in this family, who was also easily

a while, Summer walked up and tried to persuade her. “Audrey, we

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