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?”

him and

car as John. At least there, he would expose the “true colors” of this sly and shameless

intentionally let Ashton believe that he was the Stovall family’s live-in son-in-law just for the

have to find a way to cure him of his unhealthy tendency of living off his

didn’t realize we arrived home until after a

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

so I

avoid coming when there were many people at home, so

the second floor at night, every trace

bedroom had been expanded to double its original size and was

for the elaborate linen, one

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!

and Gregory helplessly watched the scene before them. Similar to me,

most innocent and ignorant one

tried to persuade her. “Audrey, we haven’t seen each other for so long. Why don’t you sleep with me tonight,

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