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She brushed her daughter’s hands away and pretended to be angry.
“You just say nonsense to make me happy.”
Claudine buried her head in her mother’s shoulder, not letting her see her reddened eyes.
She spoke in a muffled voice.
“I’m not saying nonsense. It’s all true.”
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At night, her mother’s steady breathing could be heard beside her.
Claudine opened her eyes in the darkness.
She turned on the surveillance on her phone and saw Damian, after listening to her conversation with her mother, re- turn to the attic.
When he came out again, he was holding a handful of antique shards.
Claudine knew those were the pieces of the ceramic doll she had smashed.
Of course, she wasn’t naive enough to think that after hearing all that, Damian would suddenly repent and turn over a new leaf.
She didn’t care, either.
She guessed that the reason Damian took back those shards was probably to try to restore the doll, hoping to soften her heart.
Claudine knew Damian wanted her to fall in love with him again.
He was too greedy!
Unwilling to give any real affection, only putting on a show, yet wanting her wholehearted devotion!
Claudine turned off the surveillance feed and stopped watching.
She needed to think carefully about how to help her mother return to the stage.
It was impossible to regain the same glory as before.
But with her mother’s reputation and skills, becoming an opera teacher should be more than enough,
As soon as this idea took shape in her mind, Claudine couldn’t help but think of many things, even down to which
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area would be best for the school.
However, she hadn’t lived in Reedport for years, so she’d have to consult her brother about the location.
Thinking about the future, she and her mother would both have careers they loved and start life anew.
She hugged her mother’s arm, inhaling her scent, and couldn’t help but snuggle up to her like she did as a child.
Bridgette held her daughter, even in her sleep gently patting her back.
That night, Claudine slept soundly.
But far away in Bronzevale, Audrey did not sleep a wink all night.
After Damian hung up the phone, Audrey kept thinking about the scene she had just witnessed in the video.
That familiar sense of unease surged up in her heart once again.
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Yesterday, Damian had returned to Bronzevale with her, and after seeing that Darlene was only suffering from indi- gestion, he finally felt relieved.
He said he had work to do, leaving Darlene and herself behind.
So he went to find Claudine!
Thinking about their behavior in the video just now, Audrey felt indignant.
She immediately noticed the bruises on Claudine’s neck. As adults, how could she not understand what those were!
As for the wound on Damian’s arm….
Audrey clenched her jaw tightly.
After so many years abroad, she naturally understood matters of the bed; sometimes things just got out of hand.
That injury must have been caused by their carelessness!
That woman Claudine, her methods were truly impressive!
She had underestimated that woman before!
Beside her, Darlene was still bouncing around, making her head ache.
Audrey rubbed her throbbing temples.
Although her daughter was obedient and adorable, taking care of her was truly a troublesome task.
Moreover, the child always liked to cling to her, refusing to sleep with the maid no matter what. Even when sleeping, she was restless; several times, Audrey had been kicked awake by her while sleeping soundly.
If it weren’t for wanting to use the child as a way to spend more time with Damian, she would have really sent Dar-
lene back.
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Thinking of this, Audrey looked at Darlene and smiled, beckoning her over.
“Darla, come to Mommy!”
Darlene heard her mother calling and immediately bounced over.
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She originally wanted to sit in her mother’s lap, but her mother patted the seat beside her, so she had to sit there.
Still, being close to her mother made her very happy.
“Darla, did you know Daddy hurt his arm?”
Darlene nodded.
“I just saw Claudine bandaging Daddy’s wound.”
Audrey continued.
“Daddy is hurt now, Darla, are you worried?
You see, yesterday when you weren’t feeling well, Daddy and Mommy rushed back to take care of you, and you g better right away, didn’t you? And when you saw Daddy and Mommy, weren’t you very happy too?”
Darlene thought for a moment and said.
“Mommy, let’s go take care of Daddy!
Daddy’s arm must hurt a lot. If we blow on it for him, he’ll get better soon!”
Seeing her daughter immediately understand her intention, Audrey felt pleased.
She pulled her daughter into her arms and kissed her.
“You’re truly my precious! Then let’s set off right now!”
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