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But experience told her that no matter what Audrey did, in Darlene’s heart, her mother would always be the best.
Angie sighed.
She knew Claudine’s heart had been chilled.
Thinking of Claudine’s days at Belmont Villas and looking at her life now.
If she were Claudine, she wouldn’t want to go back either.
Angie didn’t say anything more and followed Claudine to the bedroom.
Sure enough, Darlene was there.
“Miss Barrette, let’s go home.”
Angie stepped forward and picked Darlene up.
Claudine didn’t look at them, so she didn’t know that Darlene was watching her at that moment.
Darlene had heard everything Claudine and Angie said earlier.
She had thought that if Claudine complained to her dad, she would rush out to stop her, not allowing her to say any- thing bad about her mom.
But she hadn’t expected Claudine not to interfere at all.
At that moment, Darlene couldn’t describe how she felt.
Claudine finally stopped caring about her. She should be happy, but for some reason, she just couldn’t feel happy.
She had already decided that once her dad found out, he would definitely take her back to Belmont Villas.
Actually, she was a little afraid of Axel…
She did kind of want to go back to Belmont Villas.
She was just afraid that if she said she wanted to leave, her mom would be sad.
That’s why she hoped Claudine would tell her dad about everything…
Darlene pursed her lips, staring at Claudine, but even as Angie carried her away, Claudine never looked at her.
When the door closed, the little one couldn’t hold back anymore and started to cry….
Claudine had no idea about Darlene’s thoughts.
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After they left, Claudine turned on her computer and replied to a few work emails.
Suddenly, her phone rang-it was her brother calling.
Claudine immediately pressed the answer button.
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She was worried it was another problem with her brother’s company. After all, with someone like Damian, there was nothing he couldn’t do!
“Brother, did something happen at the company again?”
On the phone, Benjamin spoke.
“I called you just because I was afraid you’d worry.”
“Everything at the company has been taken care of, so don’t worry.”
Hearing her brother say this, Claudine finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She really didn’t want to drag anyone else into things because of what happened between her and Damian.
“That’s good! Brother, actually, this time it wasn’t an accident, it was Damian, he…”
“Yes, I didn’t expect it either. Damian actually stepped in to help.”
Claudine was about to continue criticizing Damian along with her brother, but when she realized what he had just said, she froze.
“What did you say? Damian actually helped you?”
Benjamin said, “Yeah! Because of the way he treated you before, I thought he was a jerk, but things went so smoothly this time, and it really was thanks to his help.”
Claudine quickly calmed down.
She knew Damian’s character too well and felt that things couldn’t be that simple, nor would Damian be so kind- hearted.
“Could it be that Damian caused the trouble and then stepped in to help?”
Benjamin quickly denied this possibility.
He gave a bitter smile.
“I actually wish it was Damian who did it.”
Hearing her brother’s tone, Claudine had a guess in her heart.
“Was it Dad?”
“Yeah.”
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The siblings fell into a brief silence on the phone.
Benjamin didn’t want to affect his sister’s mood and tried to comfort her.
“It’s fine. With him, nothing he does is surprising.”
“Just take care of yourself. You don’t need to worry about Mom or me.’
Mentioning their mother, Claudine finally voiced something she had been considering for a long time.
“Brother, do you think it’s really good for Mom to be kept in the dark like this?”
Clayton actually did this to you, it’s obvious he’s paving the way for that illegitimate child outside.
“If Mom finds out about all this from someone else in the future, the blow to her will only be worse.”
Of course Benjamin understood what Claudine was saying.
“Let’s talk about this later. You know what Mom is like, and with her health now, she can’t take such a big shock.
Her brother’s words made sense; this was something that needed careful thought.
As they were talking, Claudine received a message.
It was an invitation sent by Mitchell.
Claudine glanced at it briefly and spoke on the phone.
“Brother, I’m going back to Reedport today.”
Benjamin was a little surprised, but more than that, he was delighted.
“When does your flight land? I’ll pick you up at the airport.”
Claudine said, “I’ll send you my flight information in a bit.”
After hanging up, Claudine immediately replied to Mitchell, assuring him that she would prepare well.
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