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With that, Audrey put Darlene down and got up to the dressing room to find clothes to bring.
Darlene sat alone on the bed, watching her mother try on clothes one by one in front of the mirror.
She rubbed her eyes and yawned.
Actually, she was feeling a little sleepy.
But since Mommy wanted to go find Daddy right now, she would go with her.
As long as she could make Mommy happy and be with her, it didn’t matter even if she didn’t sleep at all.
Once Audrey finished packing, she pulled the suitcase out of the bedroom, with Darlene following behind.
Angie had been getting ready for bed in her own room, but when she heard the commotion, she hurried out.
Seeing the suitcase in Audrey’s hand, she asked.
“Ms. Lavigne, it’s so late. Are you taking Miss Barrette out?”
Audrey had been dissatisfied with Angie for a long time. She always addressed her as “Ms. Lavigne” and constantly made snide remarks about her inability to care for Darlene.
She was just a maid, why did she meddle in so many things!
“Darla misses her daddy, so I’m taking her to find Dami.”
After saying this, she didn’t wait for Angie to respond and left the house with Darlene.
Angie heard the door close and glanced at the time.
It was almost one in the morning!
Taking Miss Barrette to see Mr. Barrette at this hour-could it be that Miss Barrette missed her father and refused to go to sleep?
Angie didn’t know that Damian was in Reedport at this moment; she just assumed he was still at Belmont Villas. Since Belmont Villas wasn’t far, she didn’t bother to interfere.
Besides, she could see right through Audrey’s intentions. Going to find Damian in the middle of the night was just an excuse to stay at Belmont Villas herself.
As for this “former Mrs. Barrette,” Angie couldn’t stand her one bit.
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When Claudine woke up early, she shared the idea she had thought of last night with her brother.
Her brother agreed with her plan and said he would quickly find a suitable venue.
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With her brother’s help, Claudine felt much more at ease. When the time came, she would definitely be able to give her mother a surprise.
During breakfast, Clayton was not present.
To be precise, she hadn’t seen him at all since getting up that morning.
Claudine didn’t ask much, but Bridgette explained on her husband’s behalf.
“Your father has been very busy lately. He always leaves early in the morning. We can have breakfast without him.”
Claudine naturally didn’t care.
Last night, while checking the surveillance cameras, she saw her father driving out in the middle of the night, proba- bly to his other home.
“Mom, this is delicious. It’s what I missed most in Bronzevale.”
Hearing her daughter say this, Bridgette picked up another piece of crispy fish and put it in her daughter’s bowl.
“If you want to eat, have more. When you go back this time, take the family chef with you. Whatever you want to eat, just ask the chef to make it.”
Claudine smiled and said, “That’s a bit much. If I take the chef away, you won’t have anyone to cook for you, Mom.”
Damian chimed in.
“How about I find a chef at my restaurant in Reedport who specializes in local cuisine and bring them to Bronzevale?
That way, it won’t affect Mom, and whenever you miss home in Bronzevale, you can still taste authentic hometown flavors.”
Bridgette listened and smiled.
“Dami’s idea is the best.”
She glanced at her son-in-law, then at her daughter.
“Claudy, seeing how well you and Dami get along now, it really makes me happy.”
Claudine looked at her mother, still unable to bring herself to reveal that she and Damian no longer had any feelings for each other.
Forget it. She would wait until the Opera Arts Center was established and her mother had something else to focus on, then slowly tell her the whole truth.
Besides, for now, she couldn’t divorce Damian right away.
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She would wait until everything was resolved before telling her mother.
Damian kept his eyes on Claudine at the breakfast table.
Last night, he had picked up all the pieces of the shattered antique, trying to piece them back together.
But he was no professional.
He couldn’t even tell where each fragment was supposed to go, let alone restore it.
At that moment, a surge of indescribable emotion welled up in his heart.
The scene of Claudine deliberately smashing the antique figurine replayed in his mind over and over.
Looking back now, he realized that Claudine must have made up her mind to make a clean break.
What she shattered was not just a figurine, but her feelings for him.
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