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By the time Claudine finished her work and left the study, it was already dark.
She didn’t ask about Darlene, and after instructing the servants to serve dinner, she went to the dining room.
Darlene, who had been in the children’s room, knew the moment Claudine came out.
She deliberately banged her toys, trying to get Claudine’s attention.
But Claudine went straight downstairs.
Watching Claudine’s back, Darlene’s eyes turned red with grievance.
Claudine had never neglected her like this before…
Thinking about everything that happened today, Darlene grew more and more upset.
In her world, she believed Claudine would always be there for her, and that no matter what she did, Claudine would always comfort her.
But today, she had cried for so long, so heartbreakingly, and Claudine didn’t come to comfort her-not even to check on her.
The servant nearby saw all of this.
Children think they can hide their thoughts well, but to adults, their little tricks are obvious at a glance.
The servant said, “Miss Barrette, let’s go downstairs for dinner. The kitchen made lots of your favorite dishes today!”
Darlene replied as she walked down the stairs.
“Alright then.”
She reached out for the servant to carry her, and deliberately rolled up her pants to show the bandage on her knee.
The servant, understanding Darlene’s intentions, carried the little girl to the dining room.
By then, dinner was already set on the table.
Claudine sat in her usual seat, eating with her head down.
From the moment she entered the dining room, Darlene kept staring at Claudine, waiting for her to look at her.
But even after she sat at the table, Claudine didn’t spare her a single glance, as if she hadn’t even noticed her.
Being ignored by Claudine like this made Darlene feel extremely sad.
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She sat in her chair and suddenly cried out, “Ouch!” then hugged her knee and started blowing on it.
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Afraid that Claudine wouldn’t notice her injury, she deliberately raised her knee high and exaggeratedly blew on it.
But Claudine acted as if she neither saw nor heard her, completely ignoring her.
When her first trick failed, Darlene came up with another idea.
“Angie, get the medicine from my suitcase. Mom said I have to remember to take my medicine every day.”
Angie responded and went to get the medicine.
“Miss Barrette, these are all allergy medicines. Are you having an allergic reaction again?”
Hearing this, Claudine paused as she drank her soup and glanced at the boxes of medicine out of the corner of her
eye.
Darlene took the medicine box and pulled out a pill.
“Mom said that if I take this medicine, I won’t have allergies when I play with Axel.”
Angie asked, “Who is Axel?”
Darlene glanced at Claudine across the table and deliberately said loudly, “Axel is a puppy Mom has. Axel is so cool! Mom said both Axel and I are her children, and I’m Axel’s big sister.”
At this, Claudine’s frown deepened.
Darlene had severe allergies and asthma-she absolutely couldn’t be around cats or dogs.
And now she was taking medicine just to live with a dog!
All medicine has side effects!
Darlene’s digestion was already weak, and now she was taking medicine every day-how could her body handle it!
Did Damian know about this?
Hadn’t he always treated Darlene like a treasure?
And now he was letting that woman take care of Darlene like this!
It really proved that old saying: With a stepmother comes a stepfather!
Darlene deliberately made a lot of noise with the pills, and didn’t forget to speak up.
“I’m so good at taking my medicine now, even Mom praises me!”
As she spoke, she glanced at Claudine across the table, hoping to catch her attention.
But Claudine didn’t spare her a single glance.
Darlene felt wronged, her lips pursed, on the verge of tears.
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At that moment, Claudine stood up and left the dining room.
Finally unable to hold back, the little one called out to Claudine.
“Why are you ignoring me!”
She lifted her head and glared at Claudine.
Her little face was full of anger, with tears of grievance in her eyes.
Claudine finally turned to look at her.
Her tone was cold.
“Why should I pay attention to you?
“You call me by my full name, show me no respect at all, so why should I take care of you?”
“But!”
Darlene anxiously interrupted Claudine.
“But you have to take care of me! You said you would always like me and take care of me!”
Claudine looked at the girl before her, the child she had raised herself.
She had always thought Darlene was still young, and didn’t want to argue with a child over many things.
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