Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection - Season 3 Episode 23

Olivia shook her head, looking bewildered, “I attended a fashion show a few days ago where the signal

was poor. I only returned this afternoon and sent him several messages, but he didn’t reply. I went to

the Conner Group to look for him, but the staff there said he hadn’t been to the office for a few days. I

wanted to ask you about it just now, but I didn’t get the chance.”

I smiled and said, “He went to Dracview with my mother. The signal might be bad there, so he didn’t

reply to your message. He should be back in a couple of days.”

She nodded and uttered an “Oh”.

I was thinking about what had happened between William and Emma, and I couldn’t help but take out

my phone to check. I originally wanted to call Rachel to confirm, but because of Gianna’s sudden

interruption, I didn’t find the time to call her.

At that time, I couldn’t see William and Emma, not even Hermosa, which inevitably made me a bit

worried.

However, fortunately, two minutes later, the family of three came in together. William was holding

Emma, looking at her face. Seeing that her eyes were a bit red, as if she had cried, but when she and

William came in, there was a smile on her face, as if she had been coaxed.

Looking at it this way, I couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

“What’s wrong?” Walter’s deep, magnetic voice suddenly came from beside her.

I withdrew my gaze, unexpectedly meeting his slightly squinted dark

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pupils, and subconsciously began to speak, “No…”

He raised an eyebrow, looking at me and said, “You seem to be very interested in my elder brother and

sister-in-law?”

“No!” I blurted out hastily, only to realize that my reaction was somewhat inappropriate. I quickly added,

“I just thought their family of three looked very warm and cozy.”

I don’t know what my words made Walter think of, but a sudden layer of loneliness covered his

handsome face unexpectedly, and he no longer responded to me.

Judging by his expression, I roughly guessed what he was thinking about. It was nothing more than the

child who had been lost for no reason before. Seeing the desolation and self-blame on his face,

somehow, a hint of mockery flashed through my heart.

The best way to torment someone was not to beat or insult them, but to deliberately or unintentionally

remind them of the irreparable mistakes they had made in the past.

Watching his silent suffering was more lethal than slashing him with a few knives.

Yes, while reminding him, it was undoubtedly also reopening old wounds.

It wasn’t just him who was suffering, it was me too!

Feeling suffocated inside, I took a deep breath, turned my head and started chatting with Olivia to

distract myself.

The old lady was helped in by Dale. Seeing that all the younger generation had arrived, she looked at

everyone with a kind and benevolent gaze, saying, “You all must be hungry, right? Quickly tell the

kitchen to serve the food, don’t let the children go hungry.”

The following sentence was said to Dale.

Dale nodded, the younger ones stood up, took the old lady from Dale’s hands, helped her sit in the

main seat, and each made polite

conversation.

Not seeing Gianna around, Emma looked around anxiously and asked Olivia in a low voice, “Olivia,

have you seen Gianna? Where did she go?”

Olivia shook her head and said, “No, after you and Tabatha left the hall, she followed not long after. I

don’t know where she went, she might be playing in the yard.”

Emma stood up to go look, but I stopped her and whispered, “Sister-in- law, it’s okay, she might be

changing clothes in the cabin.”

“Change clothes?” Emma was puzzled, “Change what clothes?”

I pursed my lips, briefly explained to her what had happened by the pond in the backyard. After

listening, she sighed slightly and looked at me, asking, “Are you okay?”

I shook my head, laughing, “She might catch a cold if she falls into the water, but I’m fine, it’s no big

deal.”

She said helplessly, “Tabatha, don’t argue with her. She’s been like this since she was a child, and I

can’t persuade her. She’s out of control now, let her learn her lesson.”

I just smiled and didn’t say much more.

The old lady saw me whispering and laughed, “What are you two sisters-in-law chatting about? Share it

with this old lady too.”

Emma and I looked up at her together, smiling, “We said grandma is in good health, thinking about

taking you out for a walk in a few days.”

“Yeah, we’ve been talking about this for a long time,” Emma said with a laugh. “Walter’s resort in

Springbury must have opened by now. Grandma, you need to take care of your health so we can go

there and enjoy ourselves sooner.”

The old lady laughed heartily and said, “You two kids, you’ve hit the nail on the head. I’ve been thinking

about going out for a walk.” After saying this, she looked at Walter and said, “Walter, arrange

something in the next couple of days. Let’s all go together and have fun for a few days. I’ve been

cooped up in this house all year round, and it’s indeed suffocating.”