Chapter 43 Something Changed

That night, Lionel returned home. After dinner, he went straight to his study without a word about Chloe, and he didn't go to her room to check on her either.

Mandy felt uneasy. Did Lionel really need to act this way? She might not be married, but she wasn't completely ignorant about relationships between men and women. On the surface, Lionel seemed to despise Chloe, but deep down... he must care for her, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't have rushed in so anxiously that morning.

Men of status and power often focus on their careers, never allowing a woman to dictate their actions or delay their important matters.

Sighing, Mandy thought to herself, This house is full of opportunists! Since Chloe wasn't in Lionel's favor, no one cared about her well-being.

Taking one last glance at the light coming from the study, Mandy sighed again before heading back to Chloe's room to care for her.

She wasn't sure how long it had been, but while dozing off beside Chloe's bed, a faint sound of the door op