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44. STEEN'S MOTHER?
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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Oh? Are you curious about... Steen's mother, Elen?"
Vivian was still focusing her blue eyes on the gold photo frame on the wall, but then she looked startled after hearing the question from the woman standing next to her.
It was as if the woman's photo had become the center of attention among the other photos in the spacious living room. It was framed in the largest frame, and that was why Vivian focused her attention after Kate finished explaining the rooms in the mansion.
Now, the pair of blue eyes turned to the older woman, and their owner asked, "The woman in the photo is... Steen's mother?" She looked confused before she once again glanced at the large picture frame hanging on the wall. "What do you mean, Mrs. Dahl? Aren't you Steen's mother?"
Perhaps it was her fault for not asking Tommy for details about the Dahl family before she officially joined the family as a daughter-in-law. The curly man only briefly explained the general facts related to t
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