Chapter 783

Haley noticed that Yvonne seemed a bit down, so she quickly approached her. "Mom, you must be exhausted these past few days. Why don’t you take a good rest?"

Yvonne, lost in her thoughts, was brought back by her daughter's concern. She shook her head with a gentle smile. "I'm fine. But you, you’re the one who needs to rest the most. You’re pregnant."

Haley snuggled into Yvonne's embrace and nodded softly. "Okay, I understand."

Jane blinked innocently and suddenly spoke up, "Haley and Aunt Yvonne are so close. You seem closer than actual mother and daughter."

Emily also smiled and nodded in agreement. "Your Aunt Yvonne hasn’t had a daughter all these years, but now she has Haley to enjoy the joys of motherhood."

Haley frowned slightly at the comment. On the surface, it seemed like a compliment, but it also felt like a jab at Yvonne’s inability to have children, suggesting she needed to adopt a daughter to gain favor. It seemed this mother-daughter pair had an agenda.

Yvonne caught