Mrs. Summers quickly took Nancy to the hospital. Laura hesitated, but still followed.In the hospital, after the burn on Nancy's arm was treated, she glared at Laura. She pointed at her and said, "Mom, it's her! She's the one who caused this."Laura couldn't believe what she was hearing.After hearing Nancy's words, Laura furrowed her brows. 'What the hell is she talking about?'Laura felt that she hadn't offended Nancy in any way. What happened in the private room just now made Laura feel that Nancy was deliberately causing trouble and making things difficult for her. Now, Nancy was even slandering her.'What a joke,' thought Laura."I'm not." Compared to Nancy, who was angry, Laura was much calmer. "You're the one who tried to pour the boiling water on me but ended up burning yourself."When Mrs. Summers heard the first half of Laura's sentence, she widened her eyes in shock and subconsciously walked over to Laura."Laura, are you alright? Were you hurt?"Laura shook her hea
After Laura got into the car, Chris asked, "What happened? You don't look so happy."Laura didn't expect to notice such details.No one liked to be slandered and Laura was no exception. She didn't really care about Nancy slandering her today, but she still felt a little upset."I don't think I'm showing it, but you still noticed."Chris held the steering wheel with one hand and Laura's hand with the other. He then gently rubbed her hand. "What happened?"Laura then told Chris what happened during dinner.After that, she said, "I don't think I've offended her in any way. I don't know why she wants to make things difficult for me. However, it's no big deal. It won't affect me in any way."Laura had always been a reasonable person and wouldn't allow others to affect her mood that much.She had been a little unhappy just now, but the unhappiness disappeared after she told Chris about what happened.When Laura arrived back at the convenience store, it was the evening, but it wasn't
"I just felt upset that you were speaking up for Laura back there. I'm your daughter..."Tears began to well up in Nancy's eyes as she said those words.Mrs. Summers passed her a piece of tissue. "I wasn't on anyone's side. I was just asking if there was some kind of misunderstanding between the two of you. After all, trying to pour boiling water on someone isn't a small matter."Nancy gritted her teeth. "I know. But Mom, I'm your daughter, I wouldn't slander Laura for no reason either. I don't know why she tried to pour boiling water on me. It's probably because you said that you wanted to be her godmother and I said that you will need her parents to agree as well. This delayed you becoming her godmother, so she was probably upset about it."After saying those words, Nancy quickly lowered her head and pretended to look pitiful.Mrs. Summers frowned. "I think you've mistaken, Nancy. The way I see it, even if Laura's parents agreed, Laura wouldn't.""Why? Our family's so rich," Na
Mrs. Summers pursed her lips and her face became a little dark.On the morning of the next day.Laura came to the convenience store to start the day. That was when a middle-aged woman walked in. She was in her middle ages, but she had a tall and elegant figure."Mrs. Summers, what brought you here?"When the two of them were talking on WhatsApp, Laura had mentioned to Mrs. Summers that she had a convenience store next to the Jacobs Group's office building. Therefore, it was easy for Mrs. Summers to find where Laura worked.She had brought quite a lot of things with her.Laura quickly walked over and said, "What are you doing, Mrs. Summers?"Mrs. Summers smiled and wrapped her arm around Laura's. "It's nothing, Laura. Just some gifts I brought for you."Mrs. Summers wasn't someone who liked to beat around the bush, so apologized for what happened the previous day."I didn't expect Nancy would slander you. I'll make sure to teach her not to do so in the future."Laura hesitated
Lena and Luke had been married for a while now, so it was normal for Lena to be pregnant.Shona continued, "Your grandmother misses you. When are you planning on going back home to visit her?"Laura squinted her eyes as soon as she heard Shona's words. 'She's asking me to go back home to visit Grandma?'Shona felt a little embarrassed being looked at by Laura, so she avoided Laura's eyes."What do you want now?" Laura looked away and asked indifferently."Who was that woman that just walked out of your store just now?" Shona asked straightforwardly."Why?" Laura frowned."I'm just asking. Laura, you need to be careful what friends you make now. Don't try and be friends with anyone you come across. They might sell you out at any time. I don't think that woman just now is a good person at all."Shona's words about Mrs. Summers caused Laura's face to change. "I'd advise you to show some respect for others."Seeing the look on Laura's face, Shona's heart skipped a beat. 'Laura's s
It was a good thing that Chris knew he shouldn't go too far.Earlier in the afternoon, Laura had sent the guide to Mrs. Summers and asked for her opinion. Mrs. Summers felt it was fine.The weather recently was quite hot, so Laura planned to set off quite early in the morning, around six o'clock.Mrs. Summer had put on a hat and when she saw Laura, she walked over with a smile. "Have you had any breakfast, Laura?""Not yet." Laura shook her head."I haven't either. Let's go have some breakfast together."Laura didn't have any problems with that, but Nancy, who was behind Mrs. Summers looked at Laura gloomily. 'She's so annoying. Why do you have to set off so early in the morning anyway? She might be able to get up so early, but that doesn't mean we all can.'Ever since Nancy was taken back in by the Summers family, it had been a long time since she had gotten up so early.Back when she was running the convenience store, she would get up at around five o'clock in the morning and
Amelia immediately realized that Shona was talking about Mrs. Summers."I know," she said again.Shona was still wondering how she should word things to remind Amelia on the other end of the line.After all, Shona didn't know that Amelia already knew everything. She hadn't told Amelia who she was yet."Huh? You know?"Shona was a little dumbfounded after hearing what Amelia had said."The woman you're talking about is my mother. My mother and Laura know each other. She's gone to Empfield on holiday and asked Laura to be her guide."When Shona heard Amelia say the word "mother", her heart raced.However, a bitter feeling soon rose in her heart.Her daughter thought someone else was her mother, but she couldn't tell her daughter the truth.There was a moment of silence between Amelia and Shona.Amelia tightened her grip on the phone and said, "I know what you're thinking. You don't need to do anything. I have my own plans."Shona was feeling down at the moment and didn't real
When the phone was unlocked, Lena saw a WhatsApp chat window.Shona had sent a picture of the food she had cooked that day.The other party's reply was, "Looks delicious."Shona then replied with a smiley face emoji.Lena looked at the name of the person Shona was talking to. It showed the word "Amelia".'Amelia?' Lena remembered the name of the daughter of the Summers family, Amelia Summers. 'Since when did Shona start being so nice to Amelia? They're on a first-name basis now as well. Last I remember they've only met a few times.'Out of a woman's instinct, Lena felt that things weren't that simple."What are you doing?"A voice sounded behind Lena and startled her.She turned around and saw that it was Luke.Lena patted her chest to calm herself down. "You've scared me. Why did you sneak up on me like that?"Luke's gaze landed on the phone in Lena's hand. "What are you doing with my mom's phone?"Lena quickly walked forward and covered Luke's mouth. "Shhh! Be quiet."Le