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Amelia's low tones fell next to her ear and drove

Rose into a panic.

All these years, the Brown family had taken care of all her needs.

Even if they were moving out, without a job, the two of them ate, drank and lived off Amelia.

If the two of them were to go at it honestly, there was no way they could live in fancy apartments, much less Rita's hundred-thousand-dollar

handbags. They relied entirely on the Brown family's support.

Really, it should be said that they relied on Amelia's favoritism.

Naturally, Rose didn't have the guts to offend her benefactor out in the open.

Desperate to salvage the situation, she slapped herself. "This unfiltered mouth of mine - don't

take it personally, Mom, I was just too angry at Mason and wanted to get at him. I wasn't thinking when I spoke."

Wasn't thinking when she spoke?

Naturally, Amelia didn't buy that excuse. "You might have been angry, but that was sincere, too, wasn't it?"

"No, it really wasn't..." Pale, Rose shook her head and