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Chapter 397

Author: Sylvia Queen
last update Last Updated: 2024-08-12 20:06:58
"Listen to Dad," Mark said, silently clasping Janet's hand.

At that moment, her hand involuntarily trembled. It was a familiar gesture between them, one that always made her heart flutter and feel deeply loved. But now, with Charlotte's voice ringing in her ears, Janet silently clenched her fists.

Half an hour later, Janet and Mark left the hospital together. When they parted at the entrance, he wrapped his arm around her shoulders, looking every inch the devoted husband. Yet, her heart skipped a beat, and she did not hug him back.

Usually, she'd look up at him with a playful smile, but now she was in a daze, as if her mind was a blank slate. Mark was waiting to go to work and didn't notice her expression. When the driver pulled up, he got into the car and left.

Janet returned to Lowe Mansion, but her mind was still wandering. She couldn't stop wondering what Mark had been up to last night.

Right then, Charlotte arrived, her maid trailing behind with a pot of orchids. "I brought t
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