Chapter 1271

As the sound of footsteps approached them, the soft voice of a girl rang out. “Mommy, where are you?” It was Rue.

She had woken up only to realize that her mother was not in the room. She thought that her mother had left her to go somewhere else once again. Therefore, she rushed out of the room in a hurry to look for her.

Fern let out a sigh of relief when she heard her daughter’s voice. Eugene had no choice but to let her go now.

“Get up at once. Do you want Rue to see you bullying me?” She stared at him coldly.

Eugene did not want to let her go just like that, but he could not let his daughter see him in such a state...

He had no choice but to suppress the sense of irritation bubbling within him and let her go.

Rue caught sight of Fern. “Mommy, what are you doing here? Why aren’t you sleeping by my side?”

She then saw her father. She frowned and stared at them suspiciously. “Mommy, are you going to sleep with Daddy?”

Fern immediately tidied her clothes and hair. She