“My dear girl, it seems like you and Seth have a good relationship.”
Isabella was speechless. She and Seth would despise each other if given the chance. If Seth went bankrupt tomorrow, she
would celebrate with joy. She squatted down and began to clean Erin’s room. “I’ve told you before, Mr. Shaffer and I are not in
that kind of relationship.”
.Erin pouted and turned her head away with an expression that said, ‘You can’t fool me.’
Unable to explain, Isabella simply kept quiet. She tidied up the room, changed the sheets, and said to Erin, “You sleep here; I’ll
sleep in the smaller room. Call me if you need anything.”
Erin walked over barefoot, looking a bit upset. “Aren’t we sleeping together?” Isabella scratched her head. “Sleeping together?”
“Yeah, we can have quiet conversations.” Erin blinked.
No, I don’t want to hear your family secrets lest I die.
She wanted to refuse, but Erin had already come over to drag her to the bed. Having no choice, she lay down. Erin was happy
like a child and lay down as well.
Isabella closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Erin insisted on leaning against her, scrutinizing her face. Isabella thought she
was just looking at her appearance, but suddenly, Erin exclaimed.
“My dear girl.”
Isabella opened her eyes, “What’s wrong?”
Erin puffed out her cheeks and sat up, looking annoyed. “You look like someone I hate.”
Isabella wiped her face and sighed inwardly, worried that Erin would suddenly turn against her. “I’ve never met you before.”
Erin pursed her lips, leaned closer to Isabella, and pressed her perfect face against
Isabella’s. “What about your mother?”
Isabella was helpless. She took out her phone and showed a picture of Victoria. “This is my mother.”
The woman in the photo looked like an ordinary middle-aged woman who looked very different from Erin. If it weren’t for
someone who knew the truth, they would definitely think they were from two different eras.
Erin blinked, looking a bit happy. “That’s good.” Her mood came and went quickly, and she lay down and started chattering
again.
Isabella closed her eyes, feeling drowsy, and unknowingly fell asleep. When she opened her eyes and glanced towards the
window, she saw Erin sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, peering out.
It was six o’clock in the morning, and it was already bright outside. Erin heard her getting up and turned to look at her with a faint
gaze. “Seth is gone.”
Isabella closed her eyes and took a moment, patiently comforting her, “He’ll be back tonight.”
Erin turned around, leaned against the window again, and murmured softly, “He definitely won’t come back.”
Isabella looked at her back, unconsciously thinking of Victoria. She was often not around, and Victoria might be eagerly awaiting
her return in the same way. With this thought, she was no longer sleepy, and all her negative emotions surged up. She quickly
washed up and said goodbye to Erin.
But Erin followed her all the way out, repeating one sentence the whole time, “My dear girl, will you come back tonight?”
No. I’m not crazy, you know. However, when she turned her head and saw the hope in
Erin’s eyes, she couldn’t say what was on her mind. “I’ll see how it goes. If I have to work overtime, I won’t come.”
Erin hopped forward with her hands behind her back, very girlish, “If you have to work overtime, I’ll bring you something
delicious.”
Isabella was quiet.