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After being discharged, I claimed I had a business trip and didn’t go home for two weeks.
Leo seemed busy caring for the injured Chloe and didn’t press me for details.
It was Eleanor, Leo’s mom, who called me. It was the same old song and dance.
“Skylar, when are you finally going to give me a grandchild?”
In that moment, I found her words so bitterly ironic. She probably had no idea that she
was supposed to have a grandchild, but her own son had personally snuffed out its life.
“I’m not planning on having children.”
“Not planning on it?” Eleanor’s voice rose sharply, a furious shout. “If you’re not having children, then what good are you to the Miller family? Your background is nothing special, your career’s a joke, and you can’t even pop out a kid. What good are you? I should have never agreed to Leo marrying you!”
I knew Leo’s parents had always looked down on me these past five years. Before, for Leo’s sake, I had always endured it. But now, I didn’t have to keep quiet anymore.
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“Anyway, let’s not talk about that for now,” Eleanor paused, then lowered her voice. “Next week is Leo’s dad’s sixtieth birthday. You and Leo both need to come home. Make sure to prepare a grand gift for him. Don’t you dare embarrass my son!”
I was silent for a moment. Then, I smiled. “Alright.”
Oh, I would definitely give them a grand gift.
In the blink of an eye, it was Arthur’s sixtieth birthday party. When I arrived at the Miller
family mansion, the grand hall was already packed with relatives and friends, buzzing with
conversation and laughter.
What surprised me was that Chloe was there too. Leo made no effort to hide her,
introducing her to relatives and friends one by one.
My face set in a grim expression, I walked towards them and asked coldly, “Leo, it’s your dad’s birthday today. Why did you bring that persistent pest, Chloe, here?”
Before Leo could answer, Arthur rushed forward. “Skylar, what kind of talk is that? Chloe is my god–daughter! We met fishing. Don’t you dare be rude to her!”
“God–daughter?” I was stunned.
I hadn’t realized that not only had Leo’s heart drifted, but even his parents were slowly
being charmed by Chloe. I, on the other hand, had become a complete outsider.
Chloe suddenly extended a glass of wine towards me, her face plastered with a fake smile. “Sister–in–law, you’ve arrived just in time! I’d like to propose a toast! Honestly, you misunderstood last time. Leo was just celebrating my birthday, nothing more. And even though you almost gave me a concussion last time, thanks to Leo’s careful attention, my injuries are almost healed.”
“What?!” Arthur heard her words and looked at me in shock, his nostrils flaring with anger. “Skylar, the injuries on Chloe’s head last time, *you* did that? Chloe has no quarrel with you! Are you insane?!”
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“Godfather, please don’t be angry,” Chloe said, feigning concern. “My injuries aren’t serious, and I’ve already forgiven Sister–in–law.” Chloe forcefully placed the wine glass in my hand, smiling artificially. “Sister–in–law, let’s drink this glass, and we can put this behind us.” With that, she raised her own glass and chugged it.
I glared at her, my fingers tightening around my glass. Then, I abruptly flipped it over, splashing all the wine onto her face.
“Chloe Meng, who the hell wants to put anything behind them with you?!”
