Chapter 65: Goodbye

But even having to be wary of her closest relatives, forced to hand over everything in her grasp, and having to pretend to be willingly happy, her heart must be in agony.

She stepped forward, wanting to embrace Helen for comfort, but found her nonchalantly looking at the newspaper she had been reading earlier. As if hearing the movement, she looked up at her before going to the door, opening it to glance outside, then closed and locked it again before turning back around with a smile, "You heard everything just now? Just pretend you didn't."

"Helen," Julie walked over and held her hand, "if you don't want to, no one can force you." Hearing their conversation earlier, this behavior seemed to have occurred more than once. To be able to deceive and claim their unwitting child's possessions on several occasions, Ruby's character really couldn't be trusted.

"Things are not as simple as you think." Helen lowered her head.