Chapter 442: The Disappearance of a Mother

The night was silent and desolate.

In the room, where one couldn't see their hand in front of their face, the steady sound of breathing came from the darkness; the woman on the bed rested quietly, blissfully unaware of what was happening around her.

Zhu Qingyue, who had burst into the bedroom in the middle of the night, staggered back several steps, with her bright eyes trembling, shivering at the thoughts she'd just had.

An unprecedented fear rose in the young girl's heart.

How could I have such thoughts?!

That's her mother!

It's totally irrational—

Zhu Qingyue turned and fled in a panic, slamming the door behind her.

The woman on the bed remained with her eyes firmly closed, as if she dreamed of something pleasant, her lips curling slightly upwards.

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Zhu Qingyue didn't do anything and turned to run away.

But the thoughts that had arisen for no reason were like poisonous thorns with barbs, piercing deep into her heart muscle and hard to pull out.