Chapter 145: Home After A Month
"What do we do now?" They were sitting by the table, eating breakfast with the lady of the house.
The atmosphere was fragile and quiet. None of them said a word, their heads lowered, until Alice finally broke the silence.
"I don't know. We can only hope the court rules in our favor," said Liana with a slight headache.
She couldn't even remember the last time she had gone to court. Had she ever been to one? Back when her husband was around, he was always the one handling things like that.
"I'm sorry. All of this is my fault," Tiana said with guilt and shame, seeing how much pressure was on the other two.
If she had never come here to begin with, none of these problems would have happened. Now, on top of her own misery, she had dragged an entire family into it.
"Sweetheart, you don't need to worry. I told you, you're like a daughter to me," Liana turned to Tiana and said with a smile.
Tiana nodded, eyes shining with emotion. She had never known what it was like to be loved or have a real family.
But ever since she arrived here last month, everything changed. Not only did she learn what it meant to be loved, but now she also knew how wonderful it felt to have a real family.
She hoped these days would never end...
"If that bastard was here right now—" Alice grumbled. With her brother around, she didn't need to use her brain cells.
She could just dump all the responsibility on him and enjoy herself. But for the past month, everything had fallen on her and, more specifically, on their mother.