Abraham <b>said</b>, “The doctor <b>had </b>said. You couldn’t afford to catch a cold now.”
Ste replied, “Got it.”
When she got out of the car, a cold breeze swept in. Ste instinctively hid in Abraham’s arms. The winter at Rivermount was sure cold.
Watching her instinctive move, a flicker of tenderness shed in his eyes as he embraced her, guarded her, and walked inside.
As they walked, Ste said, “Abraham, I want to have some peach cobbler.
Abraham asked, “What’s that?” as he had never eaten it before.
Ste replied, “It’s a snack at Rivermount that is made of batter, biscuit, and fruit filling.
Abraham asked, “Is it sweet?”
Ste nodded and replied, “Yeah.”
Abraham continued to ask, “The one you’ve had in the afternoon?”
He remembered that she wasn’t particr about food, except that she always insisted on having broth.
Abraham thought, <i>From </i>spicy <i>food </i><i>to </i>sweet food<i>? </i><i>That’s </i>a huge <i>shift </i>in taste.
Ste said, “Yeah, I feel like eating suddenly.”
Abraham said, “Alright, I’ll have someone prepare it.”
Ste smiled.
They entered inside, and when they passed the kitchen area, a fragrant aroma filled the air. Ste covered her lips instinctively; her stomach was feeling unwell.
Seeing her holding her stomach, Abraham asked, “What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?<b>” </b>
Ste asked, “What’s being prepared in the kitchen today? Why is the smell so intense?”
Abraham nced at Clint. Clint, who was standing beside, hurried forward and said to Ste in a respectful tone, “Today, the kitchen has prepared your favorite food, tuna tartare.”
Ste replied, “Is that <b>so</b>? The smell seems to differ from back then. It smells fishy and unpleasant.”
Clint froze for a moment, then <b>said</b>, “It should be the same. It’s still fresh when it arrives here.”
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Abraham frowned and said, “Cancel the fish for lunch.
Clint was shocked.
As expected, when Ms. Dawson showed a bit of displeasure, Mr. Abraham would have it disappear right away.
After Abraham picked up a call, he went straight to the study.
Clint looked at Ste with deep respect and asked, “Ms. Dawson, is the fish for lunch really not
needed?”
She used to love eating fish.
Since she moved here, fish has been a must on the dining table.
Ste waved her hand and said. “No need; I can’t stand this smell.
She felt that there was something off with the fish today.
But since Clint had already said the fish was still fresh when it came here, she wouldn’t bother to say anything else.
Clint nodded and said. “Understood.”
When Ste walked to the sofa and was about to sit down, she received a call from Rianne<b>. </b>
On the phone. Rianne <b>said</b>, “I just heard from Tempest that Madam Susan has been desperately trying to borrow money from the wealthy women for the past two days.”
Ste asked, “Borrow money?”
It seemed that Susan was pushed to the edge, swallowing her pride to borrow money from the wealthy women.
She had been concerned about her image.
Back then, when the Reed family was still wealthy, she wished to give all the best things to Lillian.
Now <b>that </b>Lillian needed extra medical expenses. Even if the Reed family <b>was </b>ripped apart, couldn’t bother that much.
she
She even put her pride aside, approaching and borrowing money from those wealthy women, to whom she had never been willing to show her weakness.
It was just that not only <b>was </b>she unable to borrow the money, but she had also lost her pride and
face:
Rianne said. “Yeah, is the current Reed family so poor that they can’te up
dors<b>?</b>”
with a few milli
that there wasn’t any money left for her to swindle.
Ste said, “Most likely.”
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After all, no one would have understood better what had happened to the Reed family these days
than Ste.
Rianne said, “That’s truly tragic.”
Ste didn’t say a word.
No joke, a single word from Abraham wasn’t something just anyone could handle.
The people he was dealing with in Falvaria were those walking on a razor’s edge.
What the Reed family was facing now was just a drizzle. Could
But it was this drizzle that was sufficient to tear the Reed family apart.
Rianne sighed and continued, “I still have one more thing to tell you.”
Ste replied, “What is it?”
Rianne then said, “I overheard this. I’m not sure if it’s true or not, but Lillian and the chief financial officer from the Reed Group seemed close to each other.”
Ste was confused and asked, “The one who gave birth to Patrick’s child?”
Rianne said, “Yes.”
Ste then asked, “Are you sure?”
She thought, <i>is </i>Lillian close with that woman? What is this?
Rianne continued, “Not sure, but it’s most likely true. I heard that they used to eat and shop all
the time.
Ste’s lips curled into a smile, and she thought, This is getting interesting. <i>That </i>woman gives <i>birth </i><i>to </i>a pair of twins, a boy and <i>a </i>girl, for Patrick, and <i>Lillian </i><i>is </i>close with <i>her</i><i>. </i>
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