<b>Chapter 1028 </b>
<b>hapter </b>1
<b>Grace </b>raised her into uselessness–that <b>way</b>, she’d never be a threat to Aurora.
<b>Tessa’s </b>gaze darkened. <b>So</b>, this <b>was </b>what Grace <b>truly </b>thought of her
But she didn’t <b>say </b>a word. She simply buried a seed <b>of </b>hatred deep in her heart…
Grace, unaware, believed she’d made the perfect arrangement.
After <b>all</b>, her eldest daughter was in poor health.
TO <b>+15 </b>BONUS
Earning money every month without lifting a finger–wasn’t that the kind of life most people could only dream of?
What she <b>failed </b><b>to </b>consider <b>was </b><b>Tessa’s </b>ambition.
<b>For </b>someone like <b>Tessa</b><b>, </b>being confined at home was worse than death.
She had dreams. She had hunger<b>. </b>
She wasn’t someone who could be satisfied with scraps. She refused to be ordinary. She refused to surrender.
But clearly, Grace didn’t see that. She thought she was giving her the best.
Somewhere along the way<b>, </b>Grace had be controlling.
She liked things done her way. She had her own rhythm<b>, </b>her own rules, and expected everyone to fall in line. She hated disruptions.
<b>For </b>years<b>, </b>only Aurora had ever strayed off script–that one gamble years ago.
But Aurora lost utterly andpletely, just as Grace had nned.
After making her promise<b>, </b>Grace leaned back in the seat and closed her eyes for a nap. The past few weeks had taken their toll.
But in the end, things had gone her way. As long as Julian was locked up, everything would fall into ce.
But beside her, Tessa’s gaze grew colder and deeper…
Meanwhile<b>, </b>at the hospital.
Josephy on the hospital bed while the caretaker quietlyid out the dishes on the table.
Once everything was in ce, he finally sat up.
The moment <b>he </b>saw the familiar dishes, something stirred in his chest.
He quickly grabbed the caretaker’s arm and demanded, “Who told you to make these?”
He remembered clearly–just yesterday, when she’d asked what he wanted to eat<b>, </b>he’d casually replied, “Whatever.”
Lying in bed these past few days, with no way to get back at Aurora and the others, had left him irritable and bored.
And to make matters worse<b>, </b>Judy hadn’t shown up <b>once</b>.
That thought alone left a bitter <b>ache </b>in his chest.
His grip on <b>the </b>caretaker’s arm tightened.
She gasped in pain, letting out a <b>cry</b>. “Mr. Hunt, <b>please </b>let go! That really hurts.
“Let <b>go </b>and I’ll <b>tell </b><b>you</b><b>…</b>”
She couldn’t take it anymore.
This man was utterly impossible to serve.
If that woman hadn’t offered such a generous payment, she never would’ve taken the job.
He was always snapping for no reason.
Seeing her like that, Joseph realized he might’ve gone too far.
He quickly let go, awkwardly muttering, “Sorry, I got a little carried away.”
The caretaker rubbed her sore wrist without a word.
Then she finally answered his question. “The woman who hired me told me what you liked.
“She said if you didn’t have much of an appetite, these meals might help.”
After saying that, she honestly wanted to scream–she didn’t want this job anymore.