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53. Plans
Claire forced a smile as Brian sat down next to her. He wore a faint smile as he looked at her, then at the distant city below.He let out a cold smile as he turned back to her. She couldn’t bring herself to look at him, wondering if he had already seen her smoking.He looked at her. “I never thought you smoked,” he said.Her smile stiffened as she looked up at him. She couldn’t deny the fact that she did.Back then, during the sea mission, she had learned how to push the cold away, but she couldn’t tell him that. From then on, she had started smoking whenever she felt confused or overwhelmed.“I do smoke, but not often. Only when things seem hard,” she said as she looked at him.He didn’t say anything for a few seconds. Then he smiled.“Life is really full of ups and downs. Whoever thought that I would be entangled with Mabel again?” he said as he looked up at the stars. But that wasn’t even what was making him sad.He then turned to look at her. “From tomorrow, we’ll be moving to th
52. Clearing doubts
Brian came in with a smile. He looked at Ruby, Claire, and Chloe. Today, they were all sitting together with no argument and no issue. A sweet smile spread across his face as he dropped the takeout on the table beside the bed.“You bought food?” Ruby was the first to speak as she hugged Brian and kissed him.“Eww,” Claire and Chloe said at the same time, both smiling.Chloe looked at them and then at her sister, who did not even look up.She had come to accept the fact that Brian and her sister were no longer together, and there was no need to keep being enemies with Ruby over what her sister had lost through foolishness.Brian and Ruby turned to look at them.“Sorry, I forgot you guys were here,” Ruby said with a smile as she let go of Brian and took one of the takeout packs.“You don’t have to be sorry, but remember there’s a baby in the house,” Claire said as she turned to look at Mabel, who was busy trying to close the food flask.“Oh,” Ruby said as she looked at Mabel struggling
51. Brian's replica
Claire walked into the ward, and the only people she saw were Mabel and Ruby. She stopped, walked back out of the ward, and checked the number again to confirm if she was in the correct room.“Hmmm,” she sighed as she walked back in after confirming it. It was indeed Mabel’s ward, but what was Ruby doing here alone with Mabel? she wondered as she walked past them with the food flask in her hand.Ruby turned to look at her with a smile. “You’re here, Claire,” Ruby said as she took the flask from Claire’s hands. “What did you cook?” she asked with a smile.This was unlike the Ruby she once knew, the one who would make a fuss over the tiniest issue. Claire thought about it as she stared at Ruby without blinking.“Is there something on my face?” Ruby asked.Mabel was the one who answered. “No, Aunty, there’s nothing wrong with your face,” Mabel said with a smile.“Are you okay, Mabel?” Claire asked, because she still couldn’t believe how calm Ruby was while sitting next to Mabel.“I’m fin
50. Too nice to be true
Ruby stood in the hallway of the hospital, holding a bag of fruit. She walked into the room, her eyes landing first on Mabel, who was sleeping, and then on Chloe, who was seated next to her.“You’re still here?” she asked in surprise. From the way Chloe had stormed out of the ward earlier, Ruby had thought she was finally going to leave their lives for good. But here she was, sitting down as if nothing had happened.“Yes, I’m still here. I’m not planning on leaving anytime soon,” Chloe said without even looking at Ruby. “My sister is still in the hospital, so I have to be here. And don’t worry, I’m not here to disturb you and your boyfriend.”“Hmm, like you’re even worthy of disturbing us.” Ruby rolled her eyes as she sat in one of the empty seats next to the sleeping Mabel. I can’t wait for her to get back to normal so I can have Brian all to myself, Ruby thought as she brought out a fresh apple from her bag.“Where’s Claire?” she asked.Chloe looked at her. Even she didn’t know wher
049. Watch Ruby
.Claire booked a taxi to Aron's house. It had been almost a week now—she was sure he would be worried about her."Finally, you remember me, princess," Aron said as he wrapped his arms around her waist, drawing her toward himself as he sniffed the scent from her hair."You look thin recently," he said as he looked at her, before hugging her tightly. "When are you going to make us a thing?" he asked as he turned her to face him.She smiled. "We are already a thing," she said, trying to act like she didn't understand what he was saying. How could they get married now when she hadn't claimed the Morris family yet?"You know what I mean. I want us to get married, not just dating," he said as he looked at her. In their line of work, nothing was predictable. He had the money if money was the issue, and she also had no issue when it came to that."I have to take down the Morris first, and then I would get married to you in grand style," she said, but his eyes darkened as he pushed her away.
048
Chloe smiled as she held his hand. "What do you think you are trying to do?" she asked as she stared at him angrily. With a smile, she slapped him hard enough."This is a correction to reset your brain. I'm not Mabel. You and your mother have no influence on me," she said as she pushed him backward."Now listen, you two fools. I'm Chloe Maxwell. If I see your four legs close to my sister's ward, then don't blame me for being ruthless. I don't mind showing you what I'm capable of," she said as she pushed her hair backward before walking back inside.Claire laughed as she walked back without saying anything, her smile was full, so long as she saw such a show.Ruby looked at Chloe. She could no longer hide her hatred and anger. "Such a shrew," Ruby sneered as she walked toward Kate.As Chloe passed, she could hear their gossip. "Whoever raised this girl did a big bad job. Such a mannerless and ill-tempered bitch," one of the bystanders said, and she stopped in her tracks.She turned to l
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