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Chapter 36\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 36\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not a kid anymore,\u201d Matilda said to Lucian. \u201cStop running around all day. When are you going to get a wife?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAll right, I\u2019ll get you a biter.\u201d After patting the back of his mother\u2019s hand, Lucian walked right out of the living room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet was a little slow to catch on. She asked her daughter, who was next to her, \u201cWhat does Lucian mean by that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Selena was quite smart, so she caught on instantly. She explained, \u201cWhat Uncle Lucian means is that you called Sarah a dog, so if she bit your hand, then she\u2019s a biter. He also called you guys dogs, and poopers at that, too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat brat!\u201d Scarlet finally understood and was so mad that she rolled up her sleeves, ready to wreak havoc. However, as soon as she met Matilda\u2019s gaze, she immediately shrank back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matilda summoned Rowan to her tea parlor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you two actually divorced?\u201d she asked, her voice heavy with disappointment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, Natalie was the one who asked for it.\u201d Rowan shifted all the blame onto Natalie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why would she want to get a divorce?\u201d Matilda pressed, her voice stern.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe probably doesn\u2019t want to live with me anymore,\u201d Rowan answered nonchalantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matilda slammed her hand on the table and said angrily, \u201cAren\u2019t you the one who made it hard for her to keep living with you? You kept flirting with Imogen. Even I, a mere bystander, could barely put up with it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe both know that Natalie is kind and good-natured. If you hadn\u2019t done that, she wouldn\u2019t have asked for a divorce!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandma, nothing\u2026 nothing\u2019s going on between Imogen and me. Don\u2019t put it like that.\u201d Rowan tried to refute the accusation, but even he himself didn\u2019t sound sure of his argument.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even if something were going on between him and Imogen, he felt that it was Natalie\u2019s fault for not taking care of him despite being his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Every time he went home, he would get mad when he saw Natalie\u2019s infuriating face. He had absolutely no desire to share a\u00a0<\/p>\n
bed with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine,\u201d Matilda replied. \u201cIf you don\u2019t like what you\u2019re hearing, I wouldn\u2019t want to waste my breath on you either.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She added, \u201cI know I was the one who forced you to marry Natalie back then, but I only wanted to get you a good wife. And now, you\u2019re the one who ruined your own family. If you ever regret it, don\u2019t come crying to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was raining heavily that night when Natalie took Sarah to the villa in the southern district. She took out the keys and unlocked the gate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the two walked into the yard, Natalie felt like she had come to the wrong place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The yard was in a mess, and all the plants and flowers were ruined.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, it\u2019s so dark here. I\u2019m scared.\u201d Sarah gripped Natalie\u2019s hand tightly as they huddled under the umbrella.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s okay, Sarah,\u201d Natalie said. \u201cFrom now on, this is our home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had been here on several occasions. She only wanted this villa because it was in a school district, so it was quite close to Sarah\u2019s school.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If they lived here, it would be much more convenient for her to take Sarah to and from school. They wouldn\u2019t have to squeeze with the passengers in a bus or walk miles to get a cab.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Turning on the flashlight on her phone, Natalie shone the light around the living room. It was a huge luxury villa, but all its furnishings were cleared. Even the walls around them were severely damaged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The ceiling was gone, and most of the roof tiles were damaged as well. Rain was already leaking into the house.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, why is this house so messy?\u201d Sarah asked in her childish tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry. I\u2019ll get some renovation workers to fix it tomorrow, and it\u2019ll be as good as new,\u201d Natalie comforted her daughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This villa looked like a wreck. Scarlet must have hired someone to trash the place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sarah\u2019s stomach suddenly let out a growl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you hungry?\u201d Natalie gently asked her daughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d Sarah nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s stay at Carmen\u2019s place tonight. We\u2019ll ask her to make something yummy for us, okay?\u201d Natalie suggested.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two had just walked out of the living room when a loud crash echoed from the yard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie hastily pulled her daughter into her arms, fearing that the sound might have startled Sarah. Soon, she saw light coming from the direction of the crash.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A flashlight\u2019s beam cut through the darkness. Immediately after that, they heard footsteps in the rain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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