Dragging the tired body, Carmen went back to the motel. When she entered the room, she saw Renee laying on the sofa.
Renee waited for an entire day before she fell asleep because of exhaustion. Seeing her daughter's haggard face, Carmen felt very sorry.
She used to be the flower raised in the greenhouse, now became like wildgrass, which was damaged by heavy rain. She was so poor laying there.
Carmen felt bad in her heart. She thought that Renee and Leo would be well- fed and carefree in the Xia family. However, soon their fates changed.
"Renee, have you eaten? I bought some food for you." Carmen put a bag of takeaway on the table.
Renee opened her eyes in a daze. "Mom, you're back. How is Leo?"
"He... He will be fine." Carmen avoided Renee' s eyes. Of course, she would not tell Renee what she had suffered today.
Renee found Carmen's cheeks were red and swollen. "Mom, who hit you?" She quickly stood up and held Carmen to ask.
"Nobody. Renee, I made myself become like this." She quickly covered her face. Although she had bought the ointment in the pharmacy, the swelling wouldn't go away so quickly.
Renee removed her hand. The swelling was so clear! How could she be all right!
"Mom, tell me the truth. Who did it?"
"It's really me! I've committed so many sins before, I broke other's family. I should suffer!"
Renee won't comment on Carmen’s doing. Maybe she was now widely considered an evil mistress, but what Carmen did was all for her and Leo in Renee's eyes.
Carmen would do anything for her children as every mother did, as long as providing them a good life, she would try her best to even use many controversial means.
Renee guessed it must be Adela who made Carmen swell. Although angry, she had no way to revenge.
After all, she was not rich nor had decent titles now. She didn't even dare to contact her so-called besties.
In the past, they liked to talk about fashion, the big brand that just launched their new arrivals, and the popular customization for next season, and if they should book tickets in advance for the upcoming Paris fashion week.
Now Renee should say goodbye to her old lifestyle. As for those besties, she bet they were laughing at her somewhere right now.
This was her fate. Although she once was the princess, she had to accept the ordinary life from now on.
"Mom, you're hungry too. Let's eat." Renee felt she was useless as she couldn't protect her mom nor save her brother from jail.
"Let's eat." Carmen opened the takeaway. It was better than most fast food. But compared to what they had in the Xia family, they were as if eating junk.
"Renee, I ordered your favorite meat. Have a taste." Carmen had a hard time before, so she could adapt to the current situation quicker.
Renee was different. She had the best life ever since she was born; it was hard for her to eat the takeaway worth more than ten yuan.
"Mom, it tasted awful. It's far worse than the food of the Xia family." She pouted.
"I know. But this is our future life. Last time, to pay back the debt for Leo, I almost took out all my private money. I only have hundreds of thousands of yuan left.
That day when I was driven out, I planned to take more jewelry for urgent use. Even if my money running low, I could sell it for cash. But Tracey took it back.
Ben didn't stop her. We didn't get a penny from the Xia family. We don't have a job, no source of income. We have to save money. Just endure it, we should get used to this kind of life." Carmen said.
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