Today is the weekend and the weather is good outside.
Claire still remembers that Ashley said last time that she would be moldy if she stayed in the room for too long, so she decides to take her to the garden downstairs for a stroll in such a fine weather today.
Although it’s just from the room to the garden, it’s enough to make Ashley happy and make preparations early.
Claire is preparing to make peace with Ashley, but is stopped by Conan.
“Where is Mommy going?”
“Oh, while the weather is fine, Mommy will take Aunt Ashley to the garden to have a sun.”
“Well, then Mummy will go later.”
“Why?”
“Because I come to see you today!”
Before Conan could speak, there is a crisp voice to answer Claire’s question.
Following the voice, Claire looks surprised and says, “Kate!”
Walking to Claire, Kate raises her hand and beats Claire’s shoulder. She says angrily, “You don’t mean enough, you come back so long, but don’t contact me. If I don’t come to you, are you always invisible?”
“No, I just recently A little busy.”
“I’ve heard about you, Claire. You are used to taking responsibility for your own problems. When can you change it?”
Claire shakes her head and says, “You don’t understand. This time, it’s really because of me. I can’t wait and ignore it. You all think I have too much control, but I don’t think I’ve done enough.”
Hey, isn’t it still about taking responsibility for yourself? This girl, it’s not easy!
Claire raises her smile again, holding Kate’s hand and says, “I’d like to introduce you to Ashley, who is straightforward. I think you will become very good friends.”
Kate’s expression resists, and she says, “This... not necessarily, I am not so virgin.”
“what?”
Conan touches the hand of Kate, who is helpless. She changes her tone and says, “Don’t tell me to meet new friends? let’s go.”
“Oh, I’ll see if Ashley wakes up. Wait for me first.”
With that, Claire turns around and walks away.
Looking at Claire’s back, Kate complains, “To me, this girl has never been so patient!”
“Well, aunt Kate, this is not the time to worry about it. Do you remember what I told you?”
“I know. By the way, let your Mommy doesn’t believe Ashley blindly.” Kate waves and says, “You’ve said that more than five times today. I remember that.”
“And, to...”
“To enlighten your Mommy and get her and your Daddy back together, right?” Kate’s expression is helpless. She thinks that is she like a forgetful person? She can make Conan repeat these words again and again.
Conan is not worried about Kate, but about Ashley.
He also hears that Ashley is injured again. Conan doesn’t believe that Daddy would frame Ashley so blatantly and doesn’t believe the bad excuse of falling down and being injured.
Then the rest of the possibility is that this woman is making trouble.
How can he let such people with ulterior motives around Mommy? He can’t rest assured.
Conan thinks about it and decides to let Kate go.
Kate is Claire’s best friend. Maybe her words will have some weight.
...
Claire gently pushes open the door. She smiles at the woman inside and says, “Ashley, we are going to come in.”
Turning to look at the two people coming in at the door, Ashley smiles at them kindly.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Genius Son Sells his Mom to Dad
The storyline could have been better -- organization and cohesion of episodes could stand improvement, ending could have been more definitive resolving the many conflicts between the protagonists. Of course, the despicable treatment of Leo towards Claire initially, e.g., selling her off in an auction and giving her to the madam of the club as princess is inhuman and a violation to the wife's rights and honor. I was wondering why she did not leave after these maltreatments. Oh, well, the conclusion [if the narrative ends in Chapter 488] is quite disappointing and anti-climactic. Thank you just the same....
The end of the story is wanting, considering how the episodes build up to conflict after conflict and concluding in yet another conflict. But then c'est la vie! Thank you....