The look in Nora’s eyes instantly sharpened when she heard this.
A girl going out and returning in different clothes—now, this was no doubt something serious.
Seeing that Mommy had become suspicious, Pete looked at Mrs. Lewis calmly and replied, “No, I’m not. Did you remember wrongly?”
Mrs. Lewis hesitated when she saw how sure he was. “Really?”
“Uh-huh.” Pete then changed the subject. He imitated Cherry’s way of speaking and said, “Go to bed, Mommy. I’m gonna go play games too!”
Her daughter was behaving a little weirdly, but Nora was simply too sleepy. Even her mind was in a total daze. She nodded and said, “Alright.”
She would settle the scores with Justin again after she woke up.
Abducting her daughter from her place without even so much as a greeting was absolutely intolerable.
This time, she slept straight until noon the next day.
When Nora woke up, she saw a text message from Lisa saying that her aunt was awake and that she wanted her to visit her together with Cherry if she was free.
Nora went to wash up first. But when she came out, she instead saw Mrs. Lewis having a staredown with her daughter again.
Mrs. Lewis, who was holding a beautiful princess dress, was trying to coax Cherry into wearing it. She said, “Why don’t you wear this, Cherry? You’re visiting your elders, so you have to be appropriately dressed.”
Pete was expressionless as he stared at the pink puffy dress. “…”
He felt that he would probably die of embarrassment if he put on the dress!
Nora frowned and asked softly, “Can you tell Mommy why you don’t want to wear a princess dress today, baby?”
Although Cherry had boys’ clothing, deep down, she was actually a little princess. She loved dressing up the most whenever she had to visit her elders.
Seeing that Nora had become a little suspicious, Pete could only grit his teeth and take the dress from Mrs. Lewis.
Because it was autumn, the dress even came with a pair of white leggings.
Pete was lost for words.
He entered the bedroom, put on the dress with much difficulty, and came back out after that. When he saw Nora’s satisfied expression, he heaved a silent sigh.
For the sake of their reunion as a family, he was really doing so much!
When she saw how her daughter looked as if she couldn’t even walk properly anymore after not having worn a princess dress for so long, Nora decided to just pick her up. Then, she walked out.
When she entered the hallway, she subconsciously hid her daughter’s face.
Nora’s mother had passed away just a year after she was born. She left behind only her last words that forbade her from behaving in a way that showed off her abilities. She was to keep a low profile and be plain and mediocre until she gained the ability to protect herself. Otherwise, she would be in danger.
She didn’t know what kind of danger her mother was referring to, but she had always followed her instructions. This led to her forming a habit of being cautious and staying low-key.
The two of them went downstairs and took a cab to the hospital. When they arrived, they went straight to the VIP ward.
Irene, who had bandages around her head, was already awake. A checkup in the hospital had shown that she didn’t suffer any damage to the brain at all. The operation had practically gone perfectly.
The troubled looks on Lisa and Will’s faces a few days ago had already disappeared, and they were elated to see her. Lisa even rushed up to them and hugged Pete. “Are you Cherry? You’re so cute and pretty!”
Pete was lost for words.
Amidst all the joy and happiness in the ward, a hostile voice suddenly reached them. “Tsk, disappearing during the operation because you were afraid of being held responsible, and then returning like a good person once the operation went smoothly. Nora, you’re very scheming, indeed.”
What accompanied the voice was a red-eyed Angela walking in. She had rather serious dark circles under her eyes filled with a hateful look.
The school had issued her a warning after Dr. Anti exposed her the day before, which cost her the title of Most Excellent Graduate in her college’s School of Medicine this year.
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