Tom sent Dolores home. When she walked into the house, she noticed that Matthew had not yet returned. Both Samuel and Simona had taken a bath, and they were about to go to bed.
Simona lunged for Dolores when she saw Dolores entered the house, and she embraced Dolores's legs, “Mommy, you have returned.”
Dolores lifted Simona and kissed her cheeks, “Why aren't you in bed?”
Simona thought for a moment and said, “I was waiting for you.”
“You were waiting for nobody. You're only drinking milk,” Samuel exposed her bluntly.
Simona blinked her eyes for few times and glared at Samuel, “Samuel is so annoying!”
Samuel was in fluffy pajamas, and he put the milk cup down. He glanced at Simona, “I was annoying for telling the truth?”
Simona buried herself in Dolores's arms for comfort, “Mommy, Samuel is bullying me.”
Dolores patted her on the back to comfort her, “No, he wasn't talking about you.”
Samuel thought that Simona was childish, who always acted like a spoiled child.
Samuel went back to his room to sleep.
Samuel slept alone while Simona slept with Victoria.
Simona could not sleep alone, and she was afraid of sleeping alone.
Samuel wondered, “Is there something to be afraid of?”
Victoria washed the milk cups after Samuel and Simona finished the milk. She walked over to Dolores and asked, “Are you coming back alone?”
Victoria asked because she did not see Matthew.
Dolores put Simona down and said, “Go and play with Samuel for a while.”
“I want a hug from mommy,” Simona still hang in her arms and did not want to let go of Dolores.
Dolores coaxed her, “Simona is a good girl. I'll take you and Samuel out to play this weekend.”
“Is that real?” Simona got excited.
It was easy to coax Simona by giving her good food and fun.
Dolores rubbed Simona's head and told her that it was true, and only then Simona got down from Dolores's arms and went to Samuel.
“Do you have something to tell me?” Victoria asked.
That was it, or else how would Dolores have sent Simona away?
Dolores said, “Talk about it in the room.”
“Then go to my room to talk,” Victoria and Jayden slept in separate rooms since she took care of Simona, so there was nobody in her room now.
Dolores nodded.
Dolores closed the door after entering the room. Victoria beckoned her and said, “Come and sit here.”
Dolores sat on the bedside, and she was brewing in her mind, “Jeffery had a car accident.”
“Is he seriously injured?” Victoria asked.
Dolores shook her head, “I don't know. Matthew went to him.”
Victoria sighed, “People can never tell what will happen tomorrow.”
“It was not an accident,” Dolores wanted to know if Victoria hated Jeffery.
Victoria opened her eyes wide. She thought that it was unbelievable that it was not an accident which meant that someone did it. Who would dare to do so?
“Charles White came to City B, who was Nathan's adopted son. He was the one who did this to avenge Nathan.”
Victoria lowered her eyes and worried, “Things have been so long ago. Why bother?”
“The hurt has been there even it has been so long ago. Don't you resent Jeffery?” Dolores asked her mind.
Victoria got up and walked to the window. She looked out of the window.
“How to judge it was right or wrong? I promised Jolene back then, so I have to bear the consequences. But things that happened were unexpected. I've thought about it. Jeffery did not do many wrongs. People would only applaud him for doing so if I was the mistress who destroyed Jolane's marriage. Isn't it?”
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