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Edith parked her car by the building. After wiping out her tears, Edith took a deep breath and went upstairs.
Jennifer greeted her as she got to the house, then Jennifer continued to prepare the dinner.
Amara was thinking about something happy when she noticed her daughter come home, and she quickly grabbed Edith to her side.
Edith flashed a smile to her mother and asked, “Mom, what’s up? You look so happy.”
Amara said, “Well, it occurred to me that Casey has got a huge number of wedding fund at the wedding ceremony, and he has saved it under your account. If I’m right, you are such a millionaire now!”
Edith was shocked and said, “I thought you’ve regarded as a jinx, and his money would bring us disasters. You told we shouldn’t use his money. Why do you bring it up now?”
“Oh my sweetheart, Money is not guilty. By the way, we should thank Casey and his money which can assure the living standard of our rest life.”
Edith leveled her mother with a confusing look and asked, “Mom, there’s something wrong with you.”
“What? I just figure out something. That’s all.”
“Enlighten me.”
“Well, just something about Casey’s true value. Even if he’s hateful, the truth is that he’s also very capable. He’s not that simple as we thought he’d be. We’re do lucky that you’ve married him.” Suddenly, Amara didn’t despite Casey any more.
After hearing Amara’s comment, Edith’s face darkened as she could see that her mother thought her marriage has depended on her sheer luck.
Amara sensed the shift of Edith’s mood. Amusement started to dance behind her eyes.
“Edith, it was my bad that I’ve always wanted to kick Casey out of our house. However, now I find that he may be the best son-of-law in my life.”
“I’m afraid that your wedding ceremony is the most romantic one in the whole wide world. Plus, many people of the high society have attended your wedding, especially the people from the Davies family in the B City. Has Casey been already become the rightful heir?”
“Edith, compared with Casey’s wealthy family, our family is merely a normal one.”
“You’ve got to know that he’ll meet another woman better than you. You must hold him tight and keep him in your palm. Once he falls in love with another woman, our wealthy life will come to an end.”
It seemed like Amara wanted her daughter’s marriage to last as long as it could be.
But her tone implicated the message that Casey and her daughter weren’t meant to be together, and her daughter should make him stay by all means.
Even Edith’s own mother began to tell her she wasn’t good enough for Casey. Sick and dizzy, Edith felt awful.
“Stop it, mom,” Edith said.
“Edith, I’ve reminded you. Don’t you dare to let Casey run away with another woman.”
“Enough! Casey and I are definitely equal in terms of love and marriage. Never will we abandon each other due to the background of our families. I don’t want to hear words like that again,” Edith yelled to calm down herself.
Amara was shocked by Edith abnormal reaction, but she was sure that Edith has begun to question her decision to marry Casey.
“Calm down, Edith. Are you sick or something?”
Edith rubbed her forehead and said, “I’m fine. It’s just the too much work these days.”
Amara instantly suggested, “Well, I happen to know a shrink who just come back from abroad. It’s said that he’s versed at mental disease treatment. Plus, he’s very healthy. What about having dinner with him and asking him to help you with your mental health?”
Edith wondered why her mother added that the shrink was wealthy, but she was too sick to ask more.
Also, she agreed that she really needed a shrink to help her out now.
“Okay, I hope it works,” Edith said.
A rare smile danced on Amara’s lips.
“What about tomorrow evening?” Amara proposed.
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