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Renee sorted Kaitlyn’s pills, then neatly placed them into a small pillbox for each day of the week. She poured
warm water and prepared to remind her mother to take her medicine.
Balancing the cup and medicine, Renee approached the room’s doorway. She suddenly heard her mother’s hushed
voice on the phone.
Kaitlyn spoke softly, her tone urgent and low as if she meant it that way.
“Is everything taken care of?
“What? She… hasn’t died?
“You all are a bunch of useless people!
“…I don’t care about that. Just make sure she doesn’t return to Centrolis!”
Renee’s heart skipped a beat. She struggled to catch the words beyond the door. She wasn’t sure who her mother
conversed with on the phone, and the thought that her mother could utter such things was hard to accept.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCould it be a misunderstanding? It had to be!
She furrowed her brow as doubts gnawed at her. Her mother had been unwell and withdrawn for so long. How
could she now command others to do such things?
The voice from within the room persisted.
“And that individual… Watch her closely for me. Don’t let her escape!”
Fear surged through Renee, and her grip on the cup faltered.
“Who’s out there?”
Kaitlyn flung open the door abruptly. Catching Renee’s wide-eyed gaze, she emanated a chilling intensity.
Terrified, Renee stepped back. The cup slipped from her hand and shattered on the floor.
Kaitlyn’s expression darkened, her voice icy as she demanded, “What are you up to?”
“Mom, I…” Renee’s voice trembled. “I came to give you your medicine. It’s time for your dose.”
Kaitlyn glanced down and noticed Renee’s bleeding foot. A piece of glass had lodged itself in her foot from the
shattered cup.
“Go bandage yourself,” she said coldly. “The first aid kit is in the cabinet.”
“The first aid kit isn’t in the cabinet,” Renee timidly corrected her. “Our first aid kit has always been on the
windowsill.”
Kaitlyn’s gaze flickered slightly. She fell silent for a moment before softening her tone. “Renee, go tend to your
wound. Give me the medicine. I’ll take it myself.”
“Mom…”
“What’s wrong? Do you want to watch me take the pills?”
“No.” Renee quickly shook her head. “I just wanted to say… I also cut up some fruits, and I’ve set up the TV show
you like. You can come to watch it.”
Kaitlyn paused, then smiled lightly.
Her daughter was truly filial. Not only was she gentle and understanding, but she also had a tight grip on the second
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHamerton heir. Some people were truly fortunate. Even if they had nothing, having a daughter would be enough.
Why could that fortune not be hers?
That person’s daughter could also be her daughter. The glory and wealth that person could have in the latter half of
their life… she must have it too!
Kaitlyn went up and patted Renee’s head, saying softly, “Such a good child.”
Renee smiled as she watched Kaitlyn enter the living room. She kept an eye out and quickly slipped into her
mother’s room.
She spotted the forgotten phone her mother had left on the bed.
Her heart raced as she hid the phone behind her back and left the room quietly.
Once back in her own room, she locked the door and tried to unlock the phone. After a few unsuccessful attempts,
she contacted an engineer she knew from work. With his guidance, she successfully unlocked Kaitlyn’s phone…
The first entry in the call log was from an unknown number.
Renee felt like her heart was about to jump out of her throat!
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