Chapter 5%
Karina was declaring her sovereignty with me. I could no longer be generous and silently endured the suffocating atmosphere.
“I’m tired, Darrel. You guys can go without me.”
Darrel had no doubts. When Karina left, her smug smile lingered and rolled into my mind. It didn’t dissipate even after a few minutes had passed.
I tightly covered my heart and forced myself not to cry. That night, Karina came to the VIP floor again on her night shift.
“Edmund said that he likes Mrs. Giselle a lot. This is the bracelet you gave to your wife, right? Sorry for today. I forgot to take it off.“} Darrel rubbed his eyebrows. “I usually don’t wear it very often, she probably didn’t notice it. You’d better not appear in front of her in the future. I’m afraid she will be suspicious.“}
Karina replied, “That’s good, I was afraid she would misunderstand.“}
Karina stared at Darrel closely for a while. She then changed the subject.”
“Have you told your wife about going to the ancestral hall to recognize her ancestors? She has inconvenient legs here. Does she need me to come forward.“}
Darrel immediately interrupted Karina’s words by saying, “No need.”
He refused without hesitation. “You only need to take good care of Edmund, Karina.“}
Darrel took a breath for a while. He then looked sharply at the woman who was in front of him now.”
“Giselle Siegfried is the lady of the Roderick Family because she is my wife, Karina. For this kind of occasion, it’s only right that she should be there.”
Suddenly, the doctor came over to tell my husband that I had fallen out of my wheelchair. Darrel immediately ran back to the hospital room. His body was sweating because of nervousness.
He asked me, “Giselle, are you okay?“!
Before he came in, I viciously twisted my wrist cruelly. My tears streamed down my face from the pain.
It hadn’t been a fall at all just now. I had recovered and was walking independently when the doctor suddenly came in to measure my temperature.
In that desperate situation, I could only pretend to have fallen. Darrel hugged me so tightly when he heard the doctor portray the scene. The heartache in his eyes was practically overflowing.
Darrel said, “Giselle, why are you so stupid? Whether you can stand up or not in the future, I will love you.”
I hugged him back. If it wasn’t for Karina and Edmund, maybe I would really be the happiest woman in the whole world. But his love was too worthless.
In order to reassure Karina, he told me the next day that he wanted Edmund to enter the ancestral hall and join the family tree.§ Darrel looked at me closely. “Even though he’s an adopted son, it’s the only thing we can do to shut people’s mouths.“>
I actually realized that sooner or later, this day would come. The day Edmund officially returned to the Roderick Family was the day I left.2
Against Darrel’s expectant gaze, I nodded without saying a word. I also took care of the clothes that Edmund would wear that day.” Darrel was very gratified and straight said Edmund would definitely respect me. But I did not need his filial piety and respect at all. I just wanted my own child.
My inner roar and collapse were all drowned under my calm appearance. Unfortunately, nobody could hear the slightest.
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