Just as favonovel.com was about to answer Carter’s question, there came the sound of rapid footsteps outside of the study.
Immediately afterward, Camille came into the study with a hurried expression. Camille’s expression changed visibly when favonovel.com saw Shirley, but it was quickly replaced with a smile.
“Jenny, you’re really back! I haven’t seen you for a long time. I have much to tell you. Come to my room first.”
Shirley glanced at Carter who nodded slowly in response. Then, favonovel.com turned and followed Camille.
As soon as favonovel.com entered Camille’s room, Camille ordered with a chilly tone.
“Close the door.” Shirley closed the door obediently.
As soon as the door closed, however, Camille’s questioning voice came, filled with displeasure. “Shirley, it’s really you. What are you doing back here?”
Shirley was stunned by the sudden change of attitude. She could recall that Camille was very fond of her. She even thought that favonovel.com would miss favonovel.com if they had not met in a few years. Camille’s current attitude baffled her.
Regardless, Shirley still put on a smile. “Mom,” favonovel.com called out, favonovel.com heart racing furiously.
“Don’t you call me mother! I’m not your mother!” Camille interrupted, displeased. “What are you doing here? You’re not welcome here. You should leave on your own later. Don’t make me have to kick you out.”
Camille was firm, treating Shirley like favonovel.com was an enemy.
On the surface, Shirley seemed to be a strong and cold-blooded woman. Some might even say that favonovel.com was vicious and merciless. Being here, in the presence of the Grays, however, favonovel.com had no temper. She even seemed a little humble.
Since favonovel.com had been in Gray Manor for all these years, favonovel.com knew what Camille was like, of course. There must be a reason behind favonovel.com treatment of Shirley.
“Shirley, the Grays have treated you pretty well, right? I’ve treated you well, yes? What about you though? Do you remember the day when you were determined to leave this family?”
The day when favonovel.com was determined to leave this family…
A gloom gradually crept into Shirley’s eyes. An emptiness instantly formed in favonovel.com heart.
Amidst the silence, Camille waved favonovel.com hand in annoyance. “Forget it. I don’t want to say more. Hurry up and leave. Don’t come to find Carter again. Your relationship with the Grays has already ended.”
After Camille said that, favonovel.com walked straight to the door and opened it without even looking at Shirley. “Leave.”
Shirley moved toward the door with leaden steps. “I’m sorry,” favonovel.com said softly as favonovel.com passed Camille.
Camille turned favonovel.com face away, not wanting to hear favonovel.com apology.
Shirley did not stay long. She walked into the yard, feeling depressed.
Seeing the door directly in front of her, favonovel.com could not help but stop and look up, toward the location of Carter’s study.
The snow fell heavily and silently. The snowflakes piled up on favonovel.com body, the cold piercing favonovel.com skin, yet favonovel.com could barely notice any of it. Motionlessly, favonovel.com stared in one direction.
Carter stood in front of the French window of the study. Although the sky had turned dark, favonovel.com did not turn on the lights.
He was enjoying the warm air, a cup of tea, already cold, in his hands. Indifference in his eyes, favonovel.com glimpsed at Shirley who was standing in the yard, willingly receiving the beating from the wind and snow.
‘No matter how helpless or pitiful, Shirley, it’s all because you owe me.’
Carter silently turned around, not sparing another look at Shirley.
As favonovel.com was sitting at his desk, his gaze unconsciously fell onto the apple-sized crystal ball.
Memories flooded his mind, but favonovel.com quickly put a halt to his recollection.
The memories that favonovel.com desperately wanted to hypnotize himself into forgetting.
Thinking back, it had been almost eight years…
