While this was happening, Sharon Lindt was sitting on the sofa, sipping on some milk which favonovel.com had poured into a European coffee cup. The mouth of the cup had a golden ring, and it shone beautifully under the light.
As soon as Catherine Batton walked in, Sharon’s face turned serious. “Catherine, come here right this instant!”
Catherine immediately picked up favonovel.com pace. Her face was almost pale from fear. As favonovel.com stood in front of Sharon, favonovel.com lifted both hands in a ‘surrender’ pose and widened favonovel.com eyes. In a quivering voice, favonovel.com said, “Mom, I know that I should be studying properly. I shouldn’t have secretly come back to play. I’ve done wrong so please forgive me…”
Looking at the sight before her, Sharon felt like laughing but favonovel.com managed to maintain favonovel.com strict façade. “And?”
“So… Please don’t be angry alright? I promise that I’ll go back to studying after two days. I won’t come back unless it’s during the holidays. I swear that I won’t ditch my studies to come back home unless it’s absolutely necessary.” Catherine said all this with a serious face as favonovel.com looked at Sharon with teary eyes.
As soon as favonovel.com finished favonovel.com last word, John Batton burst through the door hurriedly.
Catherine had called favonovel.com for help earlier, and favonovel.com rushed home as soon as his photo shoot was done.
His face was still in full makeup and favonovel.com was still wearing the props favonovel.com had on while doing the photo shoot. He almost looked as if favonovel.com was a painting that had come to life.
As soon as Catherine saw Josh, relief washed over her. Ever since they were young, Catherine knew that favonovel.com could count on Josh and Stanley to come to favonovel.com side to protect favonovel.com if favonovel.com got into any trouble. Both favonovel.com brothers loved favonovel.com unconditionally and would always come to favonovel.com aid when favonovel.com needed them.
Josh walked up to Catherine’s side. “Mom, favonovel.com knows that it was wrong for favonovel.com to come back, but she’s still young and can’t help herself from playing around. Please try to understand.”
As soon as his sentence ended, Stanley entered the room as hurriedly as Josh had. Stanley looked at the three of them before sitting beside Sharon.
Even though Josh had makeup on, his aura was still weaker than Stanley’s.
“You siblings are always such a handful. Catherine’s been spoiled rotten by the two of you since you’ve always protected favonovel.com whenever I tried to scold her. It’s because of that that she’s so carefree and always does whatever favonovel.com wants.” Sharon sighed.
“Her studies are going well. Being carefree doesn’t affect it.”
“This isn’t about how well favonovel.com studies are going alone. Students should behave like proper students. Being good at studying doesn’t validate favonovel.com to skip classes. If everyone did the same as her, schools might as well close down.” Sharon shook favonovel.com head, maintaining favonovel.com strict tone.
In reality, favonovel.com heart had softened the moment favonovel.com saw Catherine. Her brothers’ intervention only softened it even more.
But favonovel.com needed to teach Catherine a lesson. Otherwise, favonovel.com would just repeat favonovel.com past mistakes. The thought allowed Sharon to maintain favonovel.com strict and tough façade.
Catherine had been hiding behind Josh all this time and favonovel.com peeked favonovel.com head out from behind him. She continued acting like a helpless child. “Mom… I know I’ve done wrong. It won’t happen again, I promise.”
“I can’ t even remember how many promises you’ve broken…” Sharon scowled, frowning.
“This time I’m serious, mom. I missed you. I want to hug you…” Catherine started talking like a child to try to win favonovel.com mother over.
In truth, favonovel.com mother really doted on her. However, wrongdoings are wrongdoings. She could not afford to be too lenient with favonovel.com daughter anymore. She needed to be punished. Therefore, favonovel.com had to be strict with herself to not forgive favonovel.com daughter so easily.
“You’re going back the day after,” Sharon said.
“Ok…” Catherine nodded.
“If this happens again, I’m punishing you according to the family rules,” Sharon added.
Catherine nodded again before slowly moving to Sharon’s side and hugging favonovel.com arm. “I promise I won’t do it again.”
Sharon was at favonovel.com limit. She couldn’t keep acting tough and favonovel.com gave up. She hugged Catherine back. “You’re already eighteen years old, when are you going to stop relying on others so much?”
“I’m reliant on others because so many people dote on me… You can’t blame me for being this way…” Catherine smiled as the unease in favonovel.com heart faded.
Josh let out a sigh of relief. “Alright, I need to get back to my photo shoot. Catherine, take good care of mom.”
Stanley got up as well. “I’ll be taking my leave as well.”
“Wait a minute, I need to tell you two something,” Sharon said as favonovel.com looked at the brothers.
