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Cheryl, on the other hand, while making sure Freya and Ethel were cared for, spent most of her tserving
Hugh.
Once the meal had ended, Cheryl headed off to slice sfruit.
Hugh sat there, quietly grappling with emotions he couldn’t quite name. He hadn't realized Cheryl had dismissed
the housekeeper or how much effort she had poured into preparing such a feast.
They sat for a while, snacking on fruit and exchanging idle chatter, letting the minutes drift by for over twenty
minutes.
Freya glanced at the clock, sensing it was tto steer things toward the real matter at hand. “Ms. Newman, I'd
like to talk to you in private, if that’s alright?”
Cheryl blinked, momentarily surprised, then looked toward Hugh before replying, “Of course.” “Please cwith
me.”
“Alright.”
Cheryl's demeanor remained warm and approachable.
As she rose to follow Freya, she called out, “Vivien, please entertain Hugh and Ethel.”
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“I will,” Vivien replied smoothly, keeping her tone polite and composed. But for Hugh, things were different now.
He no longer trusted her. Every the looked at her, memories of her past lies and wild assumptions about him
and Freya resurfaced.
Despite his growing dislike for her, as her future stepfather, he kept his feelings carefully hidden.
“Mr. Briggs.”
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“What is it?”
“I want to apologize sincerely for what I've done before,” Vivien said, her gaze steady and full of remorse. “I'm
going to find a job and work hard. | hope you won't think less of my mom because of me.”
Hugh hesitated, caught off guard by her words.
Vivien continued, “My mom really cares about you.”
“I know,” Hugh replied, his expression shadowed with uncertainty.
Vivien didn’t press the matter, only saying, “Thank you.”
Hugh studied her quietly, emotion stirring under the surface, unsure of what to say.
Meanwhile, Ethel, having kept her distance from Vivien ever since the earlier incidents, treated her coldly.
She glanced outside toward the yard, wondering how much longer her sister and Cheryl's conversation would go
on.
Since everything that had happened,
she had shifted from calling chen
by her fstpare oka
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Out in the yard, Freya and Cheryl sat across from each other on pachairs, a small round table between them.
Cheryl seemed a little cautious, her tone carefully neutral. “What would you like to talk about?”
She had thought about calling her
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“It's not a big issue, and since it's just
the two of us, I'll RR Freyd said,
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Cheryl was visibly caught off guard.
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