Just then, the sound of a key turning in the door lock echoed through the house. Raymond thought Sophia had returned early from Lily’s, but instead, it was Laura who entered, her expression icy cold.
Anna immediately bounced over, arms outstretched.
“Yay! Auntie’s back! Come play with Anna!”
But Laura simply scoffed coldly.
“Out of my way.”
She immediately turned to Dante and Kiera, speaking with extreme displeasure.
“Are you really not going to acknowledge this daughter of yours? Why is it that the family makes thirty billion, and I didn’t hear a single word about it?”
“Waaah! Auntie is mean to me!”
Children are incredibly perceptive these days. Especially when they sense something off in the eyes or expressions of adults, they understand immediately. That’s why Anna burst into te
