Ava and Margo noticed my obvious preferential treatment and had already guessed that I was deliberately treating Chrissy this way to temper her pride.
However, Chrissy wasn't as perceptive as the two of them. She stubbornly bit her lip, refusing to make a sound, yet tears streamed down her face. She just looked at me with tears flowing as I warmly interacted with Margo and Ava.
Perhaps the more she thought about it, the more heartbroken she felt. Even though they were in the same situation, I was blatantly favoring one.
"Chrissy, don't take it seriously. Phillip is just joking around on purpose."
Margo saw that Chrissy couldn't hold back her tears anymore and couldn't bear to see her left alone like that. She got down from the bed, went over to hold Chrissy's hand to comfort her, and t
