<b>Chapter </b><b>701 </b>
<b>Edwin </b><b>remained </b><b>as </b><b>insufferable </b><b>as </b><b>ever</b><b>. </b><b>Pressing </b><b>his </b><b>fingers </b><b>to </b><b>his </b><b>forehead</b><b>, </b><b>he </b><b>groaned</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Mom</b><b>, </b><b>why </b><b>do </b><b>you </b><b>always </b><b>deny </b><b>what </b><b>I’ve </b><b>done</b><b>? </b><b>Don’t </b><b>you </b><b>realize </b><b>Joe </b><b>doesn’t </b><b>see </b><b>me </b><b>as </b><b>his </b><b>father</b><b>? </b><b>Do </b><b>you </b><b>even </b><b>know </b><b>why </b><b>he </b><b>came </b><b>to </b><b>me </b><b>yesterday</b><b>?</b><b>” </b>
<b>Gloria</b><b>, </b><b>unwavering</b><b>, </b><b>retorted</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>It </b><b>doesn’t </b><b>matter </b><b>what </b><b>he </b><b>did </b><b>yesterday</b><b>. </b><b>He </b><b>was </b><b>right</b><b>. </b><b>You’re </b><b>the </b><b>one </b><b>who </b><b>forced </b><b>him </b><b>into </b><b>it</b><b>!</b><b>” </b><b>Her </b><b>defense </b><b>of </b><b>Joe </b><b>was </b><b>absolute</b><b>. </b>
<b>Gloria </b><b>had </b><b>seen </b><b>the </b><b>toll </b><b>the </b><b>years </b><b>had </b><b>taken </b><b>on </b><b>. </b><b>Skr </b><b>had be </b><b>a </b><b>vital </b><b>source </b><b>of </b><bfort</b><b>, </b><b>someone </b><b>to </b><b>stand </b><b>by </b><b>him </b><b>through </b><b>every high </b><b>and </b><b>low</b><b>. </b><b>Now</b><b>, </b><b>that </b><b>wretched man </b><b>of a father</b><b>, </b><b>Edwin</b><b>, </b><b>was </b><b>attempting </b><b>to </b><b>ruin </b><b>Joe’s </b><b>life</b><b>. </b><b>Joe </b><b>was </b><bpletely </b><b>meless</b><b>. </b>
<b>Edwin’s </b><b>frustration </b><b>reached a </b><b>boiling </b><b>point</b><b>. </b><b>“</b><b>Mom</b><b>, </b><b>aren’t you </b><b>being </b><b>a </b><b>little </b><b>too </b><b>biased</b><b>?</b><b>” </b>
<b>“</b><b>Yes</b><b>, </b><b>I’m </b><b>biased</b><b>. </b><b>But </b><b>let </b><b>this </b><b>be clear</b><b>–</b><b>none </b><b>of </b><b>you </b><b>will </b><by </b><b>a </b><b>hand </b><b>on </b><b>Skye</b><b>! </b><b>If </b><b>you </b><b>do</b><b>, </b><b>Joe </b><b>won’t let </b><b>it </b><b>slide</b><b>, </b><b>and </b><b>even </b><b>as </b><b>my </b><b>son</b><b>, </b><b>I </b><b>won’t </b><b>show </b><b>mercy</b><b>,</b><b>” </b><b>Gloria </b><b>said</b><b>, </b><b>ending </b><b>the </b><b>call</b><b>. </b>
<b>Every </b><b>conversation </b><b>with </b><b>Edwin </b><b>felt </b><b>like </b><b>a </b><b>test </b><b>for </b><b>Gloria</b><b>. </b>
<b>No </b><b>wonder </b><b>Vi </b><b>had </b><b>once </b><b>told </b><b>her </b><b>she’d </b><b>face </b><b>painful </b><b>choices </b><b>in </b><b>herter </b><b>years</b><b>. </b><b>Every </b><b>decision </b><b>seemed </b><b>to </b><b>lead </b><b>to </b><b>hurt</b><b>, </b><b>no matter </b><b>the </b><b>direction</b><b>. </b>Property ? N?velDrama.Org.
<b>Gloria </b><b>had </b><b>dismissed </b><b>these </b><b>concerns </b><b>when </b><b>she </b><b>was </b><b>younger</b><b>. </b><b>She </b><b>even </b><b>assured </b><b>Vi </b><b>she </b><b>wasn’t </b><b>afraid </b><b>of </b><b>making tough </b><b>choices</b><b>. </b><b>But </b><b>now</b><b>… </b>
<b>Edgar </b><b>watched </b><b>the </b><b>weariness </b><b>settle </b><b>over </b><b>Gloria’s </b><b>face</b><b>. </b><b>He </b><b>sighed </b><b>and </b><b>said</b><b>,</b><b>‘ </b><b>Mrs. </b><b>Martin </b><b>Senior</b><b>, </b><b>please </b><b>don’t </b><b>upset </b><b>yourself</b><b>. </b><b>Your </b><b>health </b><b>is </b><b>crucial</b><b>. </b><b>From </b><b>what </b><b>I </b><b>see</b><b>, </b><b>this </b><b>situation has </b><b>only </b><b>brought </b><b>Mr. </b><b>and </b><b>Mrs. </b><b>Martin </b><b>closer</b><b>. </b>
<b>“</b><b>It’s </b><b>a </b><b>blessing </b><b>in </b><b>disguise</b><b>. </b><b>Mr. </b><b>Edwin </b><b>will </b><b>think </b><b>twice </b><b>before </b><b>acting </b><b>like </b><b>this </b><b>again. </b><b>The </b><b>most </b><b>important </b><b>thing is for </b><b>you </b><b>to </b><b>look </b><b>after </b><b>yourself</b><b>, </b><b>or </b><b>else </b><b>both </b><b>Mr. </b><b>and </b><b>Mrs. </b><b>Martin </b><b>will </b><b>worry</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>
<b>Gloria </b><b>understood </b><b>but </b><b>remained </b><b>seething </b><b>“</b><b>I </b><b>get it</b><b>, </b><b>but</b><b>…</b><b>” </b>
<b>Despite </b><b>deep </b><b>breaths</b><b>, </b><b>her </b><b>agitation </b><b>persisted</b><b>. </b>
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<b>The </b><b>vi </b><b>was </b><b>in </b><bplete </b><b>disarray</b><b>. </b><b>He </b><b>had </b><b>spent the </b><b>night </b><b>on </b><b>the </b><b>couch </b><b>and </b><b>Molly </b><b>on </b><b>the </b><b>opposite one</b><b>. </b>
<b>She’d </b><b>woken </b><b>up </b><b>while </b><b>he </b><b>took </b><b>the </b><b>call </b><b>and </b><b>overheard </b><b>Gloria’s </b><b>threats</b><b>. </b><b>To </b><b>Molly</b><b>, </b><b>Gloria </b><b>seemed </b><b>like the </b><b>most </b><b>unreasonable</b><b>, </b><b>baffling woman </b><b>she </b><b>had </b><b>ever </b><b>encountered</b><b>. </b>
<b>Despite </b><b>everything</b><b>, </b><b>Gloria </b><b>cared </b><b>more </b><b>about </b><b>Skr </b><b>than </b><b>her </b><b>own </b><b>son</b><b>. </b>
<b>Molly </b><b>wondered if </b><b>she </b><b>could </b><bpare </b><b>to </b><b>Skr as </b><b>a </b><b>daughter</b><b>–</b><b>in</b><b>–</b><bw</b><b>. </b><b>After </b><b>all </b><b>these </b><b>years</b><b>, </b><b>she </b><b>herself still </b><b>wasn’t </b><b>acknowledged</b><b>. </b><b>She </b><b>had fought to </b><b>maintain </b><b>her </b><b>dignity </b><b>in </b><b>front </b><b>of the </b><b>Martin </b><b>family</b><b>. </b>
<b>“</b><b>Did </b><b>Glòria </b><b>give </b><b>you </b><b>an </b><b>earful</b><b>?</b><b>” </b><b>Molly </b><b>asked</b><b>, </b><b>feigning </b><b>indifference</b><b>. </b>
<b>Edwin’s </b><b>face </b><b>darkened </b><b>further</b><b>, </b><b>and </b><b>he tossed </b><b>his </b><b>phone </b><b>aside</b><b>. </b><b>“</b><b>She’s </b><b>old </b><b>and </b><b>senile</b><b>! </b><b>Joe’s </b><b>behavior </b><b>is </b><b>all </b><b>her </b><b>fault</b><b>–</b><b>she’s </b><b>the </b><b>one </b><b>who </b><b>spoiled </b><b>him!</b><b>” </b>
<b>Molly </b><b>sighed </b><b>and </b><b>got </b><b>up </b><b>from </b><b>the </b><b>couch</b><b>. </b><b>Her </b><b>face </b><b>paled </b><b>as </b><b>she </b><b>nced around </b><b>at </b><b>the </b><b>disarray </b><b>from </b><b>the </b><b>night </b><b>before</b><b>. </b><b>“</b><b>I’ll </b><b>call </b><b>the </b><b>maid </b><b>to </b><be </b><b>clean </b><b>the </b><b>vi</b><b>. </b><b>Don’t </b><b>worry </b><b>too </b><b>much </b><b>or </b><b>get </b><b>angry</b><b>. </b><b>It’s </b><b>bad </b><b>for </b><b>your </b><b>health</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>
<b>Edwin </b><b>waved </b><b>her </b><b>off</b><b>. </b><b>“</b><b>Handle </b><b>it</b><b>. </b><b>I </b><b>wasn’t </b><b>just </b><bforting </b><b>you </b><bst </b><b>night</b><b>. </b><b>We’ll </b><b>visit </b><b>Uncle </b><b>Ernest</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>
<b>Molly’s </b><b>eyes </b><b>lit </b><b>up</b><b>. </b>
<b>Natalie </b><b>had </b><b>called </b><b>Skr </b><b>twice</b><b>, </b><b>but </b><b>neither call </b><b>was </b><b>answered</b><b>. </b>
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