Chapter 296


    Cordelia tucked X behind her and looked at Janine in alertness. She tried to say as calmly as


    possible, “Madam, my mother doesn’t feel well. Please don’t talk to her like that!”


    Janine looked surprised. “What’s wrong with her?”


    “It’s not my ce to disclose it.” Cordelia wrapped an arm around X’s shaking shoulders. “I’m


    going to send her back now!”


    “Wait…”


    Janine failed to hold them back as Cordelia quickly took X out of the gallery.


    Janine’s assistant asked her softly, “Madam Baker, do you need me to check them out?”


    “What’s there to look into?” Janine gave him the side eye. “Could I not know her when we grew up


    together?”


    Her assistant shut up and quietly backed away.


    Janine looked at Cordelia and X’s fading backs in deep thought. She then looked down and


    realized that the scarf X had bought had fallen to the floor in their hurry just now.


    She picked it up and smiled.


    “So old, and you still like the same thing! Sigh, did you think you were still a princess?


    “Not too reliable as one, but… the princess you gave birth to is pretty decent!”


    …


    Cordelia took X back home and frantically rummaged through the medical box once she entered


    the door.


    X knew what she was looking for and waved for her toe over with a chuckle. “Cordelia,


    forget it… I don’t need to take any meds.”


    Cordelia froze and looked at her in worry.


    “I’m fine now, even without the meds.” X was a little tired. “I’m just a bit tired. I’ll be okay after a


    nap. Go draft your article. Finish up your work as soon as you can!”


    “Mom, are you sure you’re fine?”


    “Yes.”


    “I’ll… stay around here then.” Cordelia carried herptop there. “Have your nap. I’ll write up my


    article. I’ll be able to help you in time if anything does happen!”


    “Okay.” X smiled kindly and patted Cordelia’s head lovingly.


    She was lucky she had her daughter all these years. She was the one who had been holding up this


    fragile family.


    X closed her eyes, but it was not a sound sleep.


    Ricos Bridge, the snow-capped mountains in Sweltzar, the fireflies in Southeast Aciatic… These


    scenes shed before her eyes, and she soon saw a young Janine. They were still in school


    uniforms as they cheered at the bottom of the Elps, motivated each other in the national library, and


    shone in various academicpetitions…


    “Say, what kind of man will you marry in the future?”


    “I don’t know. Our families will get that sorted anyway.”


    “Haven’t you thought of resisting? I’m going to marry a man I love. I’m ready to give up everything


    for him!”


    “You’re too na?ve! Men aren’t dependable. We’ve got to rely on ourselves in the end!”


    “Janine, be my child’s godmother when I have one, okay?”


    “Mm… Why don’t you have a daughter? I’ll have a son. Isn’t it better if we be a family!?”


    “It’s a deal!”


    X grabbed the nket, her tears drenching hershes.


    N?velDrama.Org (C) content.


    “X! That man isn’t worthy of your love! He only wants the Irwins. You’re being used! He’s lying to


    you! Wake up!”


    “Stay out of my business! Janine, we’re no longer friends!”


    “Janine…” X murmured inaudibly, “The Irwins took advantage of him, actually. He isn’t wrong…”


    “Mom!” Cordelia had been wiping X’s sweat. “What are you talking about? Where do you feel ill?”