Chapter 233


    "What have you been up totely?" He stared at her, his gaze burning.


    Violette finished treating his wound and turned to put away the medical kit.


    Her answer was nonchnt: "Busy with work stuff."


    "You''re lying. If you''re busy with work, why aren''t you at thepany?" Elijah sat up straight and


    grabbed her arm, "You''ve been giving me a weird vibetely. I don''t get you."


    Violette: "What do you want to understand about me? Elijah, I''m grateful that you saved mest night,


    and I can treat you to a meal..."


    Elijah let go of her arm, surprised: "I didn''t save you for your gratitude. Take your daughter and go! And


    that bastard son of yours, he attacked mywork at my doorstep today. If you don''t discipline him, I


    won''t mind teaching him a lesson!"


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    Violette apologized awkwardly: "I''m sorry. I''ll tell him not to do that when I get home. I promise it won''t


    happen again."


    Violette put the medical kit back in its ce and picked up Rita, ready to leave.


    "Violette!" Elijah strode to her and handed her a box, "Happy birthday."


    Violette looked down at the box he handed her, not knowing what was inside, but sensing it was


    valuable.


    "Elijah, thank you..."


    ''For your blessings, but I don''t need the gift.''


    She didn''t have time to say that, b


    ecause Rita had already epted the gift.


    Violette was speechless.


    Elijah secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she would refuse.


    "Mom, let''s go home! I miss my brother and grandma so much..." Rita snuggled up to Violette''s


    shoulder, her voice soft and cajoling.


    "Alright, we''ll go home right away." Violette looked up at Elijah, her thoughts in disarray, "Goodbye."


    Elijah watched them leave.


    If her children could be as well-behaved in front of him as they were in front of her, he might consider


    them as his own.


    Silverleaf Ridge.


    Albina had been waiting anxiously for the two children and Violette to return.


    "Violette, don''t drive when you''re tired anymore! It''s too dangerous!" Albina said with red eyes.


    "Mom, I know. It smells so good! Did you make my favorite dish?" Violette headed for the kitchen.


    Mike was also hungry, so he washed his hands and sat down in the dining room.


    Rita, on the other hand, took her brother to their room.


    "Brother, do you know how awesome I was today?" Rita said excitedly, "I got something from a bad


    man."


    Rita put her backpack down, unzipped it, and pulled out a dark red box.


    Ian looked at the box, puzzled: "What is this?"


    Rita shook her head: "I don''t know! I saw it on his bookshelf. I thought the box was pretty, so I took it."


    Ian looked at Rita''s little face and said seriously, "Rita, you can''t just take other people''s things. How is


    that different from stealing?"


    Rita lowered her head, her mouth pouting, feeling wronged.


    She wouldn''t just take other people''s things; s


    he only took her dad''s things.


    How she wished Elijah wasn''t a bad man, so she could have a dad!


    "I''m not ming you." Ian suddenly changed his mind and his tone, "You can take anything from Elijah.


    Just don''t get caught."


    Rita immediately smiled happily: "Ian, don''t tell Mom. If she finds out, she''ll definitely scold me."


    "Okay. Put your stuff away first. Let''s go eat."


    "Okay! Brother, I was so scared today all by myself. You all left, how could you forget about me?" Rita


    hid the box under the bed and chattered, "Luckily I was brave. If I wasn''t, I would have been scared to


    death there."


    Ian held Rita''s little hand and said guiltily, "Brother won''t forget about you next time."


    "Yeah!" Rita was instantly appeased, "Brother, the bad dad gave Mom a gift. Do you think he still loves


    Mom?"