Chapter 144


    When it was time for dinner, stor was busy in the dining room.


    Observing him as he diligently prepared dinner, Naomi could not help but feel bad for him. “How could


    your grandma send the housekeeper home, given her poor physical condition?”


    In a low voice, stor rebuked, “Wendy had been taking care of Grandma in the hospital. She


    deserves to have a holiday today.”


    Naomi’s heart broke as she watched her son toil in the dining room. Raising her voice, she said, “Even


    so, you shouldn’t be preparing dinner. Where is Anastasia? Get her to do it!”


    “Why should she do it?” stor furrowed his brows in response to his mother’s words. “She has just


    had a miscarriage and is in poor health. She needs rest. Besides, what I’m doing now isn’tborious.”


    Naomi’s voice grew louder as she continued her barrage of scolding and said, “Don’t you know that


    men don’t belong in the kitchen? This family depends on you to bring home money. Meanwhile, she


    simply spends her days at home eating, sleeping, and eating again without working. It’s as if she just


    waits to enjoy the fruits of yourbor. How can she do that? Does she think she’s a queen? All she


    seems to care about is raising a pet every day. I bet she doesn’t even know how to support herself


    without you.”


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    Those words were actually meant for Anastasia.


    stor’s expression turned grim. He responded, “Are you done? Before Anastasia married me, did you


    ever care when I worked so hard at thepany that I had gastrointestinal bleeding? Back then,


    Anastasia woke up at five or six in the morning, took the bus to the farmer’s market, fought with the


    crowds to buy groceries, and then took the bus home to cook food for me every day.”


    Previously, stor had no idea of the hardship Anastasia had gone through for him.


    He now understood that it was never an easy task to buy groceries and cook.


    “I knew this vixen would lie to you. How could she be exhausted by buying groceries and cooking?


    What kind of housekeeper who takes care of cooking would spend so much money in a month? She


    spent a few hundred thousand dors every time she headed out. I wonder who that asshole was that


    she spent money on. You are an idiot for being with such a woman.” Naomi could not stop her


    criticisms at this point.


    With a gloomy face, stor threw the tes and cutlery onto the table before storming into the kitchen.


    At this point, he really did not want to talk to his mother because there was no way tomunicate


    with her.


    Not to mention that he was never good at exining himself.


    “Stop doing the chores. Let Anastasia deal with them,” Naomi persisted, refusing to stop.


    “She is a daughter-inw. She should do these!” Naomi said with a snort.


    Perhaps Naomi’s excessive cursing had pushed Andrea to her limit, prompting her to shout angrily,


    “Why don’t you do it? You are also a daughter-inw.”


    In fear, Naomi stood up straight and nervously looked at Andrea. “Mom, why are you here?”


    “Don’t call me mom. I’m not your mother, as I will not raise my child to be like you,” Andrea expressed


    her anger while looking at Naomi. “Don’t you remember why stor’s father left home back then? It


    seems you haven’t reflected on yourself after so many years!”


    In a panic, Naomi lowered her head and dared not retort.


    “I don’t want to see you. Go home.” Andrea wanted Naomi to leave.


    “Mom…” Naomi shouted nervously.


    “Leave!” Grandma hit the wall, insisting on hermand.


    It was the first time that the elegant and dignified Andrea had gotten so angry.


    “Grandma Andrea…” Anastasia’s eyes were red as she supported Andrea. She worried that thetter


    would get too angry and


    harm her health.


    “Grandma, don’t be angry.” stor also ran over nervously.


    stor frowned and asked his mother to leave first, saying, “Mom, you should go home first.”


    Meanwhile, E and the others were watching the scenes unfold before them.


    Andrea then pointed at E and the people around thetter and gave hermand, “I want you all to


    leave too.”


    E and the others did not dare to further anger Andrea at this time, so they all got up and left quickly.


    With resentment, Naomi nced at Anastasia and thought, “This woman must haveined about


    me to Andrea. You have stor’s protection and Andrea’s indulgence, which has allowed you to enjoy


    four years of peaceful life in the Lopez residence, Anastasia. I’ll make sure you suffer when Andrea


    dies.”


    Feeling indignant, Naomi clenched her hands and turned to leave.


    “Grandma, don’t be angry. Your body wouldn’t be able to take it,” stor said as he supported Andrea


    and took her to the side.


    With a smile, Andrea patted Anastasia on the back of her hand and said, “Anastasia, go to the kitchen


    and make an omelet for me.”


    Anastasia’s eyes were teary, and she was choking with sobs as she nodded.


    She knew that Andrea wanted her to leave so thetter could have a private talk with stor.


    stor’s behavior of pressuring Anastasia to divorce but refusing to let her go was, indeed, beyond


    eptable.