CHAPTER 347
professional who was meticulous about her work.
Neil and Mrs. Zoe slept in the same bed “Is the baby crying again?” Clarissa asked.
“Yes, Madam. He woke up and started crying.”
Clarissa sat on the end of the bed. She clapped her hands and said to Neil, “Come on. Let Mommy hug
you.”
Unfortunately, little Neil cried even harder and went looking for Mrs. Zoe’s arms. Clarissa’s smile
stiffened. Her hands were still in midair.
Was this because of the mother-son bond? she disliked him at first, and he sensed it.
Clarissa was trying to change herself. After all, the child was also her flesh and blood. She couldn’t shift
her anger on the innocent baby son for her stillborn. She was in a bad mood before, but the child’s poor
development was mainly due to her.
Clarissa had been trying to recover from her depression during this time, but Neil was still distant from
her. It was karma from the seeds she had sowed.
Mrs. Zoe saw Clarissa sitting in a daze and reassured her, “Don’t overthink it, Madam. The baby’s still
close to you, his mother. He has just woken up, so he’s looking for his nearest embrace. He doesn’t
recognize anyone yet.
Clarissa answered with a soft hum, feeling a little disappointed. She stayed in Mrs. Zoe’s room a little
longer and left after the baby slept.
When Clarissa came to the living room, the doorbell rang. She wondered, ‘It’s already so late Who’s
there?
Clarissa picked up the intercom on the front door and saw a ligure. Her voice came from the other end,
“Clarissa, it’s me.”
Clarissa suddenly shivered violently. Her hand was trembling
The lady was Vanessa, Damien’s mother. Clarissa thought her grief of her mother’s death had long
passed. She thought she was healing from the wound. However, her most instinctive reaction at seeing
Vanessa again betrayed her. It turned out that deep in her heart, she had always been bothered by the
fact that no one had caught her mother’s murderer. Her grievances were suppressed, but they never
did fade. Clarissa opened the gate and the door by remote control. Shortly after, Vanessa and Patrick
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A week went by. Damien’s parents showed no signs of leaving. It seemed they were determined to stay
One day, Vanessa accidentally bumped into the stairs when she was carrying the hot soup upstairs for
Clarissa. The hot soup burned Vanessa’s wrist. She also knocked her head accidentally, but she kept
telling Clarissa, “It’s okay. I’m fine. I was careless.”
Clarissa knew Vanessa was atoning for Patrick’s sin. Her husband was the wrong one, but she was
determined to use all her strength to atone for him. She refused to give up.
Her actions made Clarissa feel more and more uncomfortable She was tormented.
Besides, Vanessa wasn’t the one who committed the crime. It was Patrick. Clarissa felt like Vanessa
was taking advantage of her morality, but she didn’t refuse, did she?
Moreover, the couple was cautious at home Th