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“Go back to your room and study! This has nothing to do with you.” Carol immediately tried to stop Zoey from blabbering.

Zoey shook her head in exasperation. She turned and went back inside, but immediately stuck her head out and called out to Calla..

“Rudy told Mom to persuade you to talk to Mercer! He wants you to let that insurance company of his take care of Atlas‘ property insurance!” Zoey immediately shut the door so that Carol could not scold her. Calla was furious. She turned and glared at Carol.

Carol immediately waved her hand and said, “He did make the request, but I didn’t agree to it! I only agreed to talk to you about it. Don’t worry, I won’t make things difficult for Mercer.”

This made Calla even more angry, but she had to suppress her emotions. She said tiredly, “Mom, how many times do I need to tell you before you understand? Why do you let Rudy use you time and time again?

“He no longer has any feelings for you at all! All his attention is on Jill and Peggy. If there’s no way for him to use us, he would trample all over us without a second thought.”

Carol had no way to retort. She sat quietly on the couch, tears running down her face. Calla softened and sat down beside her mother. She tried to comfort her. “Mom, Zoey and I will treat you well in the future. You don’t have to worry about anything. If you find someone suitable, you can get a partner.”

Carol flushed red. “What are you talking about, you silly thing? I’ll be 50 next year! I’ve already got one foot/ in the grave. How could I marry anyone at this stage?”

“If you live to be 80, that’s still 30 years of companionship,” Calla reasoned. She was very progressive about this sort of thing.

“Yeah, Mom. I support Calla on this.” Zoey opened the door and stuck her head out again.

“I’m not going to talk to you two about this anymore.” Carol went back to her room in embarrassment.

Calla watched her go, laughing. She waved at Zoey and said, “Come here. Have a look at the clothes and snacks I bought you.”

“Okay!” Zoey ran over happily.

While she was trying on the clothes, Calla spotted a fruit basket on the coffee table. She couldn’t help frowning, and she asked, “Did Rudy bring this here?”

“Yes.” Zoey nodded. “This is the first time I’ve ever seen him buy anything for us.”

Calla looked at the intricate fruit basket on the coffee table and couldn’t help thinking of how difficult their life had been in the past. Grief overwhelmed her all of a sudden, and her eyes reddened as she said, It’s a pity that we no longer need it. Throw it out!”

“It’s an eyesore to me, too.” Zoey picked up the fruit basket, opened the door, and tossed it in the trash can outside.

After they had thrown the fruit basket away, Calla and Zoey sat silently on the couch. Both of them were

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feeling very sad. There was a bitter feeling in their hearts as they thought about the difficult times they had in the past.

Calla resolved to shoulder the burden of providing for both Carol and Zoey. She could not let Rudy and Jill look down on them.

Of course, she would never let Rudy and Jill benefit from her either.

For his teacher’s sake, Mercer had allowed Rudy and Jill’s insurance company to take care of their staff insurance, but he always stuck to his principles.

Atlas‘ property insurance was a very important order, and he would never hand it over to a tiny company like Rudy’s.

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Rudy had to put a stop to his delusions.

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