Chapter 567

Chapter 567

Hearing Valerie call her “Mom,” Chloe was overcome with joy and tears. She embraced Valerie tightly, sobbing with heartfelt emotion. “Sarah, you’re finally back. I’ve missed you so much. I was so upset every day that I couldn’t eat or sleep. They said I was ill, but I knew it wasn’t true. I was missing you too much!”

Chloe cried uncontrollably. After her husband died and Sarah went missing, she completely broke down, suffering severe emotional trauma. forment had left her in such a state. However, her obsession over the years made her hold on to the hope that Sarah would eventually return.

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As Chloe held valerie tightly, she let out all the grievances and sadness she had accumulated over the years, Valerie, embracing her, gently patted her back and said, “Mom, I missed you so much, too. Let’s go sit down, okay? Valerie gently wiped away Chloe’s tears as she spoke.

Olivia looked at Valerie with deep gratitude and said, “Valerie, thank you. She’s just been missing Sarah so much.”

Matthew said. “There’s no need to thank Mrs. Anderson. It’s New Year, so let’s not cry. Let’s focus on setting things up instead Matthew noticed that the Anderson home was stark and lacked any New Year’s atmosphere, unlike his home, which had been prepared early with plenty of holiday lights The Anderson home was indeed too quiet and lonely.

Valerie noticed the festive paper nearby and suggested, “Let’s make some window decorations together.”

Mathew asked with curiosity. “You know how to make window decorations?”

“Although I’m not skilled at it, I can manage simple patterns. There are tutorials online. After 1 cut them, you can help me stick them up. Valerie

Chloe took the festive paper and scissors and brought them over. “Sarah when you were little, you always used to ask me to cut out window decorations for the New Year, I haven’t done it in many years, and my skills have gotten rusty. But it’s a good chance to do it again. Il teach you.”

Valerie felt on the verge of tears when she heard Chlor’s words. Seeing Chloe, she couldn’t shake the feeling of a deep familiarity, as if they had known each other before, Chloe seemed equally dependent on her, holding her hand tightly and insisting that she sit beside her, teaching her step by–step how to cut out the window decorations

Olivia, observing the easy rapport between them, couldn’t help but feel that it was a stroke of fate. If Valerie and she had clicked right away, seeing her bond so well with Chloe made her realize their connection was genuinely profound.

The Anderson household felt livelier with Valerie’s arrival. Olivia quickly called for Leon and the servants to bring the food, asking. “Have you two eaten yet?”

Valerie quickly

waved her hand and said “Mrs. Anderson, we’ve already eaten. How about you?”

“Today, we just had a casual meal for the New Year. Bring the seafood chowder over for Valerie and some coffee.

Leon handled it, and Valerie umiled, saying, “Thank you, Mrs Anderson, for being so considerater

“You all came all this way to visit me on New Year. A bowl of seafood chowder is nothing special.

“Mathew, don’t you need to ring in the New Year!”

“Returning home will give us the perfect opportunity to ring in the New Year,” Matthew replied succinctly. Valerie looked at Chloe, who was now quietly focused on cutting window decorations, her demeanor much calmer than when they first arrived

Valerie felt a deep sense of empathy. A mother’s brart must be devastated to lose her child, leading to such anguish. Now, seeing Chloe’s quiet demeanor, she wondered if she would resume her distress once they left. It seemed unbearably lonely for Olivia to be alone, and she couldn’t help but think that Owen’s absence during the New Year was incredibly disappointing.

At that moment, someone informed Chwen about the visit. While driving, he was infuriated to learn that Matthew and Valerie had gone to the Anderson fandy. He immediately began to curse and rant in the car.

“They’re sticking their noses where they don’t belong! Why do they have to show up during the New Year! Now they know I’m not home, leaving mom all alone. They’re always trying to get in my way

Owen’s wife frowned tightly, “Then don’t go. It’s so cold outside, and with the traffic during the New Year, what time will it be by the time you get back! Endure it just let them talk”

“Exactly, you’re already halfway there!” Maliah added, displeased. “It’s the middle of winter, why make such a fuss? It’s just New Year. She’s not alone -there are plenty of servants at home,”

Owen disagreed, “That’s not acceptable. I have to go back because Valerie and Matthew are there. Otherwise, people might think I have no relationship with my mom. Everyone else is spending the New Year with their families, and I can’t leave her alone at home!

“Letting it get out would be embarrassing. If they hadn’t come, we could have left without a second thought, but I can’t stay away since they’re here and have seen everything I’d be giving people something to talk about Owen vented his frustration and continued, “Damn it, it’s so annoying!

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Why did they have to come now, of all times? Why couldn’t they come earlier or later!”

His wife rolled her eyes and remarked, “They’re just like busybodes sticking their noses into everything. These two are hard to deal with?”

“Who says otherwise? If it weren’t for us, we would have arrived long ago. Let’s head back! He abruptly turned the steering wheel and drove back. When they arrived at the Anderson family, it was already very late

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Upon seeing the brightly lit house and the sounds of laughter inside, Valerie’s laughter seemed especially grating to