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Ethan paused briefly before answering, “She’s got her own life.” 

“You’re all so wrapped up in your own stuff. Too busy rolling around in bed, huh?” Emily yelled at Ethan over the phone, her voice laced with anger. 

After letting out her frustration, she slammed the phone down. 

Emily’s body shook with rage. Vanessa, seeing her friend in such a state, felt sorry for her. 

She walked over and gave Emily a hug, saying worriedly, “Don’t work yourself up like this. It’s not worth it.” 

Emily nodded. “Yeah,” she mumbled. 

It was three in the morning when they finally hit the hay. 

Vanessa dozed off quickly, but Emily stared at the ceiling, wide–awake. She grabbed her phone and started scrolling. 

While browsing through WhatsApp, she accidentally tapped into her chat with Alexander. 

Just as she was about to back out, she thought she saw the name “Alexander” turn into “typing…“. 

Rubbing her eyes, she looked again, and it was just his name. 

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It was so late; Emily figured she was just seeing things and that she should try to sleep. 

Meanwhile, Ethan and Nancy sat at a round table. There were about half–a–dozen other people there, all wearing glasses, looking like typical academics. 

They’d been hashing out the doctoral research project for nearly three hours, but they were going nowhere. 

Nancy looked defeated. “Ethan, maybe I’m not cut out for a Ph.D.,” she sighed. 

Ethan didn’t say a word, but he knew there was someone they could turn to: Aaron. 

After a bit of thinking, Ethan got up. “It’s late. Let’s call it a night,” he said. 

Hearing that, the others finally relaxed. 

They practically bolted out of the room, clearly relieved. 

After everyone left, Nancy said to Ethan, “I’m gonna drop out of school tomorrow.” 

Ethan looked at her and smiled softly. “No need. There’s still someone we can ask.” 

Nancy knew he meant Aaron. 

“But Aaron seems to have it in for me,” she fretted. 

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Ethan knew Nancy had asked Aaron for help before and had been turned down. 

At first, he didn’t think much of Auron’s skills, but now, he had to consider him. 

Ethan wasn’t worried about Nane’s concerns. He just said, “You focus on your research. I’ll handle the rest.” 

Three hours earlier, at the villa near Joy Gardens, it was all lit up, looking super fancy. 

Gloria had just moved in and was planning to hit the sack early. But then Rebecca showed up with Sophia. 

As soon as Gloria opened the door, Sophia ran up to her and hugged her leg, “Granny Gloria, I wanna sleep with you tonight,” she said excitedly. 

Ethan had called earlier, saying he and Nancy were gonna be at a social thing and would be back late, so Sophia should go to bed. 

But she just couldn’t fall asleep and wanted Gloria with her. 

That was why she got Rebecca to take her to the villa. 

Gloria had been exhausted from moving all day. Seeing the spoiled Sophia, she was annoyed, but in front of Rebecca, she forced a big smile and picked Sophia up. 

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“Oh, sweetie, I was just thinking about you. I’ll have such a good time with you tonight,” she said. 

Sophia giggled, lying on Gloria’s shoulder. 

Rebecca left, feeling relieved. 

After putting Sophia to bed, Gloria headed to the bathroom to freshen up. 

As she washed, she 

red a lew curse words about Sonia’s 

family, especially Emily. 

“How could she have such a brat?” she grumbled. 

Just as she finally drifted off to sleep, Sophia started crying her eyes out. 

Gloria woke up with a start and snapped, “You little monster. Why didn’t Emily squash you when she gave birth to you?” 

But even as she complained, she sat up and picked Sophia up to soothe her. 

Despite Gloria’s best attempts to soothe her, Sophia’s tears just kept flowing. 

In a state of utter helplessness, Gloria reached for the phone and dialed Ethan’s number. 

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Finally, when the call connected, Gloria quickly spilled the beans about Sophia’s nonstop crying. 

Ethan, upon hearing this, told Gloria to hand the phone to Sophia. 

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He thought he might be able to calm her down. But even with Ethan’s gentle words and soothing voice on the other end of the line, Sophia’s crying didn’t let up. 

Nancy also took a shot at it, saying a few comforting words, but it was like talking to a brick wall. 

Then, a light bulb went off in Ethan’s head. Maybe Sophia was missing her mom. 

So, without further ado, he called Emily. 

Gloria was shocked when Emily flat–out refused to come back. 

But as she thought about it, it was understandable. No mom in her right mind would be okay with her kid getting close to her husband’s lover. 

She’d do the same if she were in Emily’s shoes. 

Since Ethan and Nancy were swamped with their own stuff, the burden of calming Sophia fell right back on Gloria. 

At first, she took a deep breath and tried to be patient, using all the tricks in the book to make the little girl stop crying. 

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However, as Sophia’s wails grew louder and more persistent, Gloria’s patience wore thinner than a piece of paper. 

“All you do is cry! Are you trying to cry your dad into an carly grave or what? Or maybe your mom?” Gloria snapped, her voice sharp and her words cutting. 

Sophia, her face all wet with tears, flinched at Gloria’s outburst. 

It was as if a switch had been flipped, and her crying suddenly stopped. 

The little girl just stared at Gloria, her big eyes wide and speechless, like a lost puppy. 

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