Chapter 341

Staring at Melissa Jackson’s back, Maria Lewis felt her eyes sting with tears. Her fists clenched tightly, nails digging deep into her palms. She kept repeating to herself—don’t cry, not worth it, not now. Melissa turned and headed into the restroom. Her phone pressed to the left side of her face, she blocked her view on that side and didn’t notice Maria nearby. Maria quickly wiped her face, waited a few seconds, then quietly slipped into the restroom too. She stepped into the stall next to Melissa’s, sat gently on the toilet lid, trying not to make a sound, and listened. Melissa’s voice was low, barely audible. After a while, Maria only caught one sentence—“I’ve already seen the child.” She froze. The child? Me or Daniel? When did that happen? Back then she left like it was nothing… and now suddenly it’s “the child”? Maria’s mind spun. There were clearly way more secrets here—her parents, Richard and Melissa, were definitely hiding something big. She had wanted to confront them both f