Chapter 150

Eliza ran into the residential area but couldn't get into her room. She had no choice but to sit on the bench under the tree to think of what to do next. The sunlight filtered through the leaves and landed on her toes. She shifted her feet to step on these fluctuating spots of sunlight. It wasn't that big of a deal, Mrs. Grace would be back tomorrow. She just needed to get through today, then she would be free. She could do whatever she wanted. There would be no need to make coffee for that annoying peacock, no need to wash his smelly socks, no need to be tortured by him, no need to be used as a tool for his anger and revenge, no need to get involved in his mood swings. She was her own person, living for herself... A leaf slowly fell in front of her eyes. She picked it up, held it in her palm, and gazed at it. There was a speck of deep yellow in the bright green. Did it hurt when a leaf tried to separate itself from its tree? But now, look how free it was, plunging into the embrace of