Chapter 764

At first, I thought the knocking was coming from next door and ignored it. But when it came again, I reluctantly opened my eyes. Just then, Jonah peeked out from the kitchen. "Is someone knocking? I heard... Ms. Nancy, what's going on with you and Marie?" He clearly saw Marie and me embracing, and a look of surprise and confusion crossed his face. I pulled away from Marie's embrace and quickly stood up. Feeling flustered, I didn't know how to explain. "It's nothing. We were just having a chat as mother and daughter," Marie answered him naturally before turning to me. "Nance, go see who it is." I immediately turned to head toward the door. But I heard Jonah mumble from the kitchen, "Mother and daughter? Since when have you become a mother and daughter? That's quite the progress…" I couldn't help but echo Jonah's remark. It wasn't just progress. Marie's reference to us as mother and daughter felt off. I had clearly rejected that idea in the changing room at the racecourse today,