Chapter 264

Delaney muttered another curse before quickly approaching the door. Just as she was about to leave the room, I mustered all my strength and called out, "Delaney!" She stopped, her gaze filled with irritation as she turned to face me. I tightened my hand at my side, struggling to keep the last bit of composure I had left. My voice shook as I asked, "Aunt Delaney, are you really... really going to leave me here all alone?" It had been a long time since I had called her "Aunt Delaney" out loud. Seeing me like this, images of my childhood involuntarily flashed in her mind. I used to awkwardly bring food to her and cheerfully say, "Aunt Delaney, Grandma asked me to bring you these pork chops." After that, something changed, and this was how things turned out between us. Seeing me now, her eyes reddened. Though she often pretended not to care about me, she knew, deep down, that she wouldn't have had the life she now had without me. She understood that no matter Ashton's wealth, he