Chapter 160

This is straight-up shameless! Anna's face immediately scrunched up the moment she heard that. Normally, she wouldn't care if they targeted her, but bringing her mom into it? That crossed the line. "Uncle." Lucy, lying in bed, interrupted first. She gave Anna a calming glance, then spoke slowly, voice steady, "Doing this… you're just taking advantage of a widow and her kid." "Anna's words might have been rough, but she wasn't wrong. Julian is just a family friend, and Jessica asking about his relationship status out of nowhere? Bit too forward, don't you think?" "I get that you came to see me today, and I appreciate it," Lucy continued, pausing briefly. "But it's getting late. You two should head back now." Then, turning to Anna, she added, "What's wrong with you, standing there like that? Go open the door and send your cousin and uncle out!" Even though she sounded like she was scolding her daughter, everything Lucy said was clearly in Anna's defense—and also a not-so-subtle way of ki