Chapter 638

No one knew for certain whether Mr. and Mrs. White had argued that day. But the servants faintly heard the sound of Mrs. White crying. No one dared to say a word, though. They exchanged glances and quietly returned to their tasks, pretending they hadn’t heard a thing. From then on, the staff noticed something unusual—Mr. White, who had always been a devoted husband, seemed genuinely upset with his wife. He didn’t return home for days. At first, Georgia was visibly shaken, her face pale with distress. Yet as the days passed, she gradually calmed. Even though Gilbert remained absent, she no longer agonized over his absence like before. It was as if she had given up trying to salvage the situation. If Gilbert was already so displeased with her, if everything was out in the open—why should she keep pretending? Why bother hiding her affection for her own daughter? Better to be open about it. So Georgia stopped grieving. Instead, she began earnestly thinking about how to make things right fo