Chapter 751

Several days had passed. Every time Ariana saw Carson, it was as if he were invisible—just as he had demanded, she was no longer acting as his mother. This cold-shouldering made Carson grow more irritable and anxious with each passing day. He even cried secretly in the middle of the night, haunted by nightmares of being abandoned by both his father and mother. Finally, regret began to set in. If he had to choose between Sheryl and his mother, he realized his mother was the better option after all… The thought that she might not want him anymore brought tears to his eyes. Sheryl wasn’t having an easy time either. Although she remained a servant in the Stone Family household, her duties had changed drastically. Gone were the light tasks she used to handle; now she was assigned backbreaking work like weeding the rear garden or deep cleaning. The grueling labor wore on her, and she grew increasingly resentful, convinced that Ariana had deliberately ordered this to make her suffer. The thou