Chapter 86

Mildred recalled that when the incident had come to light in her past life, it had created far too large an impact, and Emily had eventually been dragged into it. In Mildred's mind, the image of Emily crying heartbrokenly in front of Elizabeth's grave appeared next to that of Mildred herself deceiving Elizabeth. She'd practically been painted as a demon in human skin. The verbal abuse she endured from the outside world caused her great psychological trauma. She became even more emotionally dependent on the Gingers. She became deathly afraid of seeing even a trace of disgust in her siblings' eyes, so she worked even harder to produce good results. "Mildred?" asked Dorian. Mildred returned to her senses and replied, "It was just luck." Dorian frowned. He somehow had a feeling that Mildred had been feeling rather down for an instant there. Mildred continued, "I have to get back to the Ginger residence, so I'm hanging up." "Okay." … When Mildred entered the living room, the atmosp