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Finally, Katelyn tentatively asked Winnie: “Winnie, should we call Mommy?”
Hearing “Mommy,” Winnie’s sobs instantly ceased. She thought seriously before nodding at Katelyn: “Mm.”
Seeing this, Katelyn immediately recognized Winnie actually missed her mother.
What child wouldn’t yearn for their mother?
Especially Winnie, barely over five years old. No matter how close she felt to Diane Huffman, a mother remained irreplaceable.
Winnie likely didn’t fully grasp her own feelings, hence expressing them through tears.
Eventually, Katelyn dialed Bianca Watts.
After the call connected, she handed the phone to Winnie: “Winnie, talk to Mommy.”
But seeing the offered phone, Winnie turned her face away, refusing to speak.
As Katelyn opened her mouth to coax her, Bianca answered: “Hello?”
Hearing the voice, Winnie subtly tilted her ear, wondering if Mommy would ask about her.
Katelyn again extended the phone toward Winnie, gesturing for her to
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take it.
Winnie just stared, making no move to accept it.
Seeing this, Katelyn retrieved the phone and told Bianca: “Ma’am, Winnie says she misses you.”
Katelyn hoped this might ease tensions between mother and daughter.
Unexpectedly, Winnie protested immediately: “Katelyn! Who said I miss her?
I miss Daddy and Aunt Diane!”
Bianca heard the defiance clearly through the line.
She’d just arrived home, removed her makeup, yet hadn’t showered.
Exhausted, Winnie’s words sparked an inexplicable anger.
So she blurted out to Katelyn: “Katelyn, Winnie doesn’t miss me. She’s just lonely.”
It was already two in the morning, and Winnie could only be calling for
two reasons.
Either she wasn’t feeling well, or Blair and Diane weren’t home.
And tonight, by coincidence, Diane got hurt, and Blair was taking her to the hospital.
That left Winnie with no one to keep her company.
After stating this fact, Bianca hung up without caring what Katelyn and Winnie on the other end thought of her.
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take it.
Winnie just stared, making no move to accept it.
Seeing this, Katelyn retrieved the phone and told Bianca: “Ma’am, Winnie says she misses you.”
Katelyn hoped this might ease tensions between mother and daughter.
Unexpectedly, Winnie protested immediately: “Katelyn! Who said I miss her?
I miss Daddy and Aunt Diane!”
Bianca heard the defiance clearly through the line.
She’d just arrived home, removed her makeup, yet hadn’t showered.
Exhausted, Winnie’s words sparked an inexplicable anger.
So she blurted out to Katelyn: “Katelyn, Winnie doesn’t miss me. She’s just lonely.”
It was already two in the morning, and Winnie could only be calling for
two reasons.
Either she wasn’t feeling well, or Blair and Diane weren’t home.
And tonight, by coincidence, Diane got hurt, and Blair was taking her to the hospital.
That left Winnie with no one to keep her company.
After stating this fact, Bianca hung up without caring what Katelyn and Winnie on the other end thought of her.
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On this end, Katelyn was still holding the phone, not even having processed it, when she heard the busy tone.
In Katelyn’s memory, Bianca had always been good to Blair and Winnie, taking care of every little thing for them.
But now, it was completely different.
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Katelyn knew exactly why, and she never thought Bianca was wrong.
Such a child and husband really weren’t worth keeping.
But she was a servant at Harmony Residence, so she couldn’t say anything.
As soon as she put the phone away, Winnie started crying again. She sat on the bed kicking and screaming: “Bad mommy, bad mommy! I don’t want a mommy like her!”
Seeing Winnie like this, Katelyn sighed helplessly.
Back when Bianca took care of Winnie, Winnie never threw tantrums
like this.
But now, Winnie had picked up some bad temper from somewhere, even cursing her own mother.
If she curses her mom at home, who knows if she’ll curse everyone outside?
Thinking of that possibility, Katelyn sighed heavily again.
As Winnie’s cries grew louder, Katelyn was about to comfort her when Maxine entered the bedroom.
“Katelyn, what’s wrong?”
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Seeing Maxine, Katelyn simply replied: “Winnie had a nightmare.”
Maxine walked over, pulled Katelyn back, and said: “I’ll handle it. You go to sleep.”
Katelyn was stunned for a moment, mumbling in confusion: “Huh?”
Maxine bent down and picked up Winnie, then turned to Katelyn: “Go to sleep. I’m Winnie’s real grandmother. Don’t you trust me?”
Katelyn fell silent, but thinking about it, Winnie usually clung to either Diane or Maxine.
So letting Maxine comfort her was actually a good choice.
And Winnie, clinging to Maxine, seemed to stop crying so much.
After a moment’s thought, Katelyn left the bedroom.
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