StarNovelChapter 2399 Mom, please.
Divorce him.
Ill support you.
You dont have to live Like this anymore.
But Phillis simply shook her head.
Its okay.
Ive managed this long.
Besides, your fathers working now, and once the gambling debts are cleared, things will improve.
But they both knew that wasnt true.
In truth, Phillis wanted her daughter to stay away; to not get involved.
She didnt want her anywhere near their chaotic mess of a life.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe wiped at her eyes, trying to smile through her tears when she received the transfer.
Go home, Doreen. Get srest.
Ill be fine.
Doreen reached out, wanting to do more-suggest dinner, anything-but her mother was already hurrying away. Her heart ached as she watched Phillis disappear into the night.
Memories clawed their way to the surfaceher fathers violence, the rage and shouting when he gambled and lost, and her mothers silent endurance.
Phillis had shielded her through it all, especially when she had beca target of her fathers drunken rampages.
Doreen had to keep sending money hafter graduating and moving out, knowing that otherwise, her father would bombard her with relentless phone calls.
She stood frozen for a long moment before shaking herself out of it.
Dexter was waiting.
She hailed a cab and headed to the restaurant theyd agreed on.
When she arrived, Dexter was already seated, scrolling through his phone.
Doreen approached, slid into the chair across from him, and conveyed her gratitude for the loan, promising to repay it as soon as she received her salary.
Dexter didnt look up immediately.
When he did, his response was flat.
Its fine.
The silence stretched between them Like an unbridgeable chasm.
Doreen waited, hoping hed ask what had happened, why shed needed the money so urgently.
But he didnt.
His silence, coupled with her Lingering worries about her mother, cast a shadow over the meal.
At one point, Dexter leaned back and said, You dont need to contactanymore.
If theres any news or I need your help with something, Ill let you know.
Doreen stared at him for a moment before nodding.
Dexter stood, adjusting his jacket.
Ive already paid the bill.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI have something to do, so III head out.
She watched him leave, stung and stunned. By the tshe realized it, tears were already falling. She wiped them away, but they cfaster than she could stop them.
Her chest tightened as the reality of it all sank in-her familys dysfunction, ON the unspoken distance between her and Dexter, and the growing realization of how vastly different their worlds were. Then the buzzing of her phone snapped her out of her thoughts. She glanced at the screen.
Stella.
Doreen composed herself before answering the phone.
Stella said, Sorry I missed your call.
Whats going on? Doreen replied, I couldnt find the pen.
Stella reassured her, saying, No worries, it might be at home.
Ill look for it when I get back.
Feeling disheartened, Doreen responded with a quiet, Okay, and was about to hang up. mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLliIofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1
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