Suddenly, Jeslyn rushed downstairs like a whirlwind.

Albert smiled.

In the parking lot, as Jessie prepared to enter her car, she was stopped by a pair of slender arms wrapping around her thighs from behind. A fragile voice behind her pleaded, "Please don't leave. You can't leave."

The tone was both commanding and sorrowful.

Jessie froze in place. Despite whatever Jeslyn had experienced, Jessie considered her the one she should despise the most. Even after all these years, Jessie vividly remembered the moment Daisy, heavily pregnant, had slapped her across the face.