Chapter 145: They Cannot Be Without Me

Chapter 145: Chapter 145: They Cannot Be Without Me

No matter how much she suffered out in the world, she would always have a home to return to.

Otherwise, Evelyn Grant truly didn’t know what reason she had to keep going!

When Julian Sterling sent her to prison, sadness and despair had hit her all at once... Even now, whenever she thought about it, Evelyn Grant could still feel the shadow of that time!

To be betrayed so completely by the man she loved most... and after she had explained so much, he wouldn’t listen to a single word!

It meant all her past devotion and effort had turned to ash, without even a speck of dust remaining!

If Julian Sterling had harbored even a shred of affection for her, he wouldn’t have wanted her to get the death penalty.

Back then...

The only thing that kept Evelyn Grant going, that made her refuse to plead guilty and gave her the will to persevere, was her mother and brother.

They couldn’t live without her, and she couldn’t live without them.

"I’m so lucky to have such a wonderful daughter." Chloe Shea stroked her daughter’s hair. "You go on and eat, then take a shower and get to bed early! Your work is so demanding, so it’s very important that you rest!"

"But didn’t you miss me? I wanted to chat with you a little longer before I go to sleep!"

Chloe Shea waved her hand. "You don’t have to stay up and chat with me! Just having you here by my side puts my mind at ease!"

"Mom... I’m sorry. I made you worry so much about the whole thing with Julian Sterling."

"There’s no need for ’sorries’ between a mother and her daughter!"

Evelyn Grant nodded, then glanced at the pills in her palm, tilted her head back, and swallowed them with a gulp of water.

Chloe Shea smiled, stood up, and placed the medicine bottle next to Evelyn’s bag.

"Remember to take this with you tomorrow, and make sure you keep taking it on schedule! I don’t know if it’s actually doing anything, but taking it is better than not! I see from the label that it’s full of vitamins, so it must be helping your body in some way."

"Okay!"

Chloe Shea then took out the pajamas and a change of clothes that her daughter had previously left at the house.

"Go get washed up, and then get some sleep."

"Mm."

Evelyn Grant reached out and took them, then went back to her bedroom at her mother’s place.

Just then, she got a call from Ryan Sterling.

She quickly answered. "Did you land?"

"Yeah, I had to take care of a few things, so I couldn’t call you right away." Ryan Sterling’s voice sounded a little tired.

’He must have gone straight to work right after landing, without even taking a break.’

"It’s okay! You can call me whenever. The main thing is that I know you’re safe."

"Are you at your mom’s?" A car door closed on Ryan Sterling’s end.

’He must have just finished his work and gotten into a car to head back to his place.’

"Yeah! I was just chatting with my mom for a bit. She’s getting older, so she always wants me around."

"Well, while I’m away, why don’t you just stay at your mom’s? That way she can help look after you for me."

Ryan Sterling’s only previous concern was that Julian Sterling might use Chloe Shea’s ignorance of the divorce as an opportunity to get close to Evelyn Grant again.

Otherwise, of course he would want Evelyn Grant to spend more time with her mother!

After all, Ryan Sterling knew that her mother was the person who loved Evelyn Grant the most, aside from himself.

"I’d love to, but I don’t dare! I’m afraid that if I spend too much time around her, she’ll notice something’s up! It’s already hard enough hiding this from her as it is! My mom is very perceptive—she’d realize something was wrong in no time."

"That’s true." Ryan Sterling chuckled. "Have you eaten?"

"I have! As if my mom would ever let me go hungry. She’d have me eating ten meals a day if she could!" Evelyn Grant said, shrugging out of the clothes she’d worn all day and grabbing a towel to go take a shower.

Suddenly!

She felt a faint pang of discomfort in her stomach!