Chapter 453

• Alice breathed a sigh of relief and asked discreetly, "What about your mother?"
• Daryl's pupils were as dark as ink when he said in a somewhat creepy voice, "Because of my father's early death, my mother had a nervous breakdown a long time ago. That's why I didn't bring her over to visit you and Gilbert. Instead, I left her at home for therapy."
• Tears were welling up in Alice's eyes when she learned Daryl's heartbreaking story. She even began to regret bringing the topic up. "Daryl, I didn't know you had such a bitter past!"