Xo Novel
Chapter 266
Chapter 266
Chapter 266 Tina was covered in cold sweat from head to toe. Right now, she looked very ragged.
After locking the door, she took a long bath in the bathroom in order to feel more comfortable. At that moment, her phone started ringing. She could see from the screen that Kara was requesting to start a video call with her.
Just as Tina accepted the call, she heard her daughter’s voice. “Mommy!” Kara complained. “Mommy, why didn’t you pick up when I called you yesterday?” The sight of her daughter safe and sound almost made Tina tear up. Kara looked very worried. She went near the screen to study her mother’s face carefully. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
“Mommy, why are your eyes so red? Are you crying?”
“No.” Tina quickly rubbed her eyes and did her best to conceal her sadness. She replied with a smile, “I just took a bath earlier. Perhaps the water got into my eyes.” “You have to take care of yourself, Mommy,” Kara said with deadpan seriousness. “I’m not with you now, so you mustn’t forget to eat and sleep properly even if you’re busy with work.” “Yes, okay. I’ll always listen to you. I’ll report my schedule to you every night,” Tina said with a smile.
After that, Kara started talking about her own adventures in the kindergarten in Freesia, where Frederick had taken her. Apparently, she made a lot of new friends there. Frederick even took her to the amusement park once.
Soon, the little girl got sleepy and started lowering her head tiredly. “Mommy, the amusement park was so fun. Once you’re here to pick me up, we should go there
again…”
Her words trailed off as she slumped onto her bed and fell asleep.
Tina could only cover her mouth, tears already dripping down her eyes. At the same time, she didn’t want to hang up at all.
A long time later, Kara’s phone automatically switched off due to the dead battery. Tina could no longer stare at her daughter’s sleeping face. She took a deep breath and managed to cheer herself up by balling her fists.
Samuel had yet to discover her current identity, which meant all the hiding she had done over the past five years had come into fruition. After all, she had never gotten featured in any magazines, and had given her all to avoid interviews and photoshoots.
If she could escape unscathed, there was a chance that she could continue living with Kara
she must never give up!
Tina’s mind was cluttered with thoughts, but she forced herself to lie down and sleep. In the morning, someone started knocking on her room door.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Tina quickly disguised herself. After making sure she wouldn’t reveal any flaws, she finally opened the door. The servant in front of her just looked annoyed when she spoke. “Linda, what the hell are you doing? Mrs. Langford has been waiting for you for so long. Is this your so -called work ethic?” “I’m sorry. I’ll be there soon.”
Cindy sat in the lavishly decorated hall while waiting impatiently for Tina to appear. “I’m paying you to work for me. If you dare to slack off again, I don’t mind chasing you out of the house and make sure that you won’t be able to find a job ever again.” Tina lowered her head and tried to butter Cindy up.
“Mrs. Langford, I’m so sorry. Your house is too grand and large for me. The mattress is so soft that I accidentally overslept.” Cindy harrumphed smugly in response. “You’re such an uneducated hag! How did you even become a designer? Whatever. My husband will be home any second now. Hurry up and take my measurements. I want to welcome him home in a beautiful outfit!”
Tina’s heart skipped a beat the moment she heard that Samuel would come home soon. She didn’t want to bump into him at this moment. However, she didn’t dare to ask Cindy any questions, so she could only ask other people privately. She walked over and started taking Cindy’s measurements. This was a vital step before designing clothes for her.
At that moment, a servant rushed downstairs hurriedly and exclaimed in alarm, “Mrs. Langford, this is bad!”