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Both Catherine and Cecilia nodded . “ Cathy , since Werner has already said all this , why not give him a chance to turn over a new leaf ? At our age , we shouldn’t give others a reason to gossip . ”
Cathy remained silent . As her elder sisters , Catherine and Cecilia , continued , “ If this happens again , we won’t tolerate it . We won’t let Werner off easily .
“ For the sake of our family , and especially for Donald and our still – unmarried Cheryl , why don’t you just go back with Werner ? ”
After a long , heavy silence , Cathy finally gave in and went back with Donald and the others .
Werner was driving while Donald and Cathy sat in the backseat , with Donald holding his mother’s hand .
Donald said , “ Mom , I’m sorry . I’m also at fault . I shouldn’t have kept this from you . Do you think I should tell Cheryl about this ? If you say so , I’ll be the one to tell her .”
Cathy sighed wearily . “ Let it be … ”
Donald felt a pang of sadness . He knew Cathy still cared deeply for their family .
Spotting a nearby pastry shop that Cathy liked , Donald got out of the car and bought her some pastries .
There were a few people ahead in line . When the person in front finished their purchase and turned around , Donald was surprised to see it was Sanford .
Sanford hadn’t expected to see Donald here . He greeted him casually , “ Donald , I didn’t expect to run into you here . ”
Werner also got out of the car when he saw Sanford . “ Hey , kid , what are you doing here ? ”
Sanford averted his gaze and retorted , “ Why can’t I be in Nareigh ? It’s not like you own this street , is it? ”
Werner looked at Donald and said , “ Donald , get back in the car first . ” Without a second thought , Donald got back into the car with the pastries .
Werner then asked Sanford , “ What brings you to Nareigh ? Shouldn’t you be back in Shaville taking care of your mother , Liora ? ”
Sanford sneered , “ Werner , what are you so concerned about my mother for ? ”
Werner said , “ Sanford , haven’t I told you your mother and I were classmates ? Now that she’s gravely ill , how could I not be concerned ? ”
Sanford smirked . “ So , should I thank you ? Who knew there was actually someone in the Lynn family who cared about my mom ? ”
Werner let out a weary sigh . “ You’d better head back to Shaville soon . Keep the money I gave you earlier , and just be sensible and take good care of your
mother . ”
Sanford frowned . He thought , ‘ What gives this outsider the right to judge whether I’m behaving properly or not ? ‘
Sanford shot him a cold look . “ Don’t bother yourself with my business . So , I hear you’re the one who cheated on your wife ? Maybe you should take a good look in the mirror first . ”
Werner’s heart skipped a beat . ‘ Who told him this ? ‘ he thought . Sanford offered no explanation and quickly walked away .
Werner stared at Sanford’s retreating figure , lost in thought , until Donald’s voice abruptly snapped him back to reality .
Once they were in the car , Cathy sneered at the windshield , her voice dripping with sarcasm . “ So that was your brother’s love child . W’s he doing in Nareigh ? ”
“ Don’t ask me . ” Werner started the car , clearly annoyed .
Cathy sneered , “ Looks like you two had a nice little chat . Since you’re so concerned about him , why don’t you just go take care of him instead ? ”
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“ Can you just stop already ? ” Werner snapped impatiently . “ I’ve already groveled and begged you at Catherine’s house . What more do you want from me ? ”
“ Dad , Mom’s just asking . Could you try to
be a little nicer ? ” Donald said .
Werner pursed his lips and said nothing more .
After dropping Cathy off at home , Donald wanted to stay and keep her company . But Cathy told him , “ Go back to work . Don’t let what happened between me and Werner affect your job . ”
Donald said , “ My job’s fine . Family is what matters most .”
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