Chapter 144
Deandre and Haleigh were both at home when he saw her come back. Deandre spoke up and asked her, “You haven’t been staying at home recently, where have you been staying?”
Mariela already knew the truth about Deandre’s remarriage, and thinking about it being her mother’s dying wish, her attitude towards Deandre was no longer as cold as before.
She said calmly, “I used to live in the apartment my cousin gave me, which was near the law firm, making it convenient for work.” Deandre nodded, “When you have time, I will take you to meet some uncles and uncles to expand your sources of cases.”
Mariela knew that Deandre wanted to introduce her to his network, and she didn’t refuse.“Okay, next weekend then.”
Angelica “thumped” down the stairs and hugged Mariela’s thigh, “Sister, you’re back!”
Mariela touched her head and said, “Hmm.”
Haleigh stood to the side and asked Mariela with a smile how she had been doing lately and if she had been adjusting well to living outside. Mariela didn’t confront her like she used to, she just nodded gently and said, “I’ll go upstairs and get something.”
Mariela went back to her upstairs room.
“Deandre, I feel like Marie has changed,” Haleigh said with a smile, “Have you noticed? This time when we came home, she was much more friendly towards us.”
Deandre nodded with great satisfaction, “Grown up, no longer childish.”
Mariela returned to the bedroom and changed her clothes. She was getting ready to go to the dressing table to do her makeup when she glanced down and saw the things on the dressing table.
It was a crayon drawing, showing a happy family of four.
Mariela paused for a moment, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
This is a painting of their family of four, drawn by Angelica, the younger sister.
-The two individuals on either side were Deandre and Haleigh, with the taller girl in the middle being her, and the shorter girl being Angelica.
Mariela stared fixedly at the painting, emotions surging in her eyes, wondering what she was thinking.
After a while, she rolled up th
the painting and put it into a storage box.
went downstairs and joined them at the Stark’s villa.
After putting on makeup,
She wore a apricot long–sleeved dress today, paired with white high–heeled leather shoes. She looked elegant and graceful, a style that the elders would appreciate.
Angelica was wearing a red dress, with two buns on her head, and she had a red strawberry hair clip on. She looked very cute and festive. Mariela and Angelica walked ahead, while Deandre and Haleigh followed behind, and they entered the Stark’s villa gate one after the other. Lennon personally came out to greet.
