I Was His Wife, Then His Widow, Then No One's But My Own novel Chapter 392

But she was out of options, and Cassie was her only bargaining chip left.

Reaching the car, Seraphina opened the back door. Cassie climbed in, expertly buckled her seatbelt, and sat perfectly still.

Seraphina patted the girl on the head. "Such a good girl, Cassie."

As if suddenly remembering something, Cassie looked up at her and asked, "Are you and Daddy fighting? Daddy told me not to answer your calls and not to see you. Why is that?"

Seraphina froze, the words hitting her like a physical blow. Finnegan was so merciless!

She closed her eyes, took a deep, steadying breath, and turned around with a forced smile, reaching out to ruffle Cassie's hair.

"Of course not. Look, didn't I come pick you up today?"

Cassie tilted her head, thought about it for a second, and decided that made sense. She nodded firmly and dropped the subject.

It was grown-up stuff anyway; there was no need for a kid like her to get involved.

Seraphina got into the driver's seat and started the engine. Glancing in the rearview mirror, she saw Cassie kicking her little legs happily, and her expression instantly grew cold.

She drove away from the school, but instead of heading toward the ice cream parlor, she merged onto the highway.

After driving for about half an hour, Cassie pressed her face against the window. The passing scenery was entirely unfamiliar, and she finally sensed something was wrong. She turned to look at the driver's seat. "Seraphina, why aren't we at the ice cream shop yet? It wasn't this far last time."

Without looking back, Seraphina kept her voice sickeningly sweet. "That shop closed down. I'm taking you to an even better one."

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