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Marcia swept back her hair, revealing a faint slap mark on her face.
Trembling, she disclosed, “I found records of him buying a house for that woman.
She's about your age, young enough to be his daughter.
They even have a son who's already in elementary school.
He's hidden this fromfor years.
He's a monster!”
She looked earnestly at Elissa and added, “No wonder he’s been so heartless to you.
He plans to leave his fortune to his lover's son! He's so cruel.”
Elissa was speechless, grappling with shfor having known about her father’s affair but not sharing it sooner
with her mother.
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Marcia suddenly laughed bitterly.
“You knew all along, didn’t you? Raphael even arranged the boy’s schooling.
That's why your father never confronted him.
But it was inevitable that | would find out!”
Elissa whispered an apology, “I'm sorry.”
Marcia responded sternly, “You're foolish.
Your father has done something like this, and you said nothing.
Did you think by keeping silent, | could somehow be happy? He doesn’t care for our family.
If he could drive you away, one day, he might turn ontoo!”
Elissa doubted that Yousef would directly harm Marcia, but given his character, she couldn't help but agree that
her mother’s future looked grim.
She contemplated discussing with Raphael the possibility of Marcia living with them.
However, she was concerned about whether Marcia could adjust; after all, coming from wealth, Marcia had never
lived in such a modest place.
Elissa gently suggested, “Stay here for now.
We can discuss it more when Raphael returns.
| think he’ll agree.”
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Narcia’s lips twitched as she surveyed the surroundings, feeling a mix of temptation and apprehension.
She had the financial means to support both Elissa and Raphael, potentially living together in harmony.
But memories of her submissive past to Yousef, and the fact that she had even abandoned her daughter under
his influence only for him to cheat on her, filled her with resentment!
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Finally, she confessed to Elissa that she couldn't envision adapting to such a simple life and insisted on returning
to her own home.
Elissa felt a pang of sadness but chose not to voice it.
Marcia stayed for lunch after they went grocery shopping together.
Marcia, though seldom cooking, prepared the meal herself, and it was surprisingly tasty.
After lunch, Marcia departed.
After bidding her mother farewell, Elissa returned to her room to try and rest.
However, the morning's revelations left her too unsettled to sleep.
As the afternoon wore on, it began to rain again, and by evening the rain had intensified.
The apartment, old and poorly maintained, started showing signs of leakage despite not being on the top floor.
Water soon began dripping from a crack in the ceiling above the window.
Unfamiliar with such issues, Elissa placed a basin under the leak, and within half an hour, it was half full.
When the basin neared overflowing, she carefully emptied it to avoid a spill, thinking to herself how fortunate it
was that Marcia hadn't stayed.
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