Marguerite and Frederick had been apart for three years, and she knew he was no longer the man he used to be. Yet, his hatred for her and the Winston family was undeniable.
He wouldn't set foot in the Winston Manor, so at the moment, it was safest for Teresa to live with Powell and Lisette.
However, when the little girl heard that her mom wanted to transfer her to another school, she immediately burst into tears. "I don't want to! I don't want to change schools! I don't want to live at Grandma and Grandpa's place either!"
Marguerite furrowed her brows, gently adjusting Teresa's shoulders, her tone stern, "Teresa, behave yourself!"
Teresa, desperate and crying like a kettle on the boil, bawled and muttered through her tears.
"I don't want to go back to the Winston Manor! I don't even like Grandma! She told me about you and Daddy not being married!"
Marguerite was taken aback, then filled with rage at Lisette for discussing such matters with a child. Lisette never approved of Marguerite or acknowledged Teresa as her granddaughter. Whenever Teresa tried to bond with her, Lisette would keep her distance.
On the other hand, Powell seemed quite fond of Teresa.
Marguerite would sometimes take Teresa to the Winston Manor when Lisette was absent.
No wonder Teresa knew so much. Lisette must have been stirring the pot behind her back.
Worried that Lisette might spill more beans to Teresa, Marguerite finally acquiesced to her daughter's pleas, "Alright, we don't have to move back to the Winston Manor. But you must consider changing schools."
Teresa burst into heavier tears upon hearing this, sobbing uncontrollably.
"I don't want to change schools! I'd have to adjust to a new environment. If I join in the middle of the term, everyone will ostracize me! Mommy, I don't want to change schools, I don't want to..."
Her crying broke Marguerite's heart. Teresa's little shoulders were shaking up and down, she could hardly catch her breath.
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