Since Elaine had already admitted to her own mistake and guaranteed that she would never do something like this again, Claire became soft-hearted and she decided not to pursue the matter further.
When they were both alone, Claire told Charlie," Charlie, my mom is always like this. Please don't blame her too much. As long as she realizes her own mistake and is willing to turn over a new leaf, we should give her a second chance." 6
What could Charlie say? After all, she was Claire's biological mother and his mother-in-law. Therefore, h e could only smile as he said, "I understand, Claire. You don't have to worry about me. You can decide on this matter on your own. I'm your husband and she’s m y mother-in-law, so I won't blame her for anything she does." 3
Claire nodded before she hugged Charlie gently and said, "Dear husband, I’m really grateful to you. If it weren’t because of you, Mom and I wouldn't have been able to leave that place alive..." 6
Charlie smiled before he said, "Okay, don't mention it. You don't have to keep thanking me!” 4
"Mm...” Claire nodded before she said, "We should postpone moving out then. What do you think?" 3
Even though Charlie really wanted to move out with
Claire, he wanted to respect Claire's decision. 4
Therefore, he smiled before he said, "I don’t mind moving out nor if we continue living here either. It doesn't matter that much to me." 2
After that, Charlie seemed to recall something and he said, "By the way, the renovation for the villa at Thompson First is almost done. After the renovation i s completed, we can move into the villa as a family." 1
Claire was a little overwhelmed and she said, "That villa belongs to Mr. White after all. Wouldn't it be very troublesome for us if we've already moved in as a family and he decides that he wants to take back the villa one day?" 1
"It wouldn't be troublesome at all." Charlie smiled," Zeke has already transferred the ownership of the villa to me. I'm now the legal owner of the villa and he won't be able to take the villa back from me anymore. Besides that, we'd be able to lead a quieter and more peaceful life in the future. After all, if we moved into the huge villa, there would be several floors in the villa. We can live on the third floor while our parents can live on the second floor. This way, we will be able t 0 meet them less and we would have more freedom. What do you think?" 3
Claire thought about it and she felt that what Charlie said really made sense.
She had always wanted to escape from the troubles of this family but sometimes, she felt that she did not have the rights to do so. After all, she was still her
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