Chapter 55

Cecilia couldn't care less about what Novia was plotting. Subconsciously, she wanted to call the company to have the PR department clarify things. But rummaging through her bag, she realized her phone wasn't there. Cecilia pressed her lips together, recalling that when she was leaving, she had crouched near the entrance to help Gladys put on her shoes and had casually placed her phone on the shoe rack. Her fingers dug into her scalp, pressing against the headache that flared up due to the situation. As she lowered her head, she noticed Gladys staring at the newspaper in her hand. Tears welled up in Gladys' eyes, her lips trembling as if she was trying to suppress some emotion. When Cecilia looked over, Gladys pursed her lips and spoke with a hoarse voice, choked with tears, "Mommy, did Daddy hit you?" Gladys' tears swirled in her eyes before cascading down. Clearly, she couldn't handle such a massive upheaval. The injury on her head was healing, but the bruises around it seemed deeper