Chapter 438

One after another, Riverview's noble families visited the Lockes to deliver gifts. Tanya smiled for so long that her smile was practically frozen on her face. After sending off the last wave of guests, she sat soundlessly on the couch, staring dazedly at the mountain-high pile of gifts. Rebecca sat beside her, just as silent. The neatly arranged gifts, which nearly took up the entire living room, felt like a heavy slap in their faces. "Pack up these gifts and label them by family," Harvey instructed David. "I'll send them all to Deatropolis later on." He then retrieved the coat he had placed aside and folded it over his arm. Just as he was preparing to leave, Tanya stopped him. "Deatropolis?" she asked. "Why Deatropolis?" He looked back at Tanya, who looked incredibly subdued. "Maddie can't stay in Riverview anymore, so, of course, she had to leave, Mom," he replied helplessly. "Do you think she's the sort to return and admit her mistakes just because you forced her into a corne