Chapter 846

After making the call, she got out of bed as she was not in the mood to waste any more of her time on Damian. After freshening up, she headed downstairs. Her twins happened to be having their lunch and ran over when they saw Zelda coming down the stairs. "Mommy!" Veronica beamed and ran over, throwing herself at Zelda. Though she was small, the impact was rather big from her run, and Zelda stumbled a step backward before steadying herself. "Yeah, I'm here." She wanted to pick Veronica up, but the exhaustion from the night before caused a sharp pain in her waist, and she couldn't bend down completely. In the end, she could only force a smile and slowly straighten her back. Veronica was slightly confused as her mother would pick her up every time, so it was odd that Zelda didn't do so this time. "Mommy, aren't you going to pick me up?" Veronica batted her doe-like eyes and looked intently at Zelda. Zelda held her arms out awkwardly, not knowing whether to lift them or set t