Chapter 61

"I've missed you too." Shirley picked Wendy up and kissed her doll-like face. Wendy's looks resembled Nancy's, making her a very beautiful little girl. Nancy cheekily said, "When Wendy heard that you were coming, she was so happy that she kept chattering about it. As her mom, I'm so jealous of you." Wendy burrowed into Nancy's lap and kissed her on the cheek. In an adorable voice, she said, "I like Aunt Shirley, but I like Mommy more." Nancy laughed. "You're a brilliant little imp." Shirley laughed too. "She takes after you in that." Samuel looked at Shirley who was smiling with a sparkle in her eyes. She had completely ignored him since coming out of the washroom and hadn't even glanced at him once. Her heart must be full of hate for him. Samuel hadn't seen her for one week, and she seemed to have become thinner. Her collarbone jutted out even more than before. Shirley was wearing a V-collared, flower-patterned long dress. Her hair was tied into a loose braid that reste