Torn Between Love and Hate

Chapter 193 Can Sleep with Her

Before Evelyn could say another word, Joseph on the other side of the video had already hung up the call.

Not far away, Alyssa's face was flushed red by the glow of the fireworks.

She was particularly excited and shouted to Evelyn, "Evelyn, come and play with us!"

Alyssa stood beside Deborah, while Adrian was on Deborah's other side.

Seeing Deborah happy makes him happy.

Continuously helping them get the fireworks and passing them on, then assisting them in lighting them up.

After many years, Deborah accompanied Alyssa to celebrate New Year for the first time. Her mood was great, smile on her lips never faded. Evelyn noticed Alyssa calling her repeatedly, so she reluctantly walked over, her mind elsewhere.

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Her mind was filled with the sound of Gerald angrily scolding Joseph over the phone, as well as Joseph's noticeably low spirits. Looking at the scene before her, Deborah, Alyssa, and the Moxley family were all having such a great time together.

Evelyn suddenly felt that Joseph seemed quite pitiful now.

In the past three years, he and Deborah were almost always inseparable.

During festive days like these, the two of them would spend even more time together.

And now, on New Year's Eve night, he could no longer be with Deborah.

There must have been conflicts with the family as well. At this point, they were probably alone somewhere, lost in

their thoughts about Deborah and Adrian's relationship.

Alyssa, with a smile, handed a lit sparkler to Evelyn.

Evelyn was completely out of it. The flames on the sparkler were about to reach her fingers, yet she held it without any

reaction.

Adrian glanced sideways and immediately snatched the sparkler from her hand, giving her a puzzled look.

"It's the festival, what are you daydreaming about?"

Evelyn couldn't help herself and whispered quickly, "Still better than you hogging someone else's girlfriend during a

festival."

Adrian didn't quite catch what she said, but he had a feeling she was cursing at him.

"What did you say?"

Evelyn regained her composure and said, "It's nothing, I just wanted to thank you for your concern."

Adrian stepped back disdainfully, creating some distance between them. "Who cares about you? Don't delude yourself and cause misunderstandings for Deborah." Evelyn fell silent, gazing at the fireworks rising and falling in front of her, once again lost in thought.

Mr. Black is truly pitiful, and Adrian is just inhuman.

Evelyn muttered something under her breath, but Adrian couldn't quite catch what she said.

But Deborah stood close by and heard everything clearly.

Recalling the past few years, on this very day, she had always spent it with Joseph.

Tonight, he probably won't have a good time. Spending New Year's Eve with the Black family would make it even

worse.

One Jane and one Chandler are enough to disgust him.

Deborah's thoughts were all over the place, and as Alyssa noticed Deborah's dwindling enthusiasm, she too began to lose interest in their activity.

It was just a little past nine in the evening, and she said she was tired, wanting to go to bed.

On the surface, Adrian was watching the fireworks, but in reality, he was almost constantly looking at Deborah.

At that moment, he hadn't had enough fun yet, so he immediately objected, "It's too early to sleep, Alyssa. You're not allowed to. Wait until midnight for New Year, and Adrian will give you a big monetary gift." Alyssa wasn't really interested in money. She glanced at him with a tired expression and tilted her head, asking, "How" much are you giving, 285 dollars?"

Adrian's face stiffened, and he could no longer laugh.

Alyssa put down the fireworks in her hand, turned around, and went inside to sleep.

Deborah stood on the terrace, gazing at the moonlight and snow-covered landscape, lost in thought.

Alyssa reached out and gently tugged at her mother, "Mommy, I'm used to going to bed early. I can't stay up any longer. I'm going to sleep now."

Deborah was lost in thought, and it took her a moment to suddenly snap back to reality.

"Ah, alright. Mommy will take you inside."

Alyssa didn't say much, simply allowing Deborah to lead her by the hand back to her own bedroom.

She really looked tired, so she went back to her bedroom, quickly freshened up, and then climbed into bed,

Deborah was about to get into bed with her, but her daughter sleepily spoke up, "Mommy, I can sleep by myself. Tonight is New Year's Eve, and Evelyn and the others are still playing. Why don't you go out and have some more fun

with them?"

Deborah was a bit worried, "Will you be okay sleeping alone? Are you thirsty or hungry? Do you need anything to eat?"

Alyssa replied with a smile, "Mommy, I'm almost eight years old, I'm not a little kid anymore. I've already started sleeping on my own, and if I want to eat something, I can get it myself."

Deborali was still a bit worried, but Alyssa pulled the covers over herself and said, "Mommy, don't worry and go have fun. You forgot that I've lived in Moxley Manor for three years. I'm even more familiar with it than you are."

Deborah thought about it and realized it was true. Alyssa had become a little star now, and she was no longer a child who couldn't take care of herself.

She nodded and said, "Alright, Evelyn is not familiar with this place, so I'll go out and accompany her for a while. I'll be ourside, just call me if you need anything."

Alyssa, looking as if her ears were about to grow calluses, said, "Alright, Mommy, I got it. You can go now. I'm so tired."

Deborah didn't say anything more and turned around to walk outside.

As they approached the door, Alyssa's sleepy voice could be heard once more.

"Mommy, it's so late and it's not safe for Evelyn to go home. You can stay with her here tonight. Anyway, I sleep. soundly and won't wake up all night."

Deborah smiled and said, "Okay," thinking about how Alyssa had always been like this. Even when she was just three or four years old, she had already started to consider others.

Deborah left a small night light on in the bedroom before stepping out. She gently closed the bedroom door behind

her.

After she left, Alyssa lay on the bed, opening her eyes wide and gazing clearly at the view outside the floor-to-ceiling

window.

Mom has been absent-minded tonight, or rather, she's been like this for the past few days.

Although she's just a child, it's not like you can't tell.

As soon as Deborah stepped out of the bedroom, Evelyn was already standing outside the door.

Deborah was startled, "Eve, what are you doing here? Why aren't you continuing to set off the fireworks?"

Evelyn showed the same disgusted expression as Adrian. "Setting off fireworks? With whom, Adrian? I'm not

interested."

Deborah was amused.

Evelyn put on a serious face, walked up to Deborah, and hesitated before speaking, "Mr. Black doesn't want me to tell. you, but after thinking it over, I just can't keep it to myself. I feel like I should let you know. Mr. Black called me on a video call tonight, and then I saw... it seems like he misunderstood something."

Deborah looked puzzled, "Misunderstand what?"