She actually didn’t bring a lot of luggage, but the items Marco had prepared for her were piled in a corner.
Loraine felt so overwhelmed when she saw the pile of items. She was confused about how to handle them. It
would be exhausting to carry them away with her, but leaving them in the hotel was also unethical. She
grumbled to herself that Marco always made trouble for her.
Her phone vibrated as she contemplated her next action, and Qbot’s voice called out, “Mommy!”
Surprised, Loraine picked up her phone and asked, “When did you arrive?”
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Qbot assumed it was a question of blame, and its tone turned a little melancholy.
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“Mommy, are you angry with me? Why did you leave suddenly?”
Shocked, Loraine denied hurriedly. “How can I? I'm not mad at you.”
“So why did you and Daddy start quarreling as soon as | showed up? Do you hate me?”
A sobbing face suddenly appeared on the screen. The adorable face melted Loraine’s heart, but she also felt bad
for the small robot.
“Qbot, be good. | love you. Anyway, everybody loves you.”
Qbot answered sulkily, “Okay.” Obviously, it didn’t buy her reason.
Loraine sighed inwardly. She suddenly realized that Obot, who was as indifferent as Marco, was definitely a good
thing for her. At the very least, she didn’t have to care about its emotions this way.
Speaking of Obot, Loraine once more thought of Marco. She asked Qbot,
“Did you cfrom the lab? Where is Obot?”
The screen's facial expression changed to that of surprise, and its eyes rapidly blinked.
The robot's reaction caused Loraine to squint as she detected a whiff of guilt.
Although Qbot was aware of Marco's plot of pretending to be Obot in the hopes of winning Loraine over, it didn’t
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was an accomplice.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Qbot exhaled with relief and said, “Mommy, it's bad manners to keep
the guest waiting. Just open the door!”
Loraine had mixed feelings. However, she stood up and went to open the door.
It was Marco.
At the sight of him, Loraine frowned and said coldly, “I'm sorry. | am drained. If there is anything you would like
to talk about, let's set it up for another day.”
After that, she attempted to shut the door.
However, Marco stretched out his hand preventing it from closing.