Once the patriarch of the Ba household was able to calm everyone down, Cao Luomei had been returned to the Cao mansion alongside Cao Long, who was to be tended to by the physicians awaiting him.
As soon as Cao Luomei stepped foot in the Cao mansion, she locked eyes with Cao Yuemei, who was seated in a pavilion. The latter scoffed at her and looked away and Cao Luomei felt her entire being burn with shame.
She rushed over to the Liang courtyard and locked herself in. She thought back to the events of the past week and a scream tore through her throat.
How did she end up in the Ba mansion? With Ba He of all people? Her body felt sore all over so she shakily stood up to take a bath.
Once Cao Luomei finished cleaning herself up, she laid face up on her bed as tears spilled from her eyes. She wanted to go over to her father's courtyard to check up on him but she was burdened by shame.
