A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 390

“Mom, how are you feeling?” Vera finally let out a breath of relief as she saw Carla open her eyes.

“What are you doing back here?”

“I came as soon as I got Mae’s call.” Vera tucked the blanket around Carla’s shoulders.

“Are you feeling any pain?” Vera asked again, concern etched in her voice. “A little dizzy,” Carla replied, her words faint and breathless, her whole body weak.

“The doctor said that’s normal. You need to rest for the next couple of

days.”

Carla didn’t answer, her eyes drifting around the room.

“He didn’t come.”

Carla almost looked relieved.

“Mom…” Vera hesitated, her lips pressed together. “Let’s get a divorce.”

Carla blinked, silent, but she understood exactly what Vera meant.

“I’ll take you to the city. Maybe there’s still hope. The doctors here said it’s nerve damage and their technology just isn’t advanced enough. But in the city, there might be a chance.”

to move, but

I’m the one who’s been holding

would rather endure the blows than leave. No matter how many times Vera pleaded, her mother only smiled and shook her head, insisting she was fine, stubbornly staying

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Chapter 39

small village.

All of it–for her.

if Hamlin used searching for his wife and daughter as an excuse, he might find Vera’s address or workplace, and then Vera’s

Carla chose to confine herself to this village, refusing to

Vera.

over, but her daughter still had a long road ahead–Vera deserved to be free. Carla had never known freedom herself, but her daughter still had a chance. Trading her own life for her

how far or high her daughter flew, she always ended up back in this tiny

I’ll hire a lawyer, and I’ll find you the best doctors. Please, divorce him. Come

freely, each one striking Carla’s heart like a

and insults for her daughter’s sake, but in the -end, she’d only left Vera with even more

each word slowly, as if summoning

bring, but now that there was hope, the heaviness

she was

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