Chapter 1317:

The tense silence that followed was broken by Felicia’s voice, calm but laced with authority. “Your problem isn’t with Elyse, Thea,” she said evenly. “It’s with me—your so-called grandmother.”

Felicia turned to Thea, her eyes gleaming with a sharp glint.

Thea caught her gaze and immediately felt a chill, quickly averting her eyes.

Felicia’s intense stare never wavered.

“You resent me for not treating you well. You’ve been loyal to me, yet I’ve favored Elyse with the best benefits. Am I right?”

Resigned to the fact that no argument would change Felicia’s stance, Thea gathered her courage. Her voice, thick with frustration, challenged, “Exactly. That’s your way! Has Elyse ever taken care of you for even a day? Why does she get all the preferential treatment and the company shares? What about me? Don’t my years of dedication mean anything?”

the side, her expression hardening. She had never taken care of Felicia, and she couldn’t

“Do you think I’ve been unfair? Do you feel I’ve neglected our relationship of more

You don’t deserve the kindness I’ve

to remain silent, Pearce intervened, his voice cutting through the tension. “You’re

disbelief. “That can’t be true! She would never favor me that much!

from her seat and walked toward

I may be old, but I haven’t lost my hearing or my sight. I overheard your conversation with your

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Thea

anything like that!” Thea

your dad framed my son and had him imprisoned. You were in the garden on

face drained of color as her eyes darted nervously, but she still insisted, “I don’t remember that at all. I never made

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