Chapter 1449:

The weight of truth pressed down on Thea’s shoulders, causing them to sag. Her earlier fire dimmed to embers, her voice softening like a withering flower.

“This past year, I’ve devoted myself to your care. Not a single day of respite. How can creativity flourish in such constraints?”

“Those obligations no longer bind you,” Felicia countered smoothly. “Yet instead of seeking inspiration in distant horizons, you waste precious hours with that parasitic boyfriend of yours. Tell me, Thea, just how much money have you poured into him?”

“Enough!” Thea exploded, her face twisting with defensive fury. “Don’t you dare reduce my love to mere transactions! You know nothing about matters of the heart!” With one last venomous glare, she spun on her heel and fled, leaving only the echo of her footsteps in her wake.

After Thea’s dramatic exit, Pearce strolled over, arms crossed over his chest. His gaze lingered on Thea’s retreating figure before settling on Felicia with grave intensity. “I’ve had to clean up quite the situation involving Thea today. Care to hear the unsavory details?”

The fire of confrontation had drained from Felicia, leaving her collapsed in her chair like a withered autumn leaf. Age seemed to etch deeper lines into her face with each passing moment. She lifted weary eyes to meet his. “What situation?”

on camera. I managed to contain the footage before it spread like

bloomed across Felicia’s features. “He

just that, he damaged my friend’s wife’s designer purse and

captivating tales at

voice softening slightly, “my friend’s wife recognized Thea. Instead

her chair, disappointment and worry etching

anyone,” Pearce said softly. “That’s why you’ve kept the inheritance

“What more can I do? I’ve tried everything within my power. Her

may wear the Benson name, but her blood tells a different story. Each day, she

broke it. “Is this why

nothing more than a charity case you took in. Were it not

lips. “Planning

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