Chapter 74

It was always the same group, reaching out to her whenever they felt like it, acting all familial while brandishing their supposed superiority, hoping to lord it over her.

The words "Have I ever acknowledged you as my mother?" sent Cloudia into an apoplectic rage.

Stella retorted, "Questioning me? And on what grounds, pray tell?"

"Even if you refuse to admit it, I am your mother!" Cloudia was livid.

Without hesitation, Stella dialed Susanna's number.

The phone was picked up promptly, "Star."

Glancing at Cloudia, Stella spoke decisively into the phone, "I need you to publish an article stating that I am not a daughter of the Larkin family. It should say the Larkins made a mistake. I'll send you the paternity test later to include." "You've lost your mind!"

Cloudia was in disbelief, snatching Stella's phone and abruptly ending the call.

"You actually are going to cut ties with us? Have you gone mad?" Cloudia, hysterical, yelled at her.

Stella snatched back her phone, "Is it really so strange to want to sever ties?"

"You, you, you ingrate..."

Stella's scoff was laden with irony. The notion felt like a ridiculous joke to her. "If I were to be ingrate, it certainly wouldn't be directed

word was a clear line drawn,

her gaze towards

nearly died giving birth to you, and this is

guilt-trip me?"

intimidation wasn't enough, now

had reclaimed the price for

the end of her. A severe head injury, losing blood fast, and

might have stayed in the hospital for a month at best when having me?

are settled. I gave you life, you can't sever ties with

then, if not severing ties with you works, how about letting Ursula go, would that be

think

Ursula set

promised to Ursula, no matter what,

fault, don't you

now, Cloudia still stood by Ursula on

feel disappointed would be

you can't cut ties with me, can't let Ursula go either,

you dare

as a

get

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