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..."

like a ridiculous joke to her. "If I were to be ingrate, it certainly wouldn't be directed at

a clear line drawn, distancing herself

with fury, her gaze towards Stella filled with

giving birth to you,

to guilt-trip

now she

reclaimed the price for your sake. I got hit and bled profusely, nearly lost my

been the end of her. A severe head injury, losing blood fast, and at death's door

hospital for a month at best when having me? I

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

ties with you works, how

even think

mention of Ursula

Ursula,

you dare take it out

stood by Ursula on

say Stella didn't feel disappointed would be an

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

you dare

as a

get

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