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If Stella ever thought of herself as part of the Larkin family, she wouldn't have been so ruthless to them. After all, they were her blood relatives.

But just look at how far she'd gone. She left herself no fallback whatsoever.

She never even considered that she might need a haven with the Larkin family one day if she ended up in the same situation with the Lugar family as Ursula did. She hadn't thought of that.

Jaxon was seething with anger. He had practically begged Stella, lowering himself to a level he'd never thought possible, but she remained as unyielding as a stone.

What was she to the Lugar family anyway? Some precious treasure? He doubted it. Without a blood tie, he wanted to see if they would continue to hold her in such high regard.

Cloudia felt a tight knot in her chest when she heard that. "You mean... she refuses to help me?"

Jaxon replied, "Yes."

Cloudia's eyes welled up instantly, tears streaming down her face. "She doesn't remember even a shred of our bond?"

Jaxon nodded again. "Yes."

Cloudia felt as though something heavy was lodged in her heart. "I am her mother. I carried her for nine months and endured all the pains that a mother bears. How could she do this to me?"

Jaxon remained silent.

she do this to me? I am

help drove Cloudia to madness. She screamed, overwhelmed by hysteria. "I regret it. I've decided not to favor Ursula anymore,

his

I do for her to forgive me? She knows the entire Larkin family needs her now. Why

losing her mind. The thought that Stella refused to help made it seem impossible for her to find a way out.

with Cloudia's breakdown, Jaxon

"And your father? What's his stance now? Is he

out of the question. Then

refused to see him. That was his own father, yet in the

His father of so many

as her son, felt a profound sense of

they liked it or not, the Larkin family fell apart

...

Ronald's private jet landed at

she would be returning to Ferrowland, Stella had woken up

having some oatmeal, but her stomach was so unsettled that

for days, so by the time they landed,

for once, Stella didn't insist