Chapter 68

She had constantly tried to convince herself that Neil wasn’t showing favoritism and that he had been supportive of her since her mother’s passing.

However, the kindness he extended to her paled in comparison to the adoration he showered on Cristina’s kids.

The fact that she was still burdened with the stress of buying a house while Neil readily gifted Glenn Pennyfeather a multimillion-dollar mansion seemed absurd to Maja. Soon enough, Neil

and Cristina noticed her presence.

Cristina furrowed her eyebrows. “What are you doing here?”

Neil also turned to Maja, noticing a real estate agent in the same uniform standing beside her, feeling a twinge of embarrassment.

‘Maja, are you looking for a house?”

Disappointment surged within Maja, but her face remained impassive, “Yes, my apartment was burgled, so I’m looking for a safer place.”

Neil hesitated for a moment, guilt gnawing at him as he recalled Maja living on her own all these years.

“Well…”

His words were abruptly interrupted by Cristina.

of your father. I heard that Holden got you a wedding house worth tens of millions. If you truly have nowhere to go, why don’t you just move there? It would bring you closer to lan. You two are

“Ms. Perkins.”

shot Cristina a cold, warning

a mansion worth millions to someone else’s son. Are you going to stop him from buying a house for his own

blushed, taken aback by

Maja was being a bit

heart. Which

use the money to compensate for his guilt towards his daughter.

need, you and Ms. Perkins carry on. I’ll go

the same

taken aback with a helpless expression on his face. Cristina, however,

your problem? You never considered us family anyway. If it wasn’t for you,

I’ve made my stance clear enough. We’re all adults here. Let’s not make this anymore awkward. I moved out because I didn’t want to live under the same roof as him.

mother must’ve died because of you! Today, I’m going to give you the

eyes were cold and indifferent. She

shock, shattering the fragile peace they

dumbfounded, her hand covering her

before if you laid a hand on me again, I wouldn’t be so forgiving.”

fully sank in, Neil shouted angrily,

knew she couldn’t retaliate, but from the moment he raised

midway, refraining from striking her. The disappointment was etched all

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