Chapter 253



Jacob was in the hospital, and Chloe had no clue. She drove over to Saint Ryan Hospital, heading straight to the VIP section where Jacob's room was. The whole floor was eerily quiet.

Chloe walked down the long corridor and finally reached the door of his room. It was slightly ajar, and she could hear Jacob's angry voice spilling out.

"Lisa, how could you be so stupid? Why did you plagiarize in such a big competition with the world watching? I'd rather see you come in last than make a spectacle of yourself and drag us through the mud.

"Do you even understand what Belle Époque is facing now? Our stocks have tanked, the inte is boycotting us, and the empire I've built over decades is crumbling because of you.

"The biggest regret of my life, Lisa, is having a daughter like you. You're nothing but a curse on the Meadows family, a complete disaster.

"If you had even a fraction of Chloe's talent-no, a tenth-we wouldn't be in this mess...

be my daughter instead

uttered those last words, almost a whisper-a mix of lament and self-pity. But Lisa heard every word. She could tolerate

to be me? Why did you bring me into this world only to lose me? If I had grown up here, had the education Chloe had, hadn't been abused

is your fault. You

with

she wouldn't have exposed me at the competition. If she truly

have put

me

first,

she get that

a moment. "Yeah, why couldn't

had

sliver of hope that Jacob had changed. But no, he

about her or Lisa. All he

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