The answer was clear if someone asked Betty who her favorite person was. It was her mom, Leanne.

Unlike other parents who might use this question to vie for their child's affection playfully, Curtis never bothered competing for Betty's favor. After all, when faced with the same question, Leanne was always his undisputed choice.

Betty loved her mom, just as Leanne loved her. But even the closest of mother-daughter bonds could sometimes face their little quarrels.

Growing up doted on by everyone, Betty was the apple of her family's eye. Maddox and Jennifer would've plucked the stars from the sky for her if they could. Her two godmothers showered her with love, treating her as their own, not to mention her reliable and wealthy Uncle Phillip, the spendthrift but affectionate Devin, and Skyler, who secretly hoped to become her godfather but was outright rejected by Curtis And then there was the award-winning actress, Larissa, who eventually took Leanne as her goddaughter.

With everyone doting on her so much, it's no shocker that Betty ended up a bit spoiled.

And while Leanne was usually gentle, she was clear about her principles. Betty would get criticized for her mistakes.

As Betty grew older, her sense of self also began to blossom. After a wrongdoing she refused to admit, Leanne's stern discipline brought her to tears.

Holding her smartwatch like a lifeline, she sought external support.

Leanne sat unmoved on the couch. "Go ahead."

Betty first called her dad, but Curtis was unreachable on a flight back from a business trip.

Joy answered the video call with a

plea. "Joy, can you tell my mom off for

forte, but passing the buck? She was a pro. "Uh, well, sweetheart, don't cry. I'll send Selina to

looked at her with hopeful

and dramatically collapsed. "Oh, my stomach!

godmothers proving unreliable, Betty

take me away with you. I want to live with you

away?' Devin wondered. Curtis

trying to set

Jennifer, and her voice choked with sobs. "Grandma,

her back to the Richardson Manor Nestled in Jennifer's embrace, Betty tearfully sought

her tears, Jennifer felt helpless. "Darling, your mom is right. If I went against her, your dad would turn the world upside

Maddox arrived home to find his granddaughter with tear-stained cheeks and sorrowful, big eyes. His heart ached

seek justice for her, he declared, "Come on,

to the ground, grabbed Maddox's hand,

accompanied Betty back to Leanne's Castle. Having just returned from taking the cat to its vaccination, Leanne was neither surprised nor intimidated by their arrival.

came back crying. Did

bringing the cat along. It scratched a classmate because the kids were too rowdy, and she wouldn't admit her

"The lessons are too easy. The cat could've learned

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