Even so, Skylar couldn’t be bothered to care. She lightly pushed the door open, only to instantly hear a roar coming from afar.

“You’ve got some serious nerve bringing your mother here, Skylar!”

Skylar hurriedly shut the door to prevent Miranda from hearing the voice in the hallway.

What a lively day it was, having her father and his current wife, Irene Ziegler, suddenly show up today.

Skylar was bewildered. How did they know Mom’s been brought here? Did they sniff her out like dogs?

Seeing them again made her unable to control her emotions, but she masked her true feelings well and met their gazes casually.

 

“She’s just finished her sentence, so she’s getting treated at the hospital. Why can’t I bring her here?”

Thomas glared at her. “You’ve become so brazen after we haven’t seen each other for years. You even took your mother to Haywest Hospital. How do you intend to pay the bills? Are you going to come crying for my help when you land yourself in debt?”

 

calling for you? I begged for your help when my

is getting real clever, Honey. She even managed to get a prisoner on death row released. If it weren’t for her mother, my sister would’ve still been alive

self-defense, Miranda

from school

had surrounded the

“Oh, please. I’m not that capable. It’s not like I’m the one setting

spectating the family drama that was now taking

guts to talk to her father like

glanced at the person-in-charge

and was

hospital bills. Your sister told me you’ve been working as a nightclub hostess. That’s disgusting! You’re as despicable as your mother –

if I had a choice, to begin with. Quit running your mouth, Thomas. You don’t

swung an arm at

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