My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 563:

Billie froze, her heart racing as she turned to face Lise, her expression hardening. “What kind of nonsense are you spouting?” Her face drained of color, and a fire ignited in her eyes as she glared at Lise. This was a painful wound, one even Shawn and Melany avoided bringing up in her presence. After the car accident that claimed her daughter’s life, Billie herself had been on the brink of death, the entire Norris family rallying to save her. Now, Lise had dared to touch that raw nerve, and in that instant, Billie felt an overwhelming urge to strangle her.

As if reading her thoughts, Lise spoke calmly. “Mom, your daughter’s heart now beats within my chest. Calling you ‘Mom’ shouldn’t be too much to ask, right? After all, this heart carries your blood.”

“What?” Billie gasped, dropping her million-dollar bag in shock as it crashed to the floor.

Lise stooped gracefully, retrieving her handbag from the floor with a casual air. “When she had her car accident, I was already in desperate need of a heart transplant due to my congenital heart disease,” she said evenly.

Her words hung in the room, needing no further explanation.

fit together in her mind. It suddenly made

fabrics of her tailored clothing and the understated luxury of her jewelry. Lise radiated wealth and sophistication, every

pulling at memories she had buried long ago. For the first time in years, she allowed

Was this destiny?

leaned forward, reaching

the name. It was a simple word, but it cracked open a dam of emotions she had kept sealed for so long. Billie’s tears flowed freely now as she stared at Lise, but her gaze wasn’t fixed on the woman before her. Instead, she saw someone else—a reflection

still, her expression calm, but her lips curled ever so slightly into the faintest smile. She

to the role of a Norris family daughter-in-law. She carried herself with grace and strength, always meeting the expectations placed upon her, but her carefully curated

move was calculated and every relationship transactional, the idea