My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 1012:

Kelsey added, “Yes, no matter who ends up leading the Hinks family, you will never have to worry about comfort. We made sure of that.”

“Mom, enough,” Alethea murmured, and without warning, she leaned across the table and wrapped her arms tightly around Kelsey.

“I just want you to be healthy. That is all I care about.” She clung to her like a frightened child, desperate to shut out the storm of words still echoing in her ears. Her grip tightened, as though she could physically ward off the weight of everything unsaid.

But no one saw the flicker of hatred that flared in her eyes—quick as lightning, and just as fierce.

years. You say I am no different from your own blood, yet all you

heavy silence. Kelsey and Alethea’s emotional exchange hung in

turned—every gaze

her. But the silence around her shifted, and she could feel their

small, composed smile. “Do not look at me like

the doubt in their expressions lingered like

am related to, but how people treat me. You have all treated me well. That is what I hold close.” A quiet pause followed before she added, “My biological father? He would have taken everything from me if given the chance. To me, blood

once taken their love for granted. She had clutched it like something sacred. Every smile,

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