Rebirth Of Vengeance

Chapter 51

Chapter 51

Early the next morning, Natalie was still deep in sleep when her phone started ringing, pulling her awake.

She opened her bleary eyes and glanced outside; the sky was already bright.

A frown creased her face, her delicate, striking features clouded with irritation. She wondered who could be calling so early. Reaching for her phone, she answered, "Hello?"

"Natalie, it's me," Wendy said.

The moment Natalie recognized Wendy's voice, she furrowed her brow. "Wendy, what do need?"

you

Wendy faltered, a glimmer of pain flickering in her eyes. "Natalie, I'm your mother. Can't you even call me 'Mom'?"

Natalie let out a bitter laugh, baffled by Wendy's nerve. "Have you forgotten? I cut ties with your family. You're not my mother, so stop pretending. I don't have a mother."

"Besides, what kind of mother stands by and does nothing while her own daughter is taken away?" She still remembered how Wendy had just watched when Murray's guards took her, doing absolutely nothing to intervene. Wendy felt a twinge of guilt. "Natalie, back then, I thought you'd hurt Mrs. Spencer. I just wanted you to learn a lesson, to be more careful next time. I knew they wouldn't really hurt you."

Hearing this, Natalie felt extremely hurt. 'I've already given up on expecting anything from them; why did I let myself be disappointed again?'

She didn't need anything half-hearted in her life. With a broader perspective, she saw that many things didn't even matter to her anymore.

at the beautiful garden below, breathing in the fresh morning air. Her mood lifted almost instantly.

you have time to meet? There's something I need to discuss with you," Wendy quickly

"Is there

her cold reply. "Natalie, we're mother and daughter! How can you say something like that? Isn't it

treated me like a

I have! If you hadn't done those things, I would never

stay there for now," she added. Natalie fell

you? In less than six months, you and your family will have nothing. By then, you might just be left with that old, broken place.

Why are you so cruel? I'm your mother! I'm offering you a

I love Jennifer more because she's obedient and understanding. You, on the other hand, always have to be sharp-tongued, hurting me every day. You think it doesn't hurt me?" Wendy's voice was filled

she had already grown numb to the pain, but hearing those words from Wendy's mouth felt like a knife in her heart. Whether in this life or the last, Wendy had never shown her an ounce of maternal

on, she would love those she cared for and hate those she loathed, leaving kindness and grievances behind. "Wendy, do you have anything else to say? If not, I'm hanging up," Natalie said, not wanting to

are you really this ungrateful?" Wendy's blood pressure spiked from frustration. She thought Natalie

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you called me useless. When I argued back, you said I was ungrateful and didn't know what was good

you'll understand how I've been living these past few years." With that, Natalie hung up the

beat the bad mood and conquer herself before she could overcome life's challenges. Life would always leave scars, but she was determined those scars

loudly, and then headed to the bathroom, feeling her spirits lift after laughing it off-it was surprisingly effective. After washing up, she went downstairs

a quick shower, and then came

ready!" her grandfather, Lambert, called out with a grin. Seeing