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.

barefoot, pulled open the pristine white curtains, and looked out at the beautiful garden below, breathing in the fresh morning

There's something I need to discuss with you," Wendy

"Is

and daughter! How can

have you ever treated me like a daughter, even once

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

have something important to discuss with you today. I know you've had a tough time these past few months. We have an old, rundown house in the suburbs; you can stay there for now," she added. Natalie fell silent, doubting her own ears. She had no desire to live in a shabby house in the suburbs. She'd rather face the world than put herself in that

By then, you might just be left with

are you cursing me? Why are you so cruel? I'm your mother! I'm offering you a place to stay for your own good; you don't need to

have to be sharp-tongued, hurting me every day. You think it doesn't hurt me?"

like a knife in her heart. Whether in this life or the last, Wendy had never shown her an ounce

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

ungrateful?" Wendy's blood pressure spiked

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you called me useless. When I argued back, you said I was ungrateful

mother, pushed your own child into darkness and the abyss. Is that your idea of love? Wendy Simpson, when your suffering reaches its peak in six months, you'll understand how I've been living these past few years." With that, Natalie hung up the phone.

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

spirits lift after laughing it off-it was surprisingly effective. After washing up, she went downstairs to

her workout, took a quick shower, and then came back

Your favorite, ravioli, is ready!" her grandfather, Lambert, called out with a grin. Seeing his granddaughter return to her regular routine filled him with

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