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.

garden below, breathing in the fresh morning air. Her mood lifted almost instantly. "Wendy, if that's all you called to say, I'll

something I need to discuss with you," Wendy quickly

refused. "Is there any

by her cold reply. "Natalie, we're mother and daughter! How can you say something

treated me like a

things, I would never have

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

your family will have nothing. By

your mother! I'm offering you a place to stay for your own good; you don't need to be so

course, 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 with emotion, unable

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

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

pressure spiked from frustration. She thought Natalie was being utterly

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Chapter 51

When I argued back, you said I was ungrateful and didn't know what was

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. Natalie took a deep

herself before she could overcome life's challenges. Life would always leave

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

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

called out with a

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