Chapter 52

Natalie felt frustrated. Easton still hadn't completed the final steps of their divorce.

She cursed him in her mind. He was the one who had wanted the divorce, yet he hadn't bothered to finalize it.

"There is one annoying iwe Natale sighed. "Even though we both signed the divorce agreement, Easton hasn't finished the final procedures. Legally. I'm still his wife."

Valerie was furious. After a moment's thought, she suggested. You can file for divorce yourself. He was the one who cheated first, and on top of that, he's kept your marriage a secret from others. That's entirely has fault."

"It's not like you have anything to hide. Why should you say married to a man who won't even admit he's married to you? Valerie puffed up her checks in anger, looking adorably fence.

Sering Valerie's car expression, Natalie fether sports litt "Dan't worry, he'll get the divorce. He and jennifer grew up together, he won't let her stay in the shadows as the other woman If I can't end the marrier, Jennifer crtainly has enough ways to make him divorce me." With hurt trained andard, Nataller alopged worrying the returned to berr weak, finishing off five more revoli

After a filling beaktant, the two of them took a wool wound the garden, then propied to head to the hot spring resort for a relaxing bath.

Laury, Natalie revived yet another call brom Wendy the was curious about what Wendy wanted after so many calls.

"Valerie, Virnaby want to was me. I go quity, and afterward, we can go right to the hot spring swort," she said,

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Valerie's eyes Milied with angers hands the wine withh your sew? siers putting you through so much, why can't they just leave you alone?" Valerier had me bluntly better, who had mes giralend with. Suuder bor jennifer's sake. To Valerie, Wendy didn't deserve the title of "mother" 'Toner with grou." Walone was ageurs to change, and the two dous to the winged mesting phuce

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Chapter 52

there anything else?" Natalie asked, looking down as she

told you we're family. You're my daughter. Do you really think I'd ask you to pay me back for

She did want to love her biological daughter, but Natalie constantly

went so far as to undermine her relationship with Nick-something that hurt Wendy deeply. Sometimes she was mean to Natalie, but only because Natalie

careless. "One year, including room and board-$30,000 should be more than

why I was switched at birth?" she continued. "If I'd grown up by your side, I would have been just as successful. But you never thought about that, so don't feel disappointed, because you don't deserve to!" "Oh, and even though you didn't raise me, I still became

to be a mother-do you think you're any better as a daughter? Why do you constantly cause trouble? Last night, you stole Jennifer's credit." "She and Easton grew up together, but you don't even share feelings with him. You two are divorced, so why are you still lingering around Easton, clinging to him?"

shook her head. "If you had a shred of decency, you wouldn't act this way. Why are you

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