Relentless Pursuit After Divorce by The nightingale lives

Chapter 39: 039. Meeting With that Pretentious Woman Again Chapter 39: 039. Meeting With that Pretentious Woman Again Editor: Henyee Translations Elly Campbell was the favored daughter, blessed by everything the world could offer, while Sophie was nothing more than an illegitimate child, unacknowledged by the Campbell family—an ant struggling to crawl on the ground. The deep-seated inferiority that ran through her veins only heightened her fear when faced with Elly.

She feared Elly, but at the same time, she envied her. Both were daughters of James Campbell, so why should Elly’s life be so much better than hers?

When Elly saw her, she merely gave Sophie a brief, indifferent glance before ignoring her completely, as if she were a stranger. Elly’s gaze stayed fixed ahead as she walked toward the hospital cafeteria.

Sophie Baker’s emotions churned within her. She feared Elly, but the cold dismissal stung deeper than anything else. The same blood ran through their veins, and though her mother was a mistress hidden in the shadows, she and Elly were still both daughters of James Campbell.

Why should Elly think she’s superior to her?

“Sister.”

Sophie called out to Elly again, but Elly merely frowned in annoyance, continuing to walk without stopping.

The more Elly disregarded her, the more Sophie’s frustration grew. She quickened her pace and stepped in front of Elly, blocking her path.

gaze sharpened, a flicker of danger in her eyes as

of

but laced with an icy threat that sent a shiver through Sophie. Yet, despite the

Elly suffer, she would settle

had suffered a great injustice. She bit it gently, her uneasy eyes gazing at Elly

birth. If my mother was a mistress, I could only be an illegitimate daughter. If I could choose my fate,

at Elly’s indifferent face with a look of quiet sorrow, her voice

expect to be accepted into the Campbell family or inherit Dad’s wealth. I’m not trying to compete with you. I’m just happy to know I

piercing gaze, followed

for four years, and you’re still an illegitimate daughter, hidden away

eyes cut through Sophie like a knife, sinking

into Elly’s venomous words, but she didn’t dare—and, in that moment, she simply didn’t have the power

“Sister…”