Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Chapter 906

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Tiana sneered. “You need to understand something. You’re still young, and the love you speak of is small, insignificant, and ultimately meaningless. When you’re faced with overwhelming power and forces beyond your control, you’ll realize that Andrew is nothing more than a speck of dust in the vast tide of the world.

“Your future isn’t meant to revolve around him–it’s the stage the Driscoll family has built for you. Your place is in Blumedale and eventually, all of southern Holtrien.”

Lauren lifted her delicate face, her long hair partially covering her stubborn, defiant eyes. “So, in your world, miracles don’t exist anymore, and genuine love means nothing, right?

“Just like when you were young, forced to marry Dad and join the Rhodes family against your will. You never really loved him, did you? There was someone else in your heart. But because of your family pressure, you had no choice.

“And now, you want to repeat the same tragedy with your own daughter. Is that it, Tiana?”

her breaking point. She could not hold back anymore, calling Tiana by her name for the first time.

kind

her jaw clenched.

Lauren across the face. However, Lauren did not flinch. Instead, she

After all, you already slapped me once for Michael. Our mother–daughter bond was

clenched violently as she took in the sight of her daughter’s fierce yet tear–streaked face. “Y–You actually hate me this much because of Andrew? Is he

frozen in the air, unable to come down. She stumbled back a step, her breath unsteady as she stared at her daughter, pain tightening in her

my mother more than I loved myself. But now, I don’t

a deep breath, letting out a cold, mirthless chuckle of her own. “Fine. You hate me? Then I might as well

a deep, urgent voice came from outside. “Tiana, don’t!”

Tiana turned their heads at the

you doing

walked inside, his face showing clear signs of exhaustion. Despite the weariness in his expression, there was no mistaking his charm–he