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Chapter 109: Leave My House

The next day in Zeden arrived with the same clear skies and golden sun as the one before, but Elizabeth Winters couldn’t feel any of its brightness.

The warmth streaming through her tall bedroom windows barely registered in her mind. She was pacing, her fluffy slippers brushed over the polished hardwood floor as she moved from one end of her room to the other, then turned and started again.

Her eyes were tired, though she hadn’t slept much, and her hands were clenched at her sides, fingers twitching like they needed something to hold on to—anything to anchor her spiraling thoughts.

Where was Ivy? .com

It had been a whole day since she learned Ivy had left Stefan’s house. No explanation. No calls. No messages. Nothing.

And though she had gone straight to the one place she was sure Ivy would be—her mother’s home—she had left there with even more questions. .com

She had never been spoken or treated in the manner Regina had treated her the previous day and just the thought of it, irritated her even more than knowing Ivy was hiding away.

How could Regina had disrespected her so much? What should she even do to Regina to make her realize the gravity of what she’d done?

As much as she would’ve loved to take what Ivy had done to Stefan to the media and make the whole world know, she knew not only the Quinn Enterprise would face the consequences. Winters Corporations would as well and that was the last thing she wanted right now—a scandal that could drop their stock market.

What could she do to Regina?

Elizabeth’s mind flashed back to that moment, the previous day. She could still feel the heat on her cheek, the sting of anger pulsing through her chest, and the bitter taste of disappointment in her mouth.

*The Previous Day*

but Elizabeth could tell from the flicker in his eyes that he hadn’t been expecting

last saga she and Regina had with

Regina," the butler said stiffly, stepping aside to

cold foyer and stood there, arms folded, eyes fixed on the

maid scurried up the stairs a moment later, her slippers barely making a sound against the marble steps. Elizabeth

didn’t want to be here. But if it meant getting Ivy to sign the divorce papers and ending this

at the top of the stairs,

down at Elizabeth, her

to lecture me some more about how to be a proper mother?" she asked when she stopped at the foot of the

blinked, her jaw

Regina but stopping a few feet away from her. "No, Regina. I’m not here to lecture you. I’ve realized by

disgrace to motherhood, all she said to her the last time would have been enough to make her look for her daughter and apologize for all the wrong she did. But no, Regina didn’t do any of that.

walked up to Elizabeth, covering the distance between them, her eyes flashing. "How dare

could even prepare for it, Regina slapped her hard across the face, the

sound cracked through

didn’t hesitate or wait to mull over

this farce so we can all move on. So Stefan can move on. And so Ruby—your real daughter—can have peace. I don’t want to be associated with her

shock. But instead of replying, she laughed—a bitter, humorless laugh that bounced off the

was and encourage her to change. And today, she was here to force