The Heiress’ Return & Revenge

Chapter 343 She Doesn’t Believe

Salma took a deep breath when she noticed the hair on Simone’s shoulder.

Suppressing her last bit of hesitation, she reached out and lightly patted Simone’s shoulder as if she were brushing off some dust.

Then she quickly grabbed the strand of hair and held it in her hand.

Upon seeing Simone’s gaze, Salma felt a twinge of guilt and said, “I noticed some dust on your clothes, so I thought I’d help you brush it off.”

Simone looked at Salma with a cold stare.

“Is that so? Then why did you take

my hair?”

She grabbed Salma’s hand as she was about to retract it and took the hair back.

When Salma looked at her shoulder with a conflicted expression, Simone realized that something was amiss.

She also noticed the hair on her shoulder.

It wasn’t actually her hair; someone had accidentally brushed it onto her clothes earlier.

But she couldn’t let Salma take it away and potentially harm someone else.

As a geomancer, Simone attached great importance to her hair and blood.

She couldn’t let them remain on her clothes and be taken away by someone.

The reason Simone didn’t stop her initially was to see if Salma would choose to take it.

In the end, Salma did, which surprised Simone but also seemed expected.

Salma was caught off guard and suddenly felt a bit panicked.

She didn’t expect Simone to be so perceptive and notice her small actions.

She awkwardly smiled and said, “I noticed some hair on your clothes, so I wanted to pick it up and throw it away for you.”

Simone looked at her firmly and said, “If you look in the mirror now, you’ll see that your eyes and face betray a sense of guilt, Melinda asked you to take it, didn’t she?”

exposed by Simone, Salma felt even

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shook her head and denied, “No, Melinda didn’t ask me to take your hair. You’ve misunderstood. I simply saw some dust on your clothes and

any hope or affection for

this kind of thing would be quite

why I don’t recognize you and want to sever our relationship. In addition

da, and use it

have the

you actually wanted to take my hair, give it to against me. Are you my real mother or my enemy? After all that you did, audacity to act superior in front of me. What happened to

side when it came to her and Melinda, but now

didn’t expect this

stopped caring a long time ago, so she wouldn’t be upset

stated it, Salma’s

she saw the sarcasm and coldness in Simone’s eyes, she couldn’t bring herself

a moment and said, “Yes, Melinda did ask me to bring

continued, “She said that you might have been cursed before. It’s like being possessed by something unclean,

can ask a geomancy master she knows to

up at Simone with a hopeful look, “I want the old you back; that’s why I agreed. Please, give me back my daughter?” She truly wanted her obedient and

and heartless Simone was

Can’t you even recognize your own daughter?” She found it truly ironic, “Deep down, you know that I’m still me. It’s just

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sever ties with you and completely change my attitude towards you. You’re just

that Melinda wanted my hair to help me get rid of a curse? If you truly believed it, why were you hesitating just now? So, you also had doubts and suspicions that Melinda wanted my hair so she could use it against me. Just because I didn’t comply with you and instead confronted you. You convinced yourself that helping me remove the curse was for my own good and you did nothing wrong. Mrs. Gray, am I right?” Salma could discern

fortunate she felt for severing ties

dare to desire such a twisted form of family affection? When Simone revealed her inner thoughts, Salma’s expression

mother, so how could I possibly want to harm you? Besides, you are

fully believe Melinda’s

had a slight suspicion that Melinda wanted to do something

so powerful, just taking

most, she would learn a

it would be even better if her once

So, she took action.

and evil. I am capable, so I deserve to be manipulated by you?” She looked at Salma and said, “Mrs. Gray, we used to be mere acquaintances. But now

a close and obedient daughter, she

only a matter of time before she provoked her

her counterattack

red,

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