Chapter 2433

Clara’s impatience flickered across her face, yet she managed to mask it well.

She shuffled closer and wrapped Tessa in a hug.

“Don’t be mad at me, okay, Tessa? I was just so worked up earlier, that’s why I said thos things.

Don’t take it so seriously. You’ve been nothing but good to me, and I’m not blind to it. I’m not an ingrate. It’s just that whole mess with Ivy has been dragging me down, you know? I’ve had to cancel more than a dozen gigs because of her drama. Can you blame me for being a bit on edge?

But now, some of those deals are finally coming back. Can’t you just be happy for me, Tessa?”

Tessa exhaled a sigh.

“How could I not be happy for you? But Ivy’s my daughter too. Seeing everyone turn on her – it twists my heart.”

that. She pressed on, “Tessa, you remember what I asked you to do the other day, right? Please don’t let

tightened in a flutter of panic, “Clara, with your career back

course we do. We’re just getting started. After the hell she put me through, I’m not about to pass up a chance, for a

Ivy. They were sweetly engrossed in a movie

“Ivy?”

Tessa’s voice left Ivy almost

last time her mother

a constant battle of wills with Clara.

and looked at her, silently asking what was wrong. Ivy

Ivy took a deep breath. She braced herself, sensing a flicker of hope

heart as she

frowned instantly at her daughter’s chilly

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brought you into this world. Can’t a mother call

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