Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 502

Chapter 502

Lydia could not help but shiver when she recalled the bodyguards' conversation.

She could handle any place, as long as it did not involve that terrifying electric chair.

However, Lydia was used to the finer things, and the sudden drop from luxury to that hellhole was tough to swallow.

She took her daughter's arm, eyeing her young face that seemed a bit strange then, and asked with a hopeful grin, "Julia, we're not going to stick around here forever, are we? This place is so chilly we have to burn logs to keep warm, and bugs could pop out at any moment. Freaky, right?"

Minnie got the hint and patted her mother's hand reassuringly. "Don't sweat it, Mom. This is just for now. Trust me, when it's time to move, I'll be the first one out the door."

Living in those mountains, with the hassle of even taking a bath, was not a permanent plan.

"That's a relief," Lydia sighed, her eyes quickly scanning Minnie's face, her brow creasing with concern. Julia, every time we've met before, you were always in such a hurry. We never got to really talk. However, now, we can finally catch up, just us." Lydia had a burning question she had been hiding deep down, and this was her chance to let it out.

in her hand, striking a pose like she was the next big thing, and asked, "Mom, isn't my face

a top-notch beautician and handpicked by Minnie herself. The

face fit her perfectly, without causing a

could look at her

Lydia replied, "My darling, you're absolutely stunning, but I've

changed your face and nobody's the wiser. You go abroad and come back with a

slowly met Lydia's, shining

mother

shadow of sadness flickered through Minnie as memories of her

the darkness she had endured, would

the past was too painful to dredge up and make

really powerful, that's all. At the end of the day, we

caught the secretive look on Minnie's face and nodded

only made a passing comment to one of Minnie's goons. Next thing she knew,

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