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    Her chest felt heavy, crushed beneath the weight of everything she had just learned. But what hurt the most wasn’t Kylee’s treachery. It was Holley’s actions.


    The more she knew, the more disappointed she was in Holley.


    A bitter smile yed on Belinda’s lips.


    She couldn’t believe that someone like Holley was really her mother.


    Later that evening, Belinda reached out to Lucas and asked him to pick her up.


    When she entered Lucas’s car, he turned to her gently, concern etched into his features. “Belinda,” he said, his voice soft, “what happened?”


    Belinda nced sideways at Lucas. “Why do you ask?”


    Lucas gave her a knowing nce. “If nothing happened, you wouldn’t have asked me toe and pick you up.”


    “I’ll tell you when we get home,” Belinda muttered.


    “All right, then.” After saying that, Lucas refrained from asking any more questions.


    They returned home and had dinner. After that, they headed to their room.


    Lucas pulled Belinda to the sofa and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, while shey her head in the crook of his neck and snuggled closer. “Now you can tell me what happened,” he said.


    Belinda took a deep breath. “I met Kylee at noon. She told me some things…”


    Lucas’ eyes narrowed at that, but he remained silent and waited for her to continue.


    “Apparently, when Minna tried to kill me… Kylee said something to Holley, which led Holley to deliberately ask me to leave the hospital.” In other words, Holley was also an aplice in the matter.


    Lucas’ expression immediately darkened.


    They had always thought that the incident was too much of a coincidence, but Holley had denied any involvement at every turn, and they had never managed to find any concrete evidence. Moreover, Belinda had refused to believe that her mother was involved in the matter.


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    Yet, unexpectedly, this time, Kylee had confirmed it!


    Lucas squeezed Belinda’s shoulder in a silent gesture offort.


    Belinda wound her arms around his waist and let her tears fall.


    “I’ve been long disappointed in Holley,” she choked out, “but this is just too much. The thought that she could do that to me is chilling. I mean… What kind of mother would do that to her own daughter?”


    Lucas took a moment to think about his response. “Some parents simply do not live up to the title. As sad as it is, not all parents have it in themselves to love their children selflessly.”


    “But Holley… She wasn’t like this before!” Belinda said. “I’ve never asked her to devote herself to me, but this… She keeps scheming against me for some reason, trying to harm me. I just can’t wrap my head around it.”


    The more Belinda talked, the more tears streamed down her cheeks. Listening to her muffled sobs and heartbreaking words, Lucas felt a mix of sorrow and anger.


    His anger was, of course, directed at Holley.


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