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    Sonia stiffened, uncertainty flickering in her eyes.


    She turned to Leah, lips pressed into a thin line, and then inhaled deeply as if trying to steady herself. “Leah, don’t be afraid. Your father and I will do everything we can.”


    With a reluctant step backward, she let the officers take Leah away.


    Before the dust could settle, a shrill voice pierced the tense air. “Miss Burgess! You promised me five million! You can’t go back on your word!”


    Roselyn came barreling forward, desperation and greed gleaming in her eyes.


    Leah, already drowning in a storm of emotions, didn’t bother with restraint. She swung her leg and delivered a sharp kick. “Get lost!”


    Roselyn yelped as she stumbled, crashing to the floor with an ungraceful roll. Gasps rippled through the crowd, but Leah barely spared her a nce.


    Grimacing, Roselyn clutched her chest, heaving for breath. As she struggled to push herself upright, her gazended on a pair of sleek high heels.


    Slowly, her eyes trailed upward, and upon recognizing the figure before her, her mortification melted into arrogance. “What are you standing there for?” she snapped at Luna, lifting an expectant hand. “Help me up!”


    But Luna didn’t move. She didn’t even blink, as if she hadn’t heard her. A flicker of irritation crossed Roselyn’s face, quickly reced by simmering anger. “You ungrateful girl! Are you seriously trying to embarrass your own mother?”


    Luna tilted her head slightly, her voice cool and detached. “Are you talking to me?”


    “Of course, I am! Who else would I be talking to?”


    Luna’s lips curled into a faint, mirthless smile. “Strange. I was under the impression we no longer had anything to do with each other. Everyone heard it. You said you didn’t want me as your daughter.”


    For years, Roselyn had grown ustomed to Luna’spliance—to her silence, her submission. Now, faced with this unyielding defiance, she floundered.


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    “What… what nonsense is this?” She forced a shakyugh, pushing herself upright. “Family is family. You can’t just erase blood ties.”


    Luna turned on her heel. “Then pretend I don’t exist.” She walked away without a backward nce.


    Panic shed in Roselyn’s eyes as she scrambled after her. “Wait! You can’t abandon me! What about your brother? He’s your own flesh and blood! He’s your responsibility…”


    Her voice rang out, but Luna didn’t slow her steps. The press, who had been momentarily stunned into silence, gradually snapped back to reality.


    No one had expected a press conference to spiral into a full-blown spectacle. But if they thought they were leaving empty-handed, they had been sorely mistaken.


    The cameras rolled, fingers flew over keyboards, and within minutes, headlines exploded across the inte.


    Meanwhile, the Burgess family stood frozen in ce, faces turning darker by the second.


    Within mere hours, the inte exploded with headlines about Burgess Group.


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