Chapter 203
Daisy was the first to speak, her tone dripping with sarcasm, “Oh, who has annoyed you, my princess?”
It was as if they were savoring the sight of her downfall.
Other young socialites chimed in, their voices full of mockery, their laughter tinkling like the sound of wind chimes.
Kayla enoldn’t help but sneer, Banca, look at your face. It’s so pale! Could it be that you’ve lost so much sleep over your family secrets getting out?”
Bianca’s face turned even paler, and she couldn’t hold back her response. “Daisy, Kayla, don’t go too far.”
She believed that if it weren’t for these two betraying friends, Elaine wouldn’t have been able to expose her secrets so publicly.
Now the situation was spiraling out of control, and there was no way to stop it.
Daisy sneered, “What’s the matter? You don’t like the truth? Well, don’t worry, Bianca Besides Finley, you’ve got plenty of men falling over themselves to be with you.
There’s a saying–relying on your parents makes you a princess, relying on yourself makes you a mistress, and relying on men makes you a wife. Since you can’t be a princess or a queen, you might as well be a good mistress”
“With your face, even if you fall from grace, I’m sure a bunch of men would still line up to pamper you,” Daisy continued, her words sharp like dage
Bianca felt her blood boil with humiliation. She screamed, “Daisy, you’re going too far
Even though she had privately pursued many men to secure her future, Daisy’s words were too much. This insulted her pride and tarnished her reputation
She knew that with her family’s background, she could be a goddess, but without it, she could easily become a plaything.
The ambitious Bianca could never accept that.
Kayla added from the side, “Come on, Daisy, stop wasting your time. If you keep going, Bianca’s going to start calling you the villainess in this story Tomorrow. Don’t forget–Blanca’s as delicate as a flower, too kind–hearted to harm even a rabbit.”
Daisy clenched her fists in frustration.
It was strange–before, she had felt sorry for Bianca, always rushing to her defense when others bullied her. She had been the naive one, stepping in blindly to shield Bianca, only to be hurt and humiliated again and again.
Now, standing on the opposite side, Daisy couldn’t help but feel a deep resentment luanca’s act of helplessness, of bring a martyr, was so transparently manipulative that it made her sick.
This was her moment, and she was ready to get some justice.
Just as Elaine entered the Yeats family home, she noticed the crowded room and couldn’t help but comment, “Oh, everyone’s here! How lively!”
Tracy, who had just come downstairs, noticed the situation unfolding before her eyes–Daisy and Kayla had come to make a mockery of Bianca. She had intended to step in and protect Bianca, but when she saw Elaine entering the room, she froze,
“Elaine“” Tracy said, caught off guard.
Elaine’s gaze swept over Tracy, cold and detached. She didn’t respond, her indifference as sharp as a knife.
Tracy felt die sting of that cold silence deep in her heart.
“Elaine?” Daisy hadn’t expected Elaine to show up, though hit made sense. Bianca had always loaded over Elaine, so she must have hated her the
most.
Daisy smiled slyly. “Elaine, if you’d come earlier, we could have formed a whole team.”
Elaine glanced at her with a cool expression. I didn’t expect you all to show up in full force”
Bianca, her face pale, forced a bitter smile and said, “You came to watch me make a fool of myself too!”
Elaine’s lips curled into a faint, almost imperceptible sinile, her eyes flashing with a sharp glint. “Of course. I came to see it. It must feel terrible to be knocked down from your high pedestal, right!”
She had promised herself that one day, Bianca would return everything
she had stolen from her, and this was just the beginning.
““I told you,” Elaine’s voice was quiet but laced with an unmistakable bitterness, “that everything you threw at me would come back to haunt you.
Chapter 203
And now look at you your reputation is in ruins. It’s almost funny, isn’t it? When I spoke out, no one believed me. But now, you finally get a taste
Bianca’s jaw clenched, her eyes blazing with fury, but she remained silent. The hatred in her gaze, however, was palpable.
Tracy, who had been holding her peace until now, could no longer stay quiet. “Elaine, please… can you just let her be! Look at her–she’s already
suffered enighTM
Elaine shook her head slowly, her voice like ice. “Let her be? You’re asking the wrong person. Whatever’s happening to Bianca right now? She deserves every bit of it. It’s just karma catching up with her?
Tears welled up in Tracy’s eyes. “How can you say that! Bianca is a good person–how can you say she deserves this?”
She broke off, her sols choking her words. “You should)
angry with met Tim the one who failed as a mother
Elaine’s voice softened, but it cut through the air like a knife. “She knows exactly what she’s done. As for you. I’ve told you before, I’m not your daughter. There’s no hatred between us anymore, just nothing. There’s nothing left to forgive
Tracy’s chest felt as though it had caved in at Elaine’s words. It was like a cold wind hard swept through her, pushing her farther and farther away from the daughter she had fought so hard to protect.
From the sidelines, Shawn could no longer hold himself back. His frown deepened, his eyes darkening as he watched his mother defend Bianca once again. His voice was quiet, but firm. “Mom”
It was clear Tracy was still holding out hope that somehow, Bianca and Elaine could find a way back to each other. But that was no longer possible.
Blanca had shown her true colors, and no amount of hoping could undo the damage.
Deep down, Tracy knew that trying to mend things between the two sisters was a pipe dream. But she couldn’t let go of Bianca. She couldn’t just walk away from the girl she had raised as her own, no matter the cost,
“Elaine, Tracy began, her vol
voice faltering, “I know you’re angry with me. But I can’t just turn my back on Bianca. She’s my daughter, and I’ve raised her with everything I have. How could I abandon her now!
“Even if you’re my biological daughter.. it feels like we never really had that connection. If you can’t forgive me in this life, maybe in the next we can try again. I swear, I’ll be a better mother. I’m so sorry.”
For a
a split second, Elaine’s heart wavered. Something stirred within her–a flicker of regret, maybe even sorrow–but it was gone before she could even process it.
Tracy’s unrelenting love for Bianca, and her refusal to see the girl’s faults, were almost admirabile, even if it was misplaced. Elaine couldn’t ignore it. Even though the had no blood bond with Tracy, the Bence protection, the sacrifice… it almost felt like a kind of love.
For a brief moment, Elaine felt a pang, a raw ache for the love she never had, the love she’d lost long ago. But then the painful memories of abandonment and neglect slammed into her, drowning any sentimentality. She had learned to survive without that kind of love. She had to–there was no other way.
Just as Kingsley had said, she should not care about that kind of kinship.
She lud decided to forget the pain and start anew.
Now, her good days had just begun. She would never be trapped like in the past.
“Tracy, just let me go Elaine scoffed, her voice dripping with icy disdain.
Shawn winced at her words, feeling the sharp sting of them deep in his chest. As her brother, he could feel every ounce of pain she was going through, but he knew he wasn’t in a place to point fingers at his mother. His mind was heavy, burdened with the chaos unfolding before him.
He thought, Elaine from now on, I’ll protect only you I swear it‘
Elaine’s words came out like a hammer striking a nail, hitting hard and true. “Tracy Years, I’ll never forgive you. Not now, not in my next life, not in the one after that. I never want to be your daughter again. Not even in death. Your apology means nothing. Just forget you ever had me.”
She had been watching the entire scene unfold, turned away with a look of disgust, preparing to leave,
“Eline Elaine!” Tracy’s voice cracked, desperate, a broken wail of a mother who knew she was losing everything.
She reached out, chasing after her daughter, but with each step Elain impossible to bridge.
h step Elaine took, the gap between them grew wider, the distance between
en them no
Now
Tracy’s tears Bowed freely, her hands reaching out in vain as she struggled, only to be held back by Shawn, who wrapped his arms around her Hop her from running after Elaine.
“Mom, stop!”
