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They had been junileal by both her husband and assumed it was just a tantrum, never consideringgame
making her somewhat willful
ally mater. When her daughter refused to listen to her, she
hall conflicts before, for they had lasted just a few days a
Now, at last, she had made up her mind in recone ile with her slaughter. The ra most. It had never stretched on for this long
It had been months since they had a proper conversation. It was time to reconeile. Once they reconciled, the trending topics would naturally ilisappear as well
Tracy came to see
came to see Elaine today, not just to suppress the trending news but, more importantly, to take this opportunity to repair their relationship She furrowed her brows and sand. “Elaine, come house with Mom today. Let’s put the past behind us. Even though you’re engaged to Kingsley, the Yeats family will always be your home. We are blood–related:
To Tracy, these words were already a concession between mother and daughter.
her daughter. Through her tone was still somewhat firm, there should not be lasting grudges
Tracy still did not believe she had done anything wrong from the beginning; the end. She merely felt that Elaine had been throwing a long- winded tantrum with the family and that it was time to reconcile.
She also felt that since she, as the mother, had already said these words, surely
rely Elaine would stop fighting with her.
Hearing her words, Elaine finally reacted, not as indifferent or dismissive as before. In the past, she did not even want to communicate with Tracy, because her mother had always been oblivious to reality. She had convinced herself that Elaine was merely jealous of her favoritism.
But now, after repeatedly being pushed back by Elaine, Tracy seemed to have finally realized something. This so–called tantrum did not make her daughter back down; instead, it only pushed their relationship to the brink of being beyond repair.
Unfortunately, what Tracy did not realize was that their relationship had already long been beyond repair.
Elaine stared at Tracy and said coldly. “It seems that now, at least, you can finally listen to what I have to say. You won’t just argue with me like in the
“What do you mean?” Tracy was confused hearing this, Elaine did not explain. Instead, she said word by word calmly, “From now on, don’t come to
“From now on, don’t come to see me again? These words made Tracy plummet into an icy abyss. A chill spread through her body, and she began to tremble She could not understand why Elaine would say such a thing
er you again? What does
ar wondered. How can I stop seeing you? You’re a piece of my flesh, the child I carried for Ten monthis, and I suffered labor to bring you into the world. You’re also the child I went through hardship to reclaim.
Trary angiously reached out to grale Elaine’s hand, but Elaine quietly withdrew it. That subile movement finally made Tracy realize that her daughter wi istant now, so utterly indifferent
nderstand. The person in front of her was her daughter, the saine daughter who had always made up with her after their highs. In she blurted out. Hatur, dont le u willful.”
“In neat bring willful Elaine interrupter her calmly. “I should
said this the day I woke up in the hospital, but I knew you and Robert wouldn’t rye me. Yould just assume I was stirring up froudle again, trying to divest the attention your showered on fianca. No matter how I explained,
rying. I have its intriesi
the same thing. Maybe not mung
this endless cycle with you anymore.
words, but the meaning was the same. I guess they didn’t tell you,
brary fell silent, badeeid, die and Robert had thought exactly as Elaine described. Shawn and Harlan had indeed kept this from her because no utie dis devastating truth. Elamur finally lost her last but of patience with her family members and chose to leave.
rom the moment I woke up in thar husspital, Had aborady decided to sever ties with the Yeats family.”
A self–mot kung sonide appeared at the comer
point, do you still think I public ly sever ties with you just to throw a
Hrating this, Tracy could no longer hold back. Her voice was hoarse as she mummurd, “Why. I”
“Why? Why is this happening? I’ve finally fummal my long lost daughtet, yet now that very daughter is telling me never to come to see her again, saying she’s truly severed ties, and she’s not joking, she thought.
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“You ask for why, but I should be the one asking you,” said Elaine. She slowly stood up and looked at her mother, who was sobbing quietly. In her eyes a small bright flame flickered
This small fame seemed to validate her previous life. It was so bright that it seemed to be burning.
A girl who had once desperately yearned for the love of her parents and family had been wounded so deeply that she had nothing left but her cries of agony. She had also wanted to ask Tracy why. Why had she abandoned her? What had she done wrong?
She could understand, to some extent, why her brothers and father had struggled to love her at first since they had never lived with her. But Tracy? She’s my mother. She’s carried me for ten months, given birth to me, and we shared the same blood. From the very beginning, our bond should have been unique and irreplaceable, she thought.
past life, this was the greatest inner demon in her heart. Why did my mother choose to abandon me for an adopted daughter who had no blood relation to her? she wondered and had died without understanding why.
Flaine’s gaze burned as she stepped closer to Tracy, muttering, “Why were you so biased? Do you know how much I hated you when you accused me of pushing Bianca into the water! I swore I would never forgive you for the rest of my life. I could forgive anyone else, but not you, because you are my mother. And yet, it was you, my mother, who wrongged me. How ironic is that?
“From that moment, I vowed that in this life and the next, you would never receive my forgiveness.”
At this moment, Tracy
racy felt an overwhelming sense of suffocation. So this is my punishment, she thought.
“Now, you ask me why? Let me tell you. It’s because of your bias. It’s because, in front of your daughter, you constantly flaunted your deep bond with Bianca. It’s because, whenever conflicts arose, you instinctively took her side, condemning me without reason and looking at me with disgust. “It’s because you were arrogant, blinded by personal interests. You thought Bianca would bring you prosperity and success, so you praised her endlessly while belittling me at every turn. You never once looked at me properly. To you, I was nothing but a source of embarrassment.
“Everything you’re suffering now, you brought upon yourself,” said Elaine.
