Chapter 67 Cutting the Cord for Real

bThat /bcrash… She really had almost died. A gaping wound in her head, blood pouring endlessly. She had slipped into unconsciousness more than onceb. /b

If it had not been for emergency surgery, bshe /bwould not be here now,

Ste said. “My life was saved by doctors. You? At mostb, /bba /bmonth in the hospital? I stayed two. Double it.”

You can’t calcte life like that! You wouldn’t even have one if not for me!” Susan shouted, “You can’t sever this bond!”

“Fine. If I can’t sever it, then have Lilian sever hers instead. Ste countered back.

“Don’t you dare! Just the mention of Lilian was enough to ignite Susan’s rage.

When they found Ste and brought her home, she had promised Lilian bnothing /bbwould /bchange. That she would always bet her daughter.

That car ident wasn’t her doing! Stop ming her!” Even now, she took Lilian’s side.

bAnd /bSte, well, it would be ba /blie bto /bsay that did not hurt.

“bYou /bbwon’t /bcut this, you won’t cut that. You sure are greedy,” she said with a cold smile.

Susan raised her voice again. “If you dare post bthat /barticle, I’ll go public too. I’ll say you’re lying. Do you want bthat /bkind of

mess?”

“Still trying to threaten me?” Ste did not back down.

It was almost funny now. They really hadn’t learned ba /bthing

“You kept the maid, who swapped me with her daughter at birth, and you protected her. Now you’re defending the thief band /bpunishing your real daughter?” Ste looked at her. “Madam Susan, are you out of your mind?”

What kind of mother wouldn’t resent the person who stole their child? Only in bthe /bReed family would such twisted logic

existb. /b

“She paid the price! She’s dead! Dead! Isn’t that enough? Susan screamed.

“Not enough. Two words. Cold. Unforgiving.

“She paid with her life for what she did. But Lilian, she has her own debts. She didn’t do it! Why can’t you believe it was just ban /bident?” Susan felt like she was going crazy.

What she hated the most about Ste was she kept bringing up the car ident, saying that Lihan was the culprit.

Ste had had enough. “You don’t want to cut ties? Fine.”

She stood, grabbed her bag, band /bheaded for the bdoor/bb. /b

bSusan /bstopped her “Where are you going? We’re not done!”

“What more is there to say?” Ste shot–back. “What right do you have to demand exnationsb?/b”

iIf /ithey wanted a clean break, I’ll give it to them.

She dialed Abel’s number. “Take care bof the /bmatter with the Reed family,” she bsaid /bsimply. “Our so–called connection.”

Abel answered, short. “Got it”

Ste hung up.

bSudin /bdared at her in dishelief “Who did you call? What are

e vou btaking /bcare of? Tell melt

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That final line made Susan’s blood pressure spike.

+B Pearls

This, this was the daughter she gave birth to? Raised elsewhere. No emotional ties. None at all.

Kimmy entered. “Madam Susan, would you prefer to walk out on your own, or shall I assist you?

Susan’s mind nked with rage. Her face burned with bshame/b. And not long after, her fury woulde back to haunt her.

Leaving bthe /bbuilding, still on her way to the hospital, Susan’s phone rang.

bIt /bwas Patrick. You went to see Ste again?”

“Yes,” she snapped. Tm telling you, she’s bnot /bas simple as she looks. Last year, she made 980,000 dors! bNo /bwonder she doesn’t care that I cut off her funds. She doesn’t need them! She’s calctive: Cold. Too dangerous.”

On the other end. Patrick rubbed his temples. He did not care to listen to any of it.

All he knew was… because of Ste, their side bwas /bgetting crushed.

“I don’t care what she asks for he said coldly. “From now on, just say yes.

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