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    Katelyn’s deration stunned everyone in the corridor. They even wondered if they had misheard the figure.

    Did she really just say a billion dors?!

    A billion?

    Most people could never dream of earning that amount in a lifetime, no matter how diligently they worked. Given this, it seemed Katelyn was justified.

    The expressions of the bystanders shifted continuously as Sharon argued with stubbornness, shooting a spiteful re at Katelyn. “So what if you gave me that much? I raised you! I’ve put in years of effort for you. You owe me this much!”

    Katelyn’s patience was wearing thin. She frowned and said, “Just admit it. We’re done here. Now, please move.”

    “You’re just making excuses! You pushed Lise and nearly caused her to lose her baby!”

    Sharon’s voice grew louder and more piercing as she became agitated.

    As she spoke, she pointed a finger at Katelyn, saying fiercely, “Get on your knees and apologize to Lise right now, or this won’t end.”

    Katelyn swiftly pulled away and stepped back, her gaze cold. “I haven’t even pressed charges for the scam, and you expect me to apologize? Never.”

    The chill in Katelyn’s eyes made Sharon shudder. She realized she might have underestimated how much Katelyn had changed after everything that had happened.

    Katelyn was no longer the easy target she once was, which infuriated Sharon even more.

    “Think carefully. This is yourst chance. If you don’t apologize, you’ll face the consequences.”

    “Whatever,” Katelyn was unfazed. She stared at Sharon coldly. “If you have evidence, arrest me. Otherwise, step aside. And let me make this clear onest time: we have nothing to do with each other anymore. You’re harassing me.”

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    Sharon was speechless at Katelyn’s retort.

    Even those who had initially sided with Sharon couldn’t help but reconsider their stance.

    “She handed over a billion dors to cut ties with her mother?”

    “Who does that?”

    “She gave her mother that money to cut her off. Her mother took the money, so she should just leave. She’s only making a fool of herself.”

    Sharon retorted, ring at the onlookers. “What do you know? Money can’t buy everything. Besides, if it weren’t for her, how could my daughter have been taken away from us and endured so much hardship for all these years?”

    By now, Sharon had dropped enough hints.

    A few younger bystanders quickly pieced together their identities and asked in disbelief, “You’re the Bailey family that’s been all over the newstely?”

    Sharon puffed up with pride upon being recognized. She gestured toward the cameras capturing the scene and said through clenched teeth, “Everyone, look closely at her. This is the ungrateful woman I raised for years. Remember her face.”

    Katelyn gave a mocking smile and coldly met Sharon’s gaze.

    “Mrs., you admit to taking my money, and now you’re lecturing me? You’re as unpredictable as ever.” She then turned to face the cameras, imitating Sharon’s tone.

    “Everyone, take a good look at her. This is Sharon Bailey, the notorious Mrs. Bailey. She’s never satisfied, always wanting more.”

    Sharon retorted with a cold, “YOU!”

    Katelyn had no more time or energy to spend on Sharon. She shot her a final cold look and returned to Vincent’s ward. She didn’t care about those people’s discussions at all. It wasn’t worth her concern.

    However, she couldn’t ignore Lise’s pregnancy. In a way, it was a blessing—it might just be the push needed to free her from Neil.

    When Katelyn returned to the ward, Vincent was finishing up some paperwork. He looked up at her concerned expression.

    “What’s wrong?”

    “Nothing.”

    Katelyn brushed it off with a casual shrug.

    She was never one to divulge her personal troubles readily. Vincent didn’t press further, but just then, an unexpected visitor appeared at the door.

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