Chapter 1419:
Fate sure had a strange way of turning things around. It wasn’t that long ago when Carola had warned Belinda and Holley to stay away from her and Kylee.
But now here she was, talking to Belinda, having reached out to Belinda herself.
Even she couldn’t make sense of her own conflicting feelings.
Carola and Belinda finished their meal and settled the bill. Then, they took the elevator down to the parking lot.
They were about to part ways and proceed to their respective cars when a shrill, furious voice cut through the air…
“Mom!”
Hearing the voice, Carola lifted her head.
Not far away stood Kylee, her expression taut with fury, eyes blazing as they locked onto her mother and Belinda.
“Kylee?” Carola said, surprised. “What are you doing here?”
“A friend invited me here to a meal,” Kylee replied. “I didn’t expect to run into the two of you.”
Though she had answered the question, her tone was cold. She stepped closer, her gaze sharpening as it landed squarely on Belinda.
Her voice turned cutting. “Belinda, I heard what your mother did to you. I’m sorry for that, truly.”
She paused for a moment. “But just because your mother treated you like garbage, does that mean you now have to latch on to mine? What is it? Are you trying to feel a mother’s love from my mother now?”
Her words were sharp, and her tone was dripping with hostility.
Belinda’s face darkened instantly.
Carola’s brows furrowed deeply. Her voice dropped, low and tinged with reproach. “Kylee, that’s enough. How can you say something like that?”
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Kylee turned to her mother, her voice indignant and trembling with emotion. “Am I wrong? You’re my mom. And she’s just the illegitimate daughter of Dad’s mistress! Every time you see her, doesn’t it just bring back all the pain of Dad’s betrayal?”
“That’s enough!” Carola’s voice didn’t rise, yet it carried a quiet power that brought Kylee to a halt.
She met her daughter’s gaze. “I was the one who invited Belinda out tonight.”
Kylee stared at her as though she’d been slapped across the face. “Mom, what did you just say?”
Her voice cracked, disbelief flooding her features.
“I said I was the one who invited Belinda out. Is there a problem with that?” Carola said.
Tears sprang to Kylee’s eyes, her breath faltering. “You… you really did that?”
Before Carola could respond, Belinda said, “I’ve got something to take care of. I’ll be leaving now.”
Her tone was calm and unaffected, as if Kylee’s earlier words hadn’t affected her at all.
