Chapter 1358:
She couldn’t let this happen!
Holley shot up from the sofa, her voice rising in desperation. “Mom! You’re my mother! How can you disown me like this?”
Kenia’s expression remained calm, but her voice was firm. “Isn’t Belinda your daughter? Look at how you have treated her. Holley, you terrify me. It’s as if I’ve been living with a monster all this time.” Her eyes reddened, brimming with pain.
Holley’s body trembled, her legs unsteady.
Kenia’s words left her speechless.
She didn’t know how to refute that.
She couldn’t tell Kenia that Belinda wasn’t her real daughter.
What was wrong with her sabotaging the child of her rival?
Holley dropped to her knees before Belinda, her face a mask of panic, her voice breaking with tears. “Belinda, I know I was wrong. Please, can you forgive me? I swear, I only did it for your own good. I never meant to hurt you!”
Belinda lowered her eyes, meeting Holley’s pleading gaze with icy detachment. She said calmly, “Holley, I’m retracting what I said before. From this moment on, we have nothing to do with each other. Whether you’re in pain, sick, or even dead, it’s no longer my concern.”
Holley remained silent, her teeth sinking into her lower lip as her face grew pale and troubled.
She had known this moment would come.
She had long understood that once Belinda learned the truth about the hormones, forgiveness would no longer be an option. So, when she heard Belinda’s words, she wasn’t surprised.
What struck her more deeply was the thought that from this day forward, their paths might never cross again.
And if that were true, then obtaining any news about Belinda—anything at all for the sake of her beloved daughter—would become nearly impossible.
gαℓησν𝒆𝓁s﹒c𝗈m has it all
These thoughts left Holley feeling deeply disappointed.
“Belinda,” she said softly, “I understand that you can’t accept the truth, and I don’t blame you for not forgiving me. I really don’t. But please… I’m asking you to trust me again.”
Her words only stirred a deeper disgust in Belinda.
Even Kenia’s face darkened with disdain.
“Leave,” she said, her voice like stone. “From now on, we don’t want to see you again.”
Holley’s lips parted slightly as she looked at Kenia, her gaze tinged with desperation. “Mom, I know your heart is in turmoil. I know this is hard to accept. But please… Let’s both take some time. Let things cool down.”
She understood clearly—there was no point saying anything more. At least not now. Kenia wouldn’t hear it.
So, it was best to let her calm down for now.
Kenia was her mother. Their connection, Holley believed, couldn’t truly be severed.
