His tone grew sharper, his hand trembling slightly in the shadows as he spoke, each word cutting like a blade. "Back then, when your mother married into the Bill Family, we all saw her true intentions. It’s pathetic. She couldn’t just climb the ranks for herself. Now, she wants you to cling to me? Are you really that desperate to hold onto wealth and status?"
Tears slipped from her eyes in the darkness, falling one by one before fading into the night.
Everyone could blame her mother, everyone could curse her mother—but not her.
Her mother had schemed everything for the wealth and prosperity of the Bill Family.
But Laura? She had done it for herself for the chance to enter the prestigious family and enjoy a better life.
Her mother had once told her that her talent and abilities should not be confined by poverty, which was why she was willing to do anything, even sleep her way to the top.
"Darren... I will leave, no one is irreplaceable..."
Her voice trembled, every word feeling like an immense struggle. It was as if her heart was being torn apart from within.
"Really? Then why haven't you left? Laura... you think just by acting like your mother..."