NovelUpdateChapter 738: Luna held her ground, her voice unwavering. "You're the one making fools of everyone, and you know it better than anyone!" She exhaled, knowing there was no winning a battle of words with Leah. "You have video evidence, but how do you know I don't-" Before she could finish, a sudden force yanked her backward.
The next moment, a stinging slap echoed through the air.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe impact sent Luna stumbling, nearly knocking her to the floor. A ringing sensation filled her ears as the initial numbness gave way to searing pain.
Luna barely steadied herself, her vision flickering as she raised a trembling hand to her cheek. The burning skin beneath her fingers confirmed the reality of what had just happened.
Above the din, a shrill, furious voice sliced through the room. "You wretched, heartless creature! Are you trying to sendto my grave before you're satisfied?" Luna slowly lifted her gaze, locking eyes with the livid face of her mother, Roselyn Potter. A fleeting sadness flickered in her expression, like a candle struggling against the wind.
"Since you were young, I taught you to have a conscience! That if you act without a shred of decency, karma will hunt you down! But look at you now!" Roselyn, hair disheveled and breath ragged, jabbed a rigid finger into Luna's chest. “Miss Burgess pulled you from the depths, extended a hand when our family was drowning in hardship, and this is how you repay her? With betrayal? Oh, the heavens must be punishingfor bringing such an ungrateful, cold-hearted child into this world!" Though Roselyn lacked formal education, she had honed the art of making a spectacle in the village-wielding wails and laments like a sharpened blade.
Her cries filled the venue, a theatrical performance that only deepened the mockery in the eyes of the onlookers. They weren't moved by her sorrow; they were entertained by the , relishing every second as if watching a play unfold before them.
Exclusive stories galLuna's lips curled into a cold smile. A quiet sneer slipped past them. "Are you regretting it now? That you didn't stranglein the cradle when you had the chance?" Her voice was unsettlingly calm, detached, as though discussing the most ordinary matter in the world.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe sudden shift in Luna's tone made Roselyn's expression freeze, leaving her looking foolish in her suspended outrage.
Luna let the silence stretch, then spoke again, her voice laced with bitter amusement. "In truth, not killingwas your greatest mistake." She titted her head slightly, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "Had you done it, perhaps I would have been reborn somewhere else. Maybe as a stray cat or a wandering dog-anything would have been better than being your daughter."
The words landed like a slap, sharper than the one she had received.
Roselyn's face contorted in funy) her whole body tensing as she rose from the floor in a fit of rage. "You ungrateful girl, have you completely lost your mind? How dare you speak tolike-"
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