NovelUpdateChapter 454 Violet tore into Edgar, leaving him utterly humiliated. He lost all interest in the conversation and drifted away.
Meanwhile, Yulia had wrapped her arms around Sid and was already dancing cheek to cheek with him on the floor.
Draining her glass in one swift motion, Violet marched over, seized Yulia's wrist, and pulled her away.
"What do you think you're doing? Let go of me." Yulia glared at her daughter, furious that Violet was ruining her fun.
"Mom, do you even know what you're doing right now? If Dad finds out you're out here picking up men, he'll never forgive you." Yulia's face twisted with rage, and she slapped Violet hard across the face, the sharp sound turning heads all around them.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Forgive me? Do I look like I need his forgiveness? If I hadn't sacrificed everything back then-dragged you along with me, stepped aside so he and Edith Turner could play happy family—do you really think he'd be where he is today, sitting pretty as the chairman of Golden Era Enterprises? Without me, that man would be flipping switches at sfactory, not running a corporation.
Now he's made it big and thinks he can just toss us aside? Well, lettell you, it won't be that easy. And who says men are the only ones allowed to have a little fun? If he can fool around, why can't I?" Yulia yanked herself free from Violet and sneered, "And you can stop pretending to be stragic heroine for McNeil. He's never even touched you all these years -he doesn't love you. No man would turn down a feast that's right in front of him unless he never planned to take a bite in the first place." Drunk and reckless, Yulia wasn't talking to Violet as her daughter, but as another woman who'd seen it all. Yulia's words hit Violet right where it hurt. Her face darkened, anger and embarrassment boiling over.
"Cwith me. Now." She couldn't bear to watch her mother make a spectacle of herself. No matter what happened between them, Yulia was still her mom, and if the press caught wind of this mess, splashing their family all over the front page, Simms would... What would he do? Kill them? Cut them off for good? If Yulia wanted to self-destruct, Violet wasn't going down with her.
She'd already lost McNeil as her shield; she couldn't afford to lose Simms too.
Simms was, after all, her biological father. No matter how cold he seemed, blood was thicker than water. As long as Yulia didn't go out of her way to provoke him, Violet believed he wouldn't abandon them completely.
But Yulia slapped her again, hard.
"And who are you to lecture me? Don't forget, I'm the one who's protected you all these years. If not for me, you wouldn't have survived childbirth. And even without Simms, I've got enough money to enjoy the rest of my life. Since he doesn't care about his reputation anymore, why should I keep up the act?" Love? What a joke. To Simms, it was always about power and profit. If he wanted to drop her, she could find her own happiness. It wasn't like she was short of money-or eager young men.
Throwing her arms around Sid, Yulia plunged back into the crowd, dancing wildly, a drink in one hand.
Violet pressed a trembling palm to her burning cheek, watching her mother guzzle alcohol and lose herself in the music. Fuming, she turned and stormed out.
But the paparazzi had caught every moment on camera. Tomorrow's headlines were going to be wild.
Starfall City Victoria arrived at the private hospital that specialized in Emily Turner's care, with Stein Campbell at her side.
This place was far more advanced than anything in Starfall City.
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Ever since Emily had been hit and left in a coma, Victoria had kept herm hidden here, claiming publicly that Emily had died, to avoid drawing attention.
She wasn't even sure why, but ever since her mother passed away, m Victoria had becpainfully cautiou cautious-especially after learning that Simms wasn't her real father.
"Do you think... will my aunt ever wake up?" she asked quietly.
Stein hesitated. Not even the doctors could promise anything in a case like this.
But he tried his best to offer comfort.
"There are plenty of cases where people in comas have cback. even when it seemed hopeless. As long as you don't give up, there's always a chance for a miracle."
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