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    “You still dare say that? I told you to save that money for your future, but you gambled it all away. Now it’s gone, and the Harpers won’t give me a dime. We’re headed for a life of poverty!”


    Keira bristled, unyielding. “So what if I gambled? Didn’t I raise you sessfully? How dare you raise your voice at me, you ungrateful girl? Without me, you’d be nothing. Did you ask your father to help me?”


    Sandra replied, “I didn’t. You know how the Harpers see me—they despise me. And you had the nerve to demand eight hundred million? Do you think they’re idiots who’ll hand over whatever you ask? I’m just the unwanted illegitimate daughter, a stain on their name. Why would they lift a finger for me?”


    The thought fueled her anger. Shepard and Giselle had been cold toward her for days, and even Dalton’s hostility stung.


    “Why are you so useless?” Keira snapped, her frustration spilling over. “Can’t you make them like you?”


    Her voice then broke into sobs. “If you’d won them over, I wouldn’t have lost my hand!”


    Sympathy flickered in Sandra, but anger won out. “Will you gamble again?”


    Keira’s voice was heavy with regret. “I’m done, I swear. They took everything from me. I’m broke. Please, pick me up at the airport when Ind.”


    Sandra’s thoughts turned to Corinna. “How is Corinna doing?”


    Keira’s sobs intensified. “She lost it all in the first round, owes over two million. She called her son, but he didn’t pick up. They took her away—I don’t even know if she’s alive or dead now.”


    Sandra scoffed. “Corinna’s always been trouble. If she hadn’t egged you on, would you have gone abroad to gamble? She got what she deserved.”


    “She…” Keira’s voice faltered, her heart aching. They’d left together, but only she was returning. What would she tell Corinna’s son?


    After their brief talk, Sandra, reassured of Keira’s safety, returned to work with a clearer head. That evening, she took a cab to the international airport. Seeing Keira, her left hand gone, still hit her like a punch. She couldn’t get the image of Keira’s hand being severed out of her mind. She rushed Keira to the hospital for treatment.


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    Though she had over three hundred thousand, she didn’t want to give Keira too much money, certain it would vanish into gambling. Instead, she sent small sums to her, enough for some food. After two days in the hospital, Keira went home to recover—hospital bills were crippling. Sandra pretended to be broke in front of Keira, saying all her money was borrowed from online loans.


    On Saturday, Brenna offered to take Sandra shopping. After lunch, Brenna, with Lilith in tow, led Sandra to their favorite high-end shopping street. The street brimmed with luxury boutiques, price tags dizzying. Sandra discreetly checked thebels—a trench coat over a hundred thousand, casual pants at eighty thousand. This was far beyond her reach. Brenna and Lilith spent freely, unfazed.


    Brenna turned to Sandra. “Do you have anything you’d like to buy? I will pay for you today.”


    Sandra shook her head. “No, thanks. It’s all too pricey. The most expensive thing I’ve ever worn is barely two thousand. I’ve never touched anything over a hundred thousand.”


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