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    ra narrowed her eyes at the sudden change in her daughter’s tone and smirked coldly. “Oh, so you’ve got money to rx? Great. Then why not send some of that to me?”


    Doreen’s face darkened. “I already did! I sent you money earlier this month.”


    She wasn’t lying. ra had used that money to pay off some of her gambling debts. It was never enough.


    ra stood up and looked at Doreen from head to toe. Her tone softened, but it wasced with bitterness. “Doreen, I raised you. I took care of you all these years. Now I ask for a bit of money and you act like I’m a burden? Fine. If you won’t give it to me, I’ll just go to your boyfriend. He’s rich, isn’t he?”<fn8a5f> ??? ????? ???????s ??? ?????s??? ?? fι?dnοvel</fn8a5f>


    Doreen’s heart sank, and her breath caught in her throat.


    If Marc ever found out about ra… he wouldn’t give her a single cent. He might even cut her offpletely.


    Clenching her jaw, Doreen forced the words out. “I have a hundred thousand dors on me right now. I’ll transfer it to you.”


    It was already the second time this month she’d sent ra money. At this point, she wasn’t sure if ra would ever stop treating her like a walking ATM.


    But instead of being grateful, ra scrunched her face in displeasure. “Only a hundred thousand? You gave me way morest time.”


    Doreen’s patience snapped. “If it’s not enough, then don’t take it!”


    That shut ra up for a moment. With a dramatic sigh, she finally epted the transfer, pretending she was doing Doreen a favor by taking it.


    As Doreen got up to leave, ra casually tossed out, “Forget about going abroad. I’ve taken your passport. And next time, if you show up with just a hundred thousand again… you won’t like what happens.”


    Doreen froze. “What right do you have to take my passport? Give it back!” she shouted angrily.


    But ra wasn’t bothered at all. She let out azy yawn, stretching her arms as if nothing had happened. “I’m sleepy. You can leave now.”


    And just like that, the hundred thousand Doreen had begged and lied for was gone—snatched away like loose change.


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    Anger boiled inside her, but there was nothing she could do. She would have to think up another excuse to squeeze more money out of Marc again.


    With her ns to leave the country falling apart, Doreen shut herself inside the vi. For over a week, she didn’t leave and buried herself in disappointment and frustration.


    However, one day, out of the blue, Jazlyn showed up holding a bag of supplements.


    “Doreen, you need to take good care of yourself now that you’re expecting. These are high-quality vitamins I brought back from abroad. Make sure you take them daily.”


    Jazlyn could have easily ignored the situation, but the baby in Doreen’s belly was her grandchild. No matter what, she couldn’t just stand by.


    Doreen greeted her with a smile and gratefully took the bag. “Thank you, Mrs. Walsh. I’ll make sure to take them every day.”


    She was secretly thrilled, because this meant she didn’t have to spend her own money on health supplements.


    As Jazlyn looked around the empty living room, she asked casually, “Has Marc note hometely?”


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