Chapter 163 Burn the Bridge and Salt the Earth
The Reed family rejects their own daughter for not being <b>good </b>enough!
Ste is no longer a daughter of the Reed family!
Susan personally signed the severance agreement with her biological daughter!
Biological daughter vs. adopted daughter: The Reed family chose the adopted one!
A <b>child </b>raised from infancy can’t <b>be </b>reced–not even by blood!
In just minutes, headlines like these flooded Rivermount’s <b>trending </b>topics, igniting a storm.
Ethan was at his wits end.
And Susan was faring no better<b>. </b>
The news had spread like wildfire. Several societydies had already called her, pretending to be “concerned, but their tone. was full of smug mockery.
Susan felt like her liver, lungs, and heart were about to burst.
She frantically dialed Ste’s number <b>over </b>and over, switching phones <b>when </b>one got blocked.
Finally, Ste picked <b>up</b>. “Hello?”
-Ste, how could you do something like this?! The severance agreement was your idea, and now you’ve made it look like we wronged <b>you</b><b>!</b><b>” </b>
“You used Eddie and Rianne to lure me into signing. You tricked me—and now you’re painting me as the viin!”
Susan exploded, her voice sharp and breathless.
in her mind, she was the one who had been hurt. She was the victim–deceived and taken advantage of
And now the whole city thought she was a heartless mother.
On the other <b>end</b>, Ste was still foggy with sleep. After a moment, she munered, “Were you ever <b>kind</b>?”
“You-”
Susan nearly fainted from rage.
“Tell me what you want from me. What did I ever do to deserve this from you?”
She genuinely regretted ever bringing Ste back <b>into </b>the family.
If she had <b>known </b><b>this </b>would happen, <b>what </b>difference would it <b>have </b>made if she’d never had a daughter?
Let her rot on the streets–it had nothing to do with them.
“You want money, is that it?”
Susan practically choked.
This kind of public spectacle–of course it had to be about money. What <b>else</b><b>? </b>
She convinced herself that <b>Ste </b><b>must’ve </b>hit rock bottom and now wanted to squeeze cash from them.
Chapter 163 Burn the Bridge and Salt the Earth
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“Have youpletely lost your mind? Those people aren’t even blood: <b>You </b>want to bring them in <b>and </b>suck the Reed family dry too!!”
She was so furious, she forgot all about Ste’s multi–million–dor studio.
And the billion–dor ne around her neck
All she could see now was a daughter staging a public scandal for money.
“You’re all starving!
Ste listened to her tirade quietly.
Thenzily rolled over in bed. “Right. I almost starved to death when I was <b>living </b>with the Reed family.”
Starving? <b>She </b>threw the word right back at them.
Two grand a month–and not even on a fixed schedule.
Good thing she never relied on it. If she had, she really would’ve died.
“You-
<b>Susan’s </b>rage sent dark spots across her vision.
Ste’s voice <b>was </b>calm. “Suck the Reed family’s blood? Do they even have any?”
Suck the Dawson family dry too?
With <b>what</b>? <b>What </b>blood? They <b>didn’t </b>have enough for a sip.
“You’re unbelievable. Then tell me, what was the point of making a spectacle out of this?”
Ste paused.
What was the point?
She hadn’t even <b>seen </b>what had been posted yet
But if you were going to make a point-
“Simple. So you <b>people </b>won’t get a taste of my blood.”
She didn’t care about the Reed family’s blood, but if they ever found <b>out </b>she’d been raised by the Dawson family, they’d definitelye crawling to exploit them.
So yes–she needed to burn this bridge <b>publicly</b>, and thoroughly.
Susan almost screamed. “We want to suck <b>your </b>blood?! What, that measly seven million of <b>yours</b>?”
“You really <b>think </b>the Reed family cares about a few peanuts?!”
Ste’s voice didn’t change. “Then I hope you remember what <b>you </b>said today, <b>Susan</b>.”
“You’re the one who better remember!”
Susan was shaking with fury when she mmed the call <b>shut</b>.
Ste stared at her phone. “Fine. Whoever forgets first isn’t even human.”
Chapter 163 Burn the Bridge and Salt the Earth
Abraham’s throat tightened. Hear
rushed through his body uncontrobly.
“What are you mad about?”
He walked over with a remedy in hand.
His voice startled her. She jumped and dove under the nket. “Why didn’t you knock?!”
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