Natalie sneered. "Sorry, but we have no relationship. When you turn sixty, you can sue me, and I'll pay whatever the court orders. That's the only thing I'll ever give you as your daughter. You never raised me for a single day, so on what grounds should I support you? How did I get lost in the first place? I think you know the answer to that better than anyone."
As Natalie's voice fell, Nathan's face went pale. She... how did she know?
That damn girl, when did she find out?
Back then, Sophia had wanted to strangle her, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. She was his daughter, after all. He had just abandoned her.
Nathan pressed his lips together, saying no more. The more he said, the more he would reveal.
Natalie gave him no chance to speak, turning and leaving the lounge.
Nathan, his face dark with rage, stared at her unforgiving back and yelled, "You heartless brat! I should have just strangled you back then instead of letting you grow up to infuriate me! It's just money! You have it, so why won't you give it to me?"
Natalie, who had reached the doorway, suddenly turned back. "Actually, you already tried to kill me once. You just didn't succeed. Your plan was to kill me, but you felt a pang of guilt because I was your own flesh and blood, so you abandoned me instead. Do you know why I grew up in my adoptive family?"
"It's because my grandfather saw you abandon me with his own eyes. He took me home and raised me. That's why it was so easy for you to find me. Did you really think you could have found me with your limited abilities?"
"I've always known how I got lost, but I went back to the Scott family for the sake of that sliver of kinship."
"When you came for me, I quietly endured all the Scott family's schemes."
"When Sebastian had his accident, went blind, and was crippled, Joanna found him repulsive and ran off. I married him in her place, which kept your teetering company afloat for a few more years."
"Wasn't all that I did enough? But how did you treat me? Every single one of you bullied me, trying every trick in the book to get rid of me."


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