oreen. You said you receive two hundred thousand monthly as pocket mon

w off how favored she was, whether directly or indirectly. Since No

missed what Vincent's stance meant. He had just m

ance was only fifty thousand a month, and she spent it without restraint. Every credit card she ow

eth. "Brenna, don't think you can demand anything y

for Brenna to know Hayley, but how could so

t most, we'll treat you to a meal later." As she spoke, she sent a message to Jeremy W

ormer warmth. "Mom, I don't

whole heart, and they crushed it without hesitation. If the lovely couple who ha

t, she was convinced Brenna was exactly what that m

't dare explode. "Noreen doesn't get that much pocket money each mon

on. "We're family, and talking about money can strain our relationshi

er, trying to grab Brenna's hand. "That's right, Bren

de," she said evenly. "It was Mr. Todd who suggested you compensate me. If you insist

g her as if she were something unpleasant. She never understood why Jeremy

Sarah's eyes. "That'

murmured, "Brenna is nothing like the rumors. Wasn't it said she dropp

used the Todd family's influence

ok. The hopeless fool people described clea

ted his anger toward Sarah. That's enough. With Mr. Todd and everyone

er the years, every spare cent had gone into shaping Noreen into a polished young l

say money isn't everything and that life matters more. You locked me in the wareh

le enduring it, she quietly reopened the investigation into her disappearance years ago. Bit by bit, new e

if lightning had struck her. "What

only been three at the time. A child t

present. Could a mother truly tr

ncent's expression. "Felix,

elix stepped aside an

nonsense!" she cried out. "I gave birth to her. Why would I ever hurt my own child

ck to the surface, and being forced to fa

"Do you even still see me as your mother?"

th steady strength. Her gaze sharpened. "The couple you

erself, but she wouldn't stand by while any

ang out in the