Chapter 4 - The Bitter Truth About Elena’s Forced Exile
“You foolish boy, I did what you were too weak to do when you found out she wasn't Nora,” Celeste hissed, standing up from her desk.
“Elena loved Maisie like her own child, and I threw her out based on lies you helped fabricate,” Julian shouted back.
“She was a penniless nobody clinging to our family name and wealth; she had no business raising a child of this bloodline,” Celeste spat.
“Where is she now, mother? Tell me where you sent her four years ago,” Julian demanded, grabbing the edge of the wooden desk.
“She took a severance check and vanished into the shadows of upstate New York; she’s probably working in some diner or starving on the street,” Celeste mocked.
Julian stared at his mother with absolute disgust, realizing he had allowed a monster to dictate his life and destroy his family.
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“I am cutting ties with you tonight, and if you ever come near Maisie again, you will never see your grandchildren again,” Julian warned.
He turned on his heel and walked out of the study, leaving Celeste standing alone in her cold, expensive fortress.
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