Inside the bathroom, there was still no response.

Daisy's expression darkened. She quickly pushed the door open and was greeted by the sight of Jolie sitting on the closed toilet lid. She hadn't cleaned herself up at all, still looking as disheveled as when she'd just woken up.

When she noticed Daisy enter, Jolie even curved her lips into a faint, mocking smile. Her eyes sparkled with blatant defiance.

"You!"

Daisy's face turned stormy at the sight.

She marched in, glaring down at Jolie. "What do you think you're doing?"

Jolie met her gaze and replied calmly, "Rebelling. Can't you tell?"

The words tasted bitterly ironic as they left her mouth.

She couldn't bring herself to do anything truly harmful to the Quin family, but all she could manage was small, petty acts of defiance like this-pointless provocations. It was ridiculous. Maddening.

And deep down, she hated how powerless she was to change anything.

taking on an air of authority. "Jolie, stop acting like a child. Pull yourself together, clean

that, she turned and

figure for a moment before suddenly speaking. "Mom,

immediately. "From the moment you were born, you've been the one I cherished the most. You should know how much I adore

did you say?" Daisy turned back,

don't love me," Jolie repeated, her voice steady

You loved my father because he could run the company, but when you looked

on me, hoping to reap that so-called good luck. Then, because they claimed my sister's

Smack!

Jolie could finish speaking, the sharp sound of a slap echoed through the room. Her words were cut off, her head snapping to

handprint quickly surfaced

was livid, her face ashen

have you lost your mind? How dare you say such things to me? You question

out

began tidying Jolie up. Like a lifeless

expression cold. "Come back to the Quin estate with me. You'll stay there and reflect on

response,

maids flanked Jolie, guiding her out of the

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