Chapter 68

She had constantly tried to convince herself that Neil wasn’t showing favoritism and that he had been supportive of her since her mother’s passing.

However, the kindness he extended to her paled in comparison to the adoration he showered on Cristina’s kids.

The fact that she was still burdened with the stress of buying a house while Neil readily gifted Glenn Pennyfeather a multimillion-dollar mansion seemed absurd to Maja. Soon enough, Neil

and Cristina noticed her presence.

Cristina furrowed her eyebrows. “What are you doing here?”

Neil also turned to Maja, noticing a real estate agent in the same uniform standing beside her, feeling a twinge of embarrassment.

‘Maja, are you looking for a house?”

Disappointment surged within Maja, but her face remained impassive, “Yes, my apartment was burgled, so I’m looking for a safer place.”

Neil hesitated for a moment, guilt gnawing at him as he recalled Maja living on her own all these years.

“Well…”

His words were abruptly interrupted by Cristina.

to go, why don’t you

“Ms. Perkins.”

Cristina a

of your business. He can gift a mansion worth millions to someone else’s son. Are you going to stop him from buying a house for his own daughter? Plus, he

taken aback by Maja’s verbal onslaught.

Maja was being a bit harsh. After all, Cristina

heart. Which one do you like?

the money to compensate for his guilt towards his

faintly, lowering her head, “No need, you and Ms. Perkins carry on. I’ll

the

helpless expression on his face. Cristina, however,

your problem? You never considered us family anyway. If it wasn’t for you, Tricia wouldn’t still

think I’ve made my stance clear enough. We’re all adults here. Let’s not make this anymore awkward. I moved out because I didn’t want to live under the same roof as him. Now that he’s moving in here, I’ve decided to look elsewhere. Do you really need me to spell it out for you that I don’t

you! Today, I’m going to

hand, ready to strike, Maja’s beautiful eyes were cold and indifferent. She grabbed Cristina’s hand and, without hesitation, slapped

slap left everyone in shock, shattering the fragile

dumbfounded, her hand covering her struck

if you laid a hand on me again, I

words fully sank in, Neil shouted angrily, “Maja!!”

retaliate, but from the moment he raised

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