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.

If you truly have nowhere to go, why don’t you just move there? It would bring you closer to

“Ms. Perkins.”

shot Cristina a cold, warning

father, it’s none 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 didn’t say he

aback by Maja’s verbal onslaught.

in the middle, felt uneasy. He felt Maja was being a bit harsh. After all, Cristina was her elder.

just being herself, don’t take it to heart. Which one do

to compensate for his guilt towards his

smiled faintly, lowering her head, “No need, you

in the

with a helpless expression on his face.

anyway. If it wasn’t for you,

I 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

died because of you! Today, I’m going to give you the lesson you deserve on her behalf!”

to strike, Maja’s beautiful eyes were cold and indifferent. She grabbed Cristina’s

left everyone in shock, shattering the fragile peace they had

her hand covering

before if you laid a hand on me again,

sank in, Neil shouted angrily,

was trembling. As her father, Maja knew she couldn’t retaliate, but from the moment he raised his hand, her heart ached uncontrollably. Despite anticipating

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