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.

worth tens of millions. If you truly have nowhere to go, why don’t you just move there? It

“Ms. Perkins.”

a cold,

to someone else’s son. Are you going to stop him from buying a house for his own daughter? Plus,

aback by

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

being herself, don’t take it to heart. Which one do you like? I’ll buy it for you.”

to use the money to compensate for his

lowering her head, “No need, you

living in the same neighborhood

taken aback with a helpless expression on his face. Cristina, however, frowned.

considered us family anyway. If it wasn’t for you, Tricia

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

mother must’ve died because of you! Today, I’m going to give you the

cold and indifferent. She grabbed Cristina’s hand and, without

the fragile peace they had maintained over

stood dumbfounded, her hand

if you laid a hand on me again, I wouldn’t be so forgiving.”

words fully sank in, Neil shouted angrily,

she couldn’t retaliate, but from the moment he raised his hand, her heart ached uncontrollably. Despite anticipating

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