Daniel gently held her. He didn’t know how to comfort her, but he did what he could to stop her from trembling so much.

Maisie felt chills run down her spine and overwhelming sadness. “Did my mom really want to harm me? Why would she do this…”

“Perhaps she never truly regarded you as her daughter,” Daniel murmured. “You should never have any fantasies about her.”

“Owen, Nicole, and I are all her children. Why would she—”

“What if that’s not the case?” Daniel blurted out.

Maisie was stunned, her mind going blank. “What do you mean by that?”

Daniel took a deep breath and said after a while, “I don’t mean anything else. I’m just hoping you won’t get too caught up in this rotten person and situation. Since the moment she sent you to my bed for money many years ago, you should have known she wasn’t fit to be your mother!”

Maisie lowered her gaze, feeling a chilling void in her heart.

“I think she’ll come looking for you again.” Daniel looked at her. “Leaving aside whether those dirty things in the food were deliberate or not, this sudden change in attitude from her is highly suspicious.

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