Chapter 2433

Clara’s impatience flickered across her face, yet she managed to mask it well.

She shuffled closer and wrapped Tessa in a hug.

“Don’t be mad at me, okay, Tessa? I was just so worked up earlier, that’s why I said thos things.

Don’t take it so seriously. You’ve been nothing but good to me, and I’m not blind to it. I’m not an ingrate. It’s just that whole mess with Ivy has been dragging me down, you know? I’ve had to cancel more than a dozen gigs because of her drama. Can you blame me for being a bit on edge?

But now, some of those deals are finally coming back. Can’t you just be happy for me, Tessa?”

Tessa exhaled a sigh.

“How could I not be happy for you? But Ivy’s my daughter too. Seeing everyone turn on her – it twists my heart.”

She pressed on, “Tessa, you remember what I asked you to do

“Clara, with your career back on, track, do we really need

of malice, “Of course we do. We’re just getting started. After the

They were sweetly engrossed in a movie when Ivy’s phone rang

“Ivy?”

Tessa’s voice left Ivy

her mother had called her by name this way.

at home, it was a constant battle of wills with Clara.

promptly hit pause on the remote and looked at her, silently asking what

want?” Ivy took a deep breath. She braced herself, sensing

her heart as

frowned instantly at her daughter’s chilly tone.

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