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.”

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

career back on, track, do we really need

hand away, her eyes curving with a hint of malice, “Of course we do. We’re just getting started. After the

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

“Ivy?”

Tessa’s voice left Ivy almost in a

mother had called her by name this

at home, it was a constant battle of

noticed the shift in Ivy’s mood. He promptly hit pause on the remote and looked at her, silently asking what was wrong. Ivy just

Ivy took a deep breath. She

her heart as she

instantly at her daughter’s chilly

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