The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2473

Regret had its moments, but who could spend their life clinging to those regrets?

“If you really cared about me so much, why didn’t you just smother your daughter when she was born?”

Clara’s face contorted with rage, like a demon clawing its way out of hell, her hands gripping Tessa’s shoulders, shaking her relentlessly. “Huh? Why didn’t you just end her? If you hadn’t brought her into this world, there wouldn’t be an Ivy to torment me now. Do you even understand how much pain I’m in? Everything I had has been ruined by your daughter!”

Tessa let out a scream. “Clara, what has gotten into you?”.

The truth was that Tessa had not considered terminating her pregnancy with Ivy because she had been convinced Ivy was going to be a boy.

Having a son would have cemented her place in the Dunhill family, but fate had other plans.

competes with me for everything. I hate you, and I’ll never call a

frozen in place, her struggle ceasing. Hearing Clara’s true thoughts left her feeling betrayed. She never imagined that all her years of

that she couldn’t tell if Clara’s hatred was directed at her or her

who had been casually strolling back home, witnessed the scene and rushed over to pry Clara’s hands off.

doing? Are you out

not my

and collapsing to the floor. Having not eaten for days, she was utterly drained, her outburst having been nothing but

too, slumped weakly onto the couch.

for you,” Tessa murmured to herself, a lament unheard by anyone but

eldest daughter in such a state of madness,

for Ivy, so stop provoking her. Why do you have to be