Abandoned by All I Took It All Back novel Chapter 446

That was the first thing her mother said in the video.

Wendy Clifford frantically shut off her phone. The audio had been playing out loud, and she quickly scanned the office.

Her colleagues had all gone home for the day, leaving her alone in the office.

She clutched her phone, her body going limp as she sank into her chair. Her mother's words echoed relentlessly in her mind.

But she couldn't bring herself to press play again.

For more than twenty years, she had fought her way out of crippling self-doubt. Just as she was starting to see a glimmer of hope, her own mother was trying to snuff it out!

She bit her trembling lip, fighting back tears.

So it was true. There really were mothers in the world who didn't love their own children.

Suddenly, her phone rang.

Wendy tensed instinctively.

Lately, the sound of her phone ringing filled her with dread.

She was terrified it was her parents calling...

The ringing persisted. She wiped the corner of her eye, took a moment to compose herself, and then picked up the phone.

The screen lit up with Finch's name.

She let out a long sigh of relief and answered.

Finch's slightly urgent voice came through the line.

“Hey, why aren't you down yet? The office is empty. Come on, I'm parked out front.”

Wendy simply replied, “Okay.”

Every day after work, Finch would drive Wendy home, a small window of time they treated as their private date.

To the young couple in love, this time was precious.

Wendy took a deep breath and closed the half-watched video.

Were they trying to drive her to her death?

Didn't they know how powerful the internet was?

It could destroy a person without lifting a finger.

They were trying every possible way to get money from her, with no regard for her life or well-being.

At that moment, years of suppressed resentment and grievance began to seep through the cracks in her composure.

Wendy’s gaze turned ice-cold as she stared at the passing scenery outside the car window.

Then, a chilling smile touched her lips.

“Hah. I don't know if they're asking for money in the video, but it's definitely about money. I only watched the beginning. I might as well hear exactly what they have to say about me.”

It was as if she was speaking to Finch, and also to herself.

She pulled her phone out of her bag and opened the video again.