Heiress Returns Family Shocks (Nina Swanson) novel Chapter 357

Chapter 357

Meanwhile, after calling all night, Lily finally got through to Lawrence.

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As soon as the call connected, Lawrence’s angry voice exploded over the line. “How many times have I told you not to keep calling me? Do you just ignore everything I say?”

Lily’s words got stuck in her throat, choked back by his roar. She couldn’t get a single word out for a long moment.

Her sharp nails dug into her palms, and she bit down hard on her lip, desperately trying to hold back her tears.

Once she’d calmed down, Lily finally spoke up. “Nina knows my identity.”

On the other end, Lawrence was silent for a few seconds. “How did she find out?”

“I don’t know,” Lily said calmly. “She wants to see you.”

Lawrence snorted, “Just any stray off the street thinks they deserve to meet me?”

“If she can’t see you, she’ll tell Vivian who I really am,” Lily said, her voice cold and distant. “I’m not welcome in the Swanson family anyway, so what if Vivian finds out?”

“You can’t even handle some club trash? What good are you?” Lawrence’s voice was cold and cutting. “Pathetic!”

Lily let out a cold laugh. “Yeah, I’m pathetic! I can’t deal with Nina, but you think you’re any better?

“After all these years, you haven’t managed to steal even one formula. Always hiding behind women to get things done for you. Yeah, real impressive.”

She finally realized it. No matter how hard she tried, her father would never accept her back into the Nicholson family.

Lawrence used to at least pretend for her sake, just to keep her around, but now he couldn’t even be bothered to fake it.

All these years, Lily had been walking on eggshells in the Swanson family, always on edge, never daring to let her guard down for a second.

She worked herself to the bone, all for a scrap of approval from her parents. But in the end, she was nothing more than a tool to be used.

Growing up, Lily barely saw her father, maybe two or three times in her whole life, and they’d only talked on the phone a handful of times. Every time he called, it was just to tell her what to do.

Her mom hadn’t called her once all these years, let alone come to see her. Lily couldn’t even picture her mother’s face

anymore.

She’d bent over backwards to please every single one of them, but in their eyes, she was still just a worthless failure.

If everyone were just chasing their own interests, then she didn’t need to keep groveling. She didn’t owe the Nicholson family anything.

“You’ve got some nerve talking to me like that!” Lawrence was clearly stunned. He never expected the usually obedient Lily would ever talk back to him.

“Why not? None of you wants me around, so why should I keep running errands for you?” Lily replied coldly. “I’ve delivered the message. Whether you see Nina or not, that’s your problem. Leaving the Swanson family makes no difference to me.”

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Lawrence was silent for a long moment, then his tone suddenly softened. “I’ve been dealing with a lot lately, and it’s been overwhelming.

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Chapter 357

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“I shouldn’t have taken it out on you. Don’t be upset with me, okay? You’re my daughter. How could I ever turn my back on you? Someday, you’ll come back to the Nicholson family.”

Lily let out a cold snort. ‘Does he really think I’ll fall for that again?‘ she thought. ‘I’m not a kid anymore.”

“Leave Nina to me,” Lawrence said, his voice suddenly icy. “The dead stay quiet.”

A glint flashed in Lily’s eyes as she thought, ‘If Nina died, I’d have a lot less to worry about.’

“Now that you’re at Betrico University, make sure you put all your effort into researching the formula. As soon as you succeed, I’ll bring you back home to the Nicholson family,” Lawrence said.

Lily was silent for a moment. “I understand.”

Lily tossed her phone onto the bed, her face cold and emotionless.

‘Go back to the Nicholson family?‘ she thought. ‘Of course, I am going back, no doubt about it. But I am not going to just let them call the shots.

‘I want the Nicholson family to personally come and bring me home. I am not a loser!

Suddenly, an idea popped into her head, and she fired off a texto Miranda: [Miranda, when are you meeting Jason? I’m leaving Riverdale tomorrow. Do you think I could meet him before I go?]

Lily’s message was so blatant. But she wasn’t worried in the slightest. After all, Miranda was so gullible. She’d fall for anything.

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