The True Heiress Reborn And Slays (Alicia Delaney) novel Chapter 463

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Chapter 463 She Never Wanted Me as a Daughter

Chapter 463 She Never Wanted Me as a Daughter

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Sebastian glanced at the photo. “I was there too. I know exactly what happened. If you don’t believe me, go ask the staff at Scavoir Bistro that night. Ask them whether that photo shows the truth, and who was actually doing the grabbing,” he said.

The words hit the room like a thunderclap. Zavier’s jaw tightened, a vein pulsing at his temple.

He’d expected Melissa to be sharp-tongued, but twisting a staged photo to smear her own daughter was truly outrageous.

He turned on Melissa, his voice hard with fury. “Melissa, what is wrong with you? We finally got Riley back, and every time she’s here, you pick at her. Not one decent word has come out of your mouth! And now you’re throwing this garbage at her?”

Melissa flinched under the double blow of Sebastian’s words and Zavier’s rage. Her mouth opened, searching for a defense.

Before she could come up with a reply, Riley answered for her. Her expression turned cold. “Because she never wanted me as a daughter.”

Melissa’s heart hammered wildly. She put on a trembling, hurt tone. “How could you say that? You’re my own flesh and blood-I’d always care for you. I only kept a tight rein because I worried you’d picked up bad habits after being gone so long. I’ve only ever acted for

She even managed to squeeze out a few tears.

your sake.”

Riley watched the pathetic performance with nothing but disgust. She didn’t want to hear another word of Melissa’s hollow excuses. Her voice cut like ice. “A mother who drugged her own daughter and dumped her at an orphanage doesn’t get to claim she did it for love.”

The color drained from Melissa’s face. Her eyes went wide, and she stumbled backward, her words coming out in a fractured gasp. “What… what did you say?!”

Zavier and Raymond spoke almost in unison, their voices overlapping. “Riley, what do you mean? What orphanage?!”

Riley let out a slow, bitter laugh. “You never thought I’d remember, did you? You worked so hard to bury those memories, but some of them stayed.

“I wasn’t going to bring any of this up. I figured as long as you didn’t push too far, I could just get by. Even if you didn’t like me, I could live with that. But you couldn’t leave it alone. You kept pushing and pushing, and now you’ve ripped the cover off yourself. So don’t blame me for dragging the truth into the light.”

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Chapter 463 She Never Wanted Me as a Daughter

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She didn’t look at Melissa again. She turned to Sebastian, exhaustion and ice mingling in her

eyes,

He understood immediately. They stood together and walked out.

Melissa stayed frozen, her body trembling. When she was certain they were gone and not coming back, she buried her face in her hands and let out a wail of theatrical anguish. “What did I do to deserve this?! My own daughter, accusing me like that, misunderstanding me like that…”

Her sobs were laced with self-pity and despair. “I knew this would happen. She’s always held me at fault. She believes I lost her deliberately and caused her years of suffering. I’d never do that on purpose. Stubborn as she is, she still can’t let go after all this time.”

She rambled through the tears, trying to twist the story until Riley was the unreasonable one.

This time, her tears didn’t move anyone.

Zavier’s expression turned grim. His voice took on an unfamiliar edge. “Melissa, speak up now. Is Riley’s story true? Drugged and left at an orphanage?”

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