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Chapter 8

Author: Lil Rock
I didn't want to waste my time on someone who didn't matter, but I forgot some people only learn when they were hit harder.

The next day, Fiona stopped me just as I arrived at the company's entrance. She was holding a gift box in her hand. "I made your childhood favorite—hazelnut cake. You should try it and see if it still tastes the same."

I fiddled with the string on the cake box, spinning it back and forth. "Must've been a lot of work, huh?"

Fiona smiled sweetly, feigning her motherly love. "As long as you like it, any effort would be worth it."

I said, "You really know how to demean yourself, Madam Fiona Wellis. If only you had the same attitude back when I first returned, we wouldn't have ended up like this."

I then tossed the cake into the trash can. "Unfortunately, it's too late now. Your pretentious motherly love disgusts me."

Fiona said, "I know you're upset that I brought Madeline to the ski trip and even gave your room away to her, Heidi. I was indeed wrong to do that,
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