Chapter 137

"Do not speak to her that way, she is your mother!"

"She is not my mother!" She spat, her lips curled in disgust.

Her words, once again pierced Carmencita's soul and she stumbled backward as though a physical blow was delivered straight to her chest. After all those years, it still struck hard each time she faced her onslaught of resentment.

"You think you know everything, do you not? You have no fucking idea what I have been through or how I survived. You know nothing about me!"

"Please, My Lady, let us leave..."

"And now, she wants to run. Yes, go ahead. F*cking run, Carmencita!"

The elderly woman squeezed her eyes shut and finally turned back to look at her with tears in her eyes. "I am not running away from you, I would never!"

"Now, she is back to acting as a fucking saint when she is not. I do not need any of your sympathy, and I certainly do not need you here. Now, leave, run away, and never come back"

"Vicenta, I know we made mistakes in the past," Carmencita admitted as mor