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Chapter 161: The Devil’s Bargain

Penulis: Author Jessica
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-07 05:11:34

Mrs. Quinn’s POV

The door slammed. Good. Let it slam. Let her feel it shake through her bones.

How dare she? How dare she speak to me that way… me, of all people. That insolent, ungrateful girl. That pathetic little gold-digger who thinks carrying my son’s child gives her power.

I can still hear her voice… sharp, trembling, trying to sound brave. It’s laughable. A nobody with a mouth too big for her place.

I raised a son every woman in this city wanted. I built him. I carried him through the best schools, the best circles, and made him the man into he is today. And this… this thing dares to challenge me?

No. No, she doesn’t get to talk back. She doesn’t get to raise her tone, not in my presence.

My fingers ache from how hard I’m clutching this bag. My pulse won’t slow down. Every step I take back and forth echoes too loud, too fast. Passersby look… let them. Let them see what fury looks like when it’s dressed in pearls.

They don’t know what it’s like to watch everything you built be t
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