Chapter 1110



That afternoon, Holley visited Kenia’s hospital room.

The once warm and pleasant atmosphere turned tense the moment she entered.

Belinda, sitting by the bed, didn’t so much as glance at Holley. She spoke only to Kenia, as if Holley weren’t even there.

Holley made no effort to acknowledge Belinda, either.

They didn’t seem like mother and daughter at all—more like complete strangers.

Kenia, of course, noticed this. She tried to bridge the gap, bringing up topics that involved both Holley and Belinda.

But neither responded.

Feeling resigned, Kenia sighed inwardly.

At half past five in the evening, Belinda left for her night shift in the Cardiac Surgery Department.

As soon as the door closed behind Belinda, Kenia turned to Holley and sighed. “Holley, what’s going on between you and Belinda? How did things get this bad? You two act like strangers! What exactly happened?”

Holley’s expression remained neutral. “Nothing, Mom. Don’t overthink it.”

Kenia’s eyes sharpened. “Don’t lie to me! If nothing happened, you two wouldn’t be acting like this. Tell me the truth!”

Holley still refused to say anything.

Kenia pressed on, “Or do I need to call Belinda back so you can confront each other?”

Holley’s face tensed. After a brief hesitation, she sighed in defeat. “What do you want to know?”

Kenia wasted no time. “Start from the day you called me and told me you were also at risk of infection. You said Belinda scratched you—why? What really happened?”

Cornered, Holley had no choice but to come clean. She told Kenia everything. By the time she finished speaking, Kenia’s face had paled slightly. Her expression was serious, troubled.

She said, “Holley… You’ve never sleepwalked before.”

Holley quickly explained, “The doctor said it was caused by extreme stress. Anxiety triggered it. I swear, I didn’t mean to do it! Belinda is my daughter, Mom! Do you really think I’d hurt her if I were in my right mind?”

Kenia didn’t respond immediately. Her gaze on Holley held complicated emotions.

Kenia’s frown deepened. “Holley, you’ve changed so much lately! Weren’t you the one who used to dote on Belinda the most? Especially when she was little—you treated her like she was made of glass. But now…”

Even she couldn’t understand what had caused such a drastic shift in Holley. Lately, every decision Holley made seemed worse than the last. And every single time… it was Belinda who suffered for it.

The relationship between Holley and Belinda had only grown worse.

Especially after the last incident…

Holley had sleepwalked into Belinda’s room and nearly strangled her to death.

At that moment, Kenia couldn’t help but wonder—if Belinda hadn’t scratched Holley’s face in time, would Holley… would she have actually killed Belinda?

She didn’t dare dwell on the thought any further.

“Mom! Why are you saying this, too? I haven’t changed!” Holley’s voice was laced with frustration and resignation.

Kenia didn’t want to argue with her any longer.

After a pause, she simply said, “Lucas has been looking into what happened when Belinda was a child—about how she was fed hormones. It’s been a while now. I wonder if he’s found anything.”

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