Chapter 122 - The Spoiled Daughter and Her Mom

Clara’s question was like lightning striking a heart. Linda felt numb, unable to answer her daughter’s question. Not a single word left her pale lips.

Clara, who saw her mother’s reaction, laughed sarcastically. She shook her head with a wry smile.

“So you told Lea about my infertility, then begged that woman to give me her baby?” said Clara with a bitter laugh. It was not the voice of a loving daughter who loved her mother, as her usual self. She behaved like a high schooler who spoke harshly to her rival. “It was great, mom! You embarrassed me in front of her.”

Clara gulped. Her face showed a heavy burden, feeling disappointed in her mother. Tears fell off her cheeks. She was disappointed, hurt, and angry at the same time.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Linda knew it well. She felt suffocated and didn’t know what to do to make amends.

“I am so sorry, dear! I think … that’s the best solution for the three of you to do,” Linda whispered in a trembling voice. The middle-aged woman looked at her daughter, hoping that her dear baby girl would understand why she made such a decision.

“Even if I can’t have children, do you think I’ll be happy if I take her child? Then, lying to the world that the child is mine? That’s ridiculous, mom!”

Linda opened her mouth, about to say something. Unfortunately, she didn’t have the courage. She doubted it would make matters worse if she answered so recklessly.

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“A woman would normally love a child. Even if the kid does not belong to her,” Linda answered in a gentle voice, “maybe you don’t like Lea. But I’m sure, you will be able to raise her child like your own.”

Clara shook her head slowly. “It is the funniest thing I’ve ever heard.”

Clara then stood up, then packed up her things again. She emptied all the drawers one by one, hauling her essentials into suitcases.

“I’ve been wondering where Lea gets the money to pay for her mother’s surgery. As it turns out, you and she had a dirty deal,” Clara sneered, laughing bitterly. Her voice conveyed a feeling of deep disgust, making Linda’s heart feel like it was being squeezed tightly.

“I think she is a very good person, giving up her child for me because she felt guilty and wants to disappear from my sight for good,” Clara added, throwing a sharp gaze at her mom.

“Clara, I know you are feeling disappointed. But believe me, there was no such deal,” said Linda honestly. She then told me what happened. Starting from her mistake of kidnapping Sarah instead of Lea, then to her dispute with Lea, and finally, Lea found a way to pay back the two million dollars to her.

“Lea is a good girl, Clara. She sincerely wants to help you because you help her mother,” Linda explained later, hoping that Clara would only blame her. “So, if someone is on the wrong side, it’s me. Lea is not someone who would trade her child for money.”

Clara smiled wryly, looking at the floor blankly, “Then ... do you think Lea will give her child to me if she doesn’t know I’m infertile?”

“Clara?”

“You must have known very well that I am not someone who likes to be pitied, right? Especially by the person I hate,” Clara said as she poured the contents of the last drawer into the suitcase. She then closed her two large suitcases and pulled up the heavy items of luggage one by one.

Clara looked at her mother one more time. She hesitated whether to say goodbye or not.

“This is my last day in this house,” Clara said in a bland voice.

Linda seemed to be paralyzed, unable to move an inch. She made a big mistake that made Clara exceptionally angry. However, was it appropriate for her, a mother who raised her daughter, showering her with great affection, to be treated like this? Was that Clara’s payback for all the love she had given to that girl?

Clara left the room without looking back. She kept dragging her heavy suitcases, making the marble floor collide with the small wheels of her suitcases.

“Clara! Where are you going?” Patrick yelled when he found out his daughter was dragging suitcases, about to leave the house. His voice, as usual, was anything but friendly. He looked like he was going to swallow her whole if she didn’t do what he wanted. “This weekend you’re getting married to Dave. Don’t do stupid things!”

Unfortunately, Patrick’s rebuke was only answered by the sound of the wheels of the dragged suitcases. Clara completely ignored her father’s words. She just kept walking, as if he was not in the living room.

“Clara!” Patrick snapped loudly. “Once you step outside, I will kick you out of the hospital and make sure no hospital accepts you.”

Patrick managed to get his daughter to stop walking. He did attack Clara’s weakness. The only dream that still might make her happy.

“How sly! Why do you always threaten me?” Clara talked back to her father.

“Because you don’t mean anything if you don’t have Decker’s as your family name,” Patrick said flatly. The middle-aged man’s arms were folded across his chest, making him look even more intimidating.

Clara slammed her luggage angrily, leaving them at the door. She stomped her foot, stepping toward her father.

“If I am of no use to you, why didn’t you kick me out of the house long ago? Why didn’t you throw me out before I tarnished the family’s name?”

Patrick laughed out loud. He then looked at Clara with a look of pity, “You are just like your mother. Ungrateful! I should have—”

“Patrick! Stop it!” Suddenly, Linda, who had just appeared, interrupted her husband.

“Don’t get in my way, Linda! It’s time this ungrateful daughter knows who she is,” Patrick said, looking at Clara with his sharp amber eyes.

Clara looked at her parents questioningly, “What do you mean, dad?”

“How about you apologize to Linda first?” Patrick asked as he reached for Linda, bringing her to his embrace tightly. “You need to thank my wife who has been willing to take care of you since you were a baby. Even if you’re not her biological daughter.”

“Patrick, no!” Linda begged her husband. “Please ….”

However, Patrick couldn’t be stopped. He was determined to tell his daughter the truth. “It may surprise you, but you were born from a mistake.”