Shannon sat leisurely on the sofa, filing her bright red nails.
Bethany was panting with anger, but she could vaguely sense that her motherâs attitude was somewhat
strange.
In the past, when Bethany had suffered such utter humiliation, Shannon would have stepped up to help
her maintain her dignity.
After all, Bethany was Shannonâs favorite daughter, and this was the
Salvador residence. How could she allow others to do as they please on her own territory?
But this time, Shannon was too calm.
There had been such a big commotion downstairs that Shannon had to have heard it. So why had she
not come down to help Bethany?
âBethany, I donât want to see a repeat of something like this in this house ever again. Carrie is my child
too. You two are blood-rela sisters. How could you hit her in front of everybody? If your father a
grandfather heard about this, they would definitely blame me for n raising you right. Youâre already 25
years old, so how could you act a recklessly as a maniac? You keep saying that your sister is retarded,
but I think youâre not that far off either!â Shannon criticized her.
âMom!â
Bethany stormed up to Shannon and asked her with a fixed glare.â When Mr. Hoffman and I were
arguing downstairs, did you see everything?â
Shannon raised a thin eyebrow. âYes. Why?â
âSo you just watched? You saw everything, but you didnât help me?!â
Bethany was furious. âYou didnât help me-fine. Whatever. But you even allowed Ryan to take Carrie
away? How could you do this?!â
âWhy canât I?â Shannon retorted with a sneer, shocking Bethany.
âMom⦠Youâ¦â
âEven Iâve given up on Ryan. You still havenât? Tsk, tsk. Iâm amazed at how I managed to give birth to a
stupid, lovesick failure like you, despite being so sensible and intelligent myself.â
Shannon shook her head as she looked at Bethany in disdain. âWith the current situation, I canât place
all my hopes on you anymore. Youâre a useless fool. Since Ryan is interested in your sister, Iâll just
have to go with the flow and support them. Either way, Carrieâs my child too. Itâs surprising that Ryan
doesnât mind that she has congenital deficiencies and is so attached to her. But since thatâs the case,
thereâs nothing I can do about it. After all, if your sister really becomes a couple with Ryan, wouldnât
you, as her older sister, benefit too?â
Boom-!
Bethany blacked out for a second, and all she could hear was buzzing.
What did that mean?
Support them?!
Bethany thought, âMom wanted to support Carrie? Then what about me? What would that make me?!
Am I just a pawn to be thrown away after Mom is done using me? Am I a joke?!â
âCarrie cannot be with Ryan! Absolutely not! I wonât allow it!â Bethany roared at Shannon like a rabid
dog, trembling all over.
This was the first time that she had gotten so angry at the mother she respected so much.
Shannonâs eyes darkened as she picked up the glass of red wine on the coffee table beside her and
stood up to splash it at Bethanyâs face.
It splashed all over Bethany, making her look like a mess.
Bethany was dumbfounded as she stared vacantly at Shannon, red wine dripping down her cheek.
âWho said you could yell at your mother? Whereâs your manners?!â
Shannon raised her eyebrows, crushing the expensive wine glass in her hand without hesitation. âIf
youâre not satisfied about this, then make sure you make Ryan Hoffman fall for you! But I can tell you,
based on my experience, you should stop dreaming! Ryan will never fall for you, even if you were the
last woman left on this earth!â
With that, Shannon left with a huff.
Her motherâs last sentence shattered the last bit of Bethanyâs self- esteem as well as the last remaining
bit of her conscience.
Bethanyâs eyes were red and unblinking as she slowly squatted down to pick up a shard of glass and
clenched her hand around it viciously, uncaring even when blood began to flow.
It was as if she had her hands wrapped around Carrieâs throat.
âThe last woman left on earth? Haha⦠Then I should make that a reality. They should all just die! And
when theyâre all dead, Ryan will be mine!â