Chapter 12

For the past few days, things have been monotonous for Ella. She used to sleep, eat, work, and take care of Lily. She kept her talks minimal with her father, hardly noticing him. And she didn’t have to work hard to maintain a distance from Daniel, as he was doing that for both of them.

She had never felt so rejected, ever.

Ella turned the knob to enter her home, only to find Bellatrix and Candice sitting with her dad on her couch. Her daughter was sitting on her father's lap. But she was furious, as her eyes were solely on the women who had made her life hell.

“What the hell are you two doing here?”

“Now, this is no way to talk to them, Ella. I have called them here so that all of us can sort out the differences.” Her father explained.

“There is nothing to talk about. Lily, come here right now. You are not sitting in the same room as them.” She called her daughter.

“Ella, I get that you don’t like me now that you know that I am not your actual mother, but to create hatred in the