Chapter 26

“You’re asking me what’s wrong? Ever since she came to the Hunt family, she has been acting out. You’re a country bumpkin yourself, so I don’t expect you to teach her much about etiquette, but how can she treat Jas like a maid? Who does she think she is? How can she order my daughter around?” Melinda said angrily, completely without the grace of a proper lady.

Sofia’s face turned pale as she said, “Eden’s your daughter too.”

“Ha!” Melinda snorted. “She’s just a daughter that I’ve abandoned.”

“How... How can you say that... You had her in your womb for nine months, didn't you? How can you be so cruel?”

“So what if I am? She has had nothing to do with me ever since I decided to discard her. If it wasn’t because I need someone to get married in Jas’ place, do you think I’d ever seek her out?” Melinda sneered. “If she was half as good as Jas, maybe I’d find a way to get her back. But look at her.

“She gets zero for all her subjects, and she starts fights and plays truant all year long