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She pointed at Ruka. “I-I can’t believe you did something so foul. You disappoint me. You’re supposed
to be my daughter. Scarlet’s your godmother. How could you even do this?”
Ruka was shocked. She had no idea what her mother was talking about, but seeing her so sad made
Ruka sad too. “C-Calm down, Mom. We can talk this through.” She tried to hug Claire.
Claire shoved her away. “Tell me, why are you dating Ren? What were you thinking? You’re not
supposed to be a gold digger.. You’re not supposed to date someone just because they’re rich, so why
did you?”
Ruka blushed even harder, but then she blanched. How did Mom find out about that?
“I saw everything. You hugged and kissed him. How could you do that? Have you no shame? He’s your
uncle! You’re tarnishing our name!” Claire was still crying from anger. She was furious and
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtdisappointed.
Ruka was panicking. She was too ashamed to face her mother. The girl pursed her lips, and tears
welled up in her eyes. Her mother’s disappointment was too heavy for her to bear. She had no idea
how to console Claire either.
She didn’t even have the courage to tell her the truth. There was no way she could tell her that they
were in love with each other, and not because she was seducing him. That would just make things
worse for Mom.
“I’m sorry, Mom. I’m sorry I disappointed you,” she apologized. Ruka was on the verge of tears as well.
“How far have you two gone? Did you…”
“No! No, of course not. It’s still platonic. Nothing sexual.” She was embarrassed and nervous, but she
had to make that clear.
“Did you fall for him after you stayed with him the last time?” she asked. Claire thought this started
because her daughter wanted to marry a rich and powerful man.
Ruka shook her head. “Mom, it’s not-”
“Swear… Swear you won’t ever get near him. Swear you won’t even get any ideas about him, or I’ll
disown you and kick you out of the house.” Claire was starting to threaten Ruka.
Ruka closed her eyes and held her tears in. She could feel her heart getting torn into a million pieces,
but she didn’t show it, or her mother might go deeper into her rage.
Ruka nodded. ‘Don’t worry, Mom. I won’t go near him anymore.”
Claire felt a stab of pain in her chest. She sat down on the bed while clutching her chest. Ruka quickly
came forward to check on her. “Don’t hurt yourself because of this, Mom. It’s not as serious as you
think. I’ll just stay away from him. I’ll do as you say, alright?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“I owe you a lot, but I also owe Scarlet and her family a mountain of gratitude. I can’t believe you’re
doing something like this. How do you expect me to feel?”
Claire was angry at her daughter for doing something so preposterous.
Ruka realized things were not as simple as she thought. There were too many things to take into
account, for example, her parents being indebted to the Hussons because they raised her.
“Do you have any idea who Ren is? He’s the VP, and what you’re doing is going to ruin his future in the
political scene!” Claire felt her heart getting crushed by anger again.
Ruka blanched. She was shivering in fear, and she held Claire. “I’m sorry, Mom. I won’t ever see him
again, I promise.”
Claire angrily slapped Ruka’s back. “How could you do this, Ruka? What did I tell you? We owe the
Hussons a mountain of gratitude, and you repay them with… this?”
Ruka’s eyes reddened. She stared at the ground and let her mother hit her. The pain wasn’t physical as
much as it was emotional. Tears slid down her cheeks silently as her dreams went up in smoke.
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