NovelEnglishChapter 664 Citrine couldn't help but laugh out loud when she heard that.
How could anyone be so full of themselves? She'd truly never seen someone quite like this before.
Hilda took a deep breath, exasperated. "Please, stop flattering yourself," she said. "Ever since Citrine went missing all those years ago, it hasn't just been you. Whenever I cacross a girl around my daughter's age, no matter who she was, if she was in trouble, I'd do everything I could to help." She paused for a moment before continuing, her voice softer. "I did all of this to build up good karma for my daughter. I just hoped that maybe, by doing so, God would watch overand helpfind her sooner." Even now, Hilda was deeply grateful for all those things she'd done. Maybe she really had accumulated enough good will, and that's why-by smiracle- she'd finally found her Citrine.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt was the first tCitrine had ever heard any of this. Outwardly, she seemed unmoved, her expression unreadable, but her eyes reflected a storm of emotion.
She'd never imagined her mother was out there, trying to earn blessings for her in such a way. What made her happiest, though, was knowing her mother had never forgotten her.
Citrine couldn't help but wonder: if she and her mother had never reunited, would her mom still be out there, seeing every bright-eyed college girl and thinking of the daughter who should have been living her best years in the sunlight? That kind of longing filled her heart with warmth and a little ache.
Citrine's feelings were a tangled knot of joy, gratitude, and sorrow. Across from her, Leda seemed on the verge of breaking down as she listened, absolutely refusing to accept what she was hearing.
Leda's voice trembled as she shouted, "No way-Mrs. Saunders, you and my mom have always been close friends! You've always treatedso well, and you even promised my mom you'd takein as your goddaughter. Mrs. Saunders, there's no way you could forget that!" Her eyes were wide, her emotions running high.
But at those words, Hilda went pale as a sheet. For a moment, panic flashed across her face. She turned hastily to her daughter, anxious to explain "Citrine, I swear, I never once agreed to take in a goddaughter. As for having another child, that was never an option. Years ago, I made a vow: whether I ever found you or not, you would be my only daughter. There would never be anyone else." There would never be anyone else.
Citrine smiled softly. That was exactly what she wanted to hear.
She was selfish and maybe a little possessive; she didn't want to share her parents with anyone. Their love belonged to her, and even the thought of giving a piece of it away was unbearable.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I believe you, Mom," Citrine said, raising her eyebrows with a bright, happy look.
When she saw her daughter wasn't upset and seemed perfectly fine, Hilda finally breathed a long sigh of relief. The worry that had been weighing on her all this tfinally eased.
Turning back to Leda, Hilda's expression grew firm and composed.
"Leda, letmake things clear for you, once and for all. Listen carefully."
"First, your mother was never my close friend. She was just a client, nothing more.
family and Che Saunders Swift family move in completely different circles; I would never have socialized with people from your background."
"Second, I never agreed to take you • your as my goddaughter. It's true, your mother brought it up once, but didn't answer her. I only stayed silent because I didn't want to embarrass her in front of everyone."
"And finally, the only reason I was ever kind to you was because you' u was reminded of my daughter, nothing else."
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