NovelEnglishChapter 463 Raymond's gaze turned frosty. "So what if you're Citrine's biological mother? What right do you have to take her back now?" His tone dripped with sarcasm. "You were the one who abandoned her. After all these years, you suddenly remember you have a daughter? Do you really think you've done your duty as a mother?" Hilda glared at Raymond, her voice trembling with emotion. "I didn't abandon her. Never. I've been searching for her all these years I never stopped." How could she ever abandon her child? Even before Citrine was born, Hilda had prayed for her safe arrival. Citrine was her precious little girl, the one she'd waited for.
Raymond's hostility faded as the truth settled in-Citrine hadn't been abandoned after all.
Still, it was clear Hilda was determined to bring Citrine back to the Saunders family.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtRaymond wasn't sure how his daughter felt about her mother. But really, what child could truly turn their back on their own birth mother? A fresh wave of anxiety washed over him.
Citrine had only just returned to the Carmichael family a little over a year ago. He hadn't even had much twith her, and she was already an adult.
Now her mother had cfor her. If Citrine really did go back with Hilda to the Saunders family, the the'd have with his daughter would shrink to almost nothing.
Raymond fell silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Does Citrine know?" Hilda pressed her lips together and gave a small, bitter nod. "She knew before anyone else." Even before Hilda found her, Citrine had already discovered her true identity-and wanted nothing to do with it. Raymond asked quietly, "She doesn't want to acknowledge you, does she?" Hilda froze, staring at him, stunned.
He met her gaze and explained, "It's been almost two years. She still hasn't called'Dad' even once." Raymond let out a bitter chuckle. "She hasn't ever really acceptedas her father." "That girl is smart-almost too smart-but she's guarded. There's a wall around her heart, and she won't let anyone in. She keeps everyone out, and she doesn't want to cout herself." Sometimes, Raymond thought of his daughter as a broken doll, her heart battered and scarred. Every the looked into those cold, joyless eyes, his own heart ached.
After listening to Raymond, Hilda asked softly, "You... you really know Citrine." Raymond offered a faint smile. "Maybe not completely. But compared to you, I know her better." Hilda's face darkened. She glared at Raymond, but said nothing.
No matter how unhappy she was, Hilda knew he was right. Compared to Raymond, she hardly knew her daughter at all.
The tension between them grew, the silence thickening.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAt last, Raymond spoke in a low voice. "Hilda, if Citrine accepts you and wants to go back to the Saunders family, I'll respect her decision. But if she doesn't, neither of us has the right to force her. She's her own person now."
He paused, then let out a cold laugh.
yourself "You can contoer mother, but you don't know her at all. Do you really think you deserve that title?" Each word hit Hilda like a blade, cutting deep into her heart.
The Saunders family had been a pillar of Grestwood for generations, and under Hilda's leadership, G Corp had NO never been stronger. In all these years, no one had ever dared speak to her like this. "Raymond, do you really think I'd let the Carmichael family get away with this?" Hilda's eyes flashed coldly, anger creeping in.
Raymond sneered. "What's the matter? Struck a nerve?" He stared at her, his voice suddenly icy. "Hilda, you have no right to feel wronged."
"I don't care how Citrine was lost in the first place. But don'tforget-because of your negligence, she spent over a decade in misery. That's on you."
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