Chapter 298

Mrs. Hart froze for a moment. "Lilah, what are you talking about?" Lilah Hart’s eyes were red with anger. "You’ve always treated her like family, but she’s been scheming against you this whole time. Don’t you see that?" "No... Lilah, it’s not like that. Your aunt would never want to hurt me. She brought me those things because she cared. She meant well," Mrs. Hart said, not wanting to believe her. "Care? Mom, think about it. Ever since you married into the Hart family, hasn’t she always tried to milk something out of it? Has she ever truly cared about you? Then, when you were pregnant, she suddenly started pushing all those tonics and supplements your way, trying to convince you natural birth was best. She was jealous you married into a rich family and wanted to ruin you! Do you know how dangerous labor can be? Babies die all the time from complications during delivery. In worse cases, it’s both the baby and the mom. You saw her as family—she saw you as competition." Lilah had always w