Chapter 1235: Mother and Daughter Break Ties

"Ruth, are you really going to abandon me?" Louisa cried. "I am your mother. No matter how hard it was, I chose to give birth to you..." She never imagined that one day she would be abandoned by her own daughter. Saul looked troubled but chose to comfort his wife first. "Alright, Louisa, don't cry. I understand Ruth's decision. Let her go. This is all Ryan's fault. It's my incompetence that has dragged you both down." He spoke with guilt, hoping for Ruth's forgiveness. But Ruth only responded with a cold sneer, "You're not incompetent; you're a useless man who lives off women!" For years, it was her mother who worked to support him. Without her, his meager earnings from scavenging wouldn't even cover medicine, and she had to work for her stepfather's family too. Saul's face turned dark with anger. "If I hadn't taken you in, who knows where you'd be wandering now." "Ruth, how can you say such heartless things?" Louisa was easily swayed by his words and began to blame Ruth for oppo