Chapter 272

Wendy's gaze turned colder by the second. "If it weren't for you, would Jenna have turned out this shameless, scheming against a little kid like that?" Mary froze. She hadn't expected Wendy to say those things to her. "You ungrateful brat! Who do you think you are, talking to me like that?" she shrieked. Wendy scoffed, "Who am I? I'm someone you never bothered to raise, and now you're asking what I turned into?" Every word she spoke dripped with irony. If she'd never received proper guidance, then yes—maybe she was 'ill-mannered' too. But whose fault was that? Mary was quick to catch on. Her face twisted in rage. "Wendy, the kid you raised is disgusting. Just like you. You're—" "Disgusting?" James suddenly snapped, cutting her off sharply. "If you really have no idea what happened, maybe you should take a look for yourself." He shoved the phone toward Mary, his hands shaking with the effort to hold himself back. The video played again, the audio echoing through the room. This