Chapter 48

Reyna's smile was faint, but it was cold enough to cut. She mocked, "Ten million dollars? Nyla, you really don't hold back, do you?" Nyla straightened her back, acting as if the demand was perfectly reasonable. "Why should I? I raised you all these years. Don't you think that's worth ten million dollars? You're the Wood family's heiress now, so ten million is nothing to you." "Raised me?" Reyna laughed, the sound sharp with disbelief. "Do you mean making me cook and clean for Zayne since I was a kid? Do you mean taking every penny of my hard-earned prize money from my patents to buy him video games? Or do you mean selling me to Nathan for money?" With each sentence, Reyna stepped closer. Her presence pressed down so hard that Nyla instinctively backed away. Nyla's face went pale, and she stuttered, "I-I did it for your own good! I'm your mother!" "Mother?" Reyna flashed a terrifying cold smile. "I don't have a mother like you. And if you keep coming after me, I'll make sure your