Chapter 316

Victoria suddenly looked up at Betty, her eyes burning with anger. "This is all your fault! If you ever stood up for yourself, if you had even a bit of backbone, they wouldn’t have walked all over you. And now look what happened—I lost my job! I hate this. I hate you. I can't believe you're my mother!" With that, she turned to storm out. But Benjamin suddenly grabbed a fistful of her shirt. His voice was anxious, like a child clinging to a crumbling sense of safety. "Sis, sis, where’s pretty sister? I want the pretty sister!" Hearing him, Victoria snapped. "Get lost! You idiot, shut up and stay away from me! I don’t want to see you—any of you!" She shoved him hard and dashed off. "I'm not stupid... I'm not stupid... I want the pretty sister... Bring pretty sister back…" Benjamin broke down completely, his voice shaking as he repeated over and over. Betty rushed to him, trying to hold him together. "Ben, sweetie, calm down, okay? It's gonna be fine. Please, just breathe—" But Benjamin s