Chapter 166 So It's Her

The line was silent for a few seconds before Clarissa's aggrieved voice broke through. "Madeline, I didn't want to bring it up, but that woman is quite cunning. She's been buttering up Estella, and now, she has practically moved in. So—" "What? How shameless! I knew she was up to no good." Madeline's blood boiled as she thought about everything she'd been through. Clarissa tightened her grip on the phone. She hadn't expected Natalie to move so quickly, already brazenly parading around with that little bastard! Horatio… Had he really given his silent approval? No, that was impossible. The Hurrell family would never accept a woman with a criminal record, someone with such a shady past. Even if Natalie was Estella's mother, what did it matter? It wasn't as if the rest of the Hurrells had any fondness for that little brat, Estella, anyway. But what gnawed at Clarissa was Horatio's attitude. Could he seriously be taken in by that shameless Natalie? Why else would he risk his life to sa