Chapter 99

Moira's POV I arrived at the mansion to pick Elle up early in the morning because we wanted to surprise Grandma when she woke up. After that, the party would take place in the hall of a four-star hotel that they had booked. Grandma agreed to the celebration, but not to spending money lavishly, even though Uncle Albert never objected to it. In the end, he obeyed her. "The important thing is that Mom agrees. If she sulks, it's all over," Uncle Albert joked at the time, so the final decision was to hold a simple party and only invite colleagues and close family. I was sure the Sanders family wouldn't show up because they never cared about anything concerning Mom. If you said that what happened to me was history repeating itself, then that was the reality. I walked in and found Elle had finished breakfast and was ready in her chosen outfit, which was, of course, far from the style I always dressed her in. She really deserved to be called Bella's daughter more than mine. "Ma'am, would you l