Chapter 441 Her Biological Mother


    After the engagement party began, Cassandra werft on stage to thank her family. When she spoke about her mother, Pa perked up.


    Pa was just about to step forward when Cecilia, in a gesture of kindness, stopped her.


    “The Rainsworth family invited her biological mother, Queenie Jamieson.”


    Having helped organize the engagement party, Cecilia was well aware of the proceedings.


    Pa’s expression changed instantly when she heard that.


    Just yesterday, Cassandra had personally told her that Queenie wouldn’t be attending and that Pa would be the one standing in the spotlight as her mother.


    Pa thought Cecilia was deceiving her, but then she saw Queenie, appear before the crowd, walking toward Cassandra.


    Short–haired and d in a uniform, Queenie wasn’t particrly beautiful, but she exuded a sharp, capable air that a pampered woman like Pa could never possess.


    Queenie was somewhat well–known internationally, and as soon as she appeared, Cassandra’s eyes filled with admiration and pride.


    Compared to the perfunctory attitude she showed toward Elena, Cassandra regarded Queenie as her one true mother.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    “Mom, I knew you’de,” Cassandra said as she hugged her.


    On stage, the mother and daughter disyed a deep affection, while offstage, Pa’s face turned particrly sour, having just told everyone that Cassandra was her daughter.


    The whispers in the crowd began.


    “Isn’t Cassandra’s father Ralph? So isn’t Pa her mother?”


    “Yeah, she just told us Cassandra is her daughter”


    “You know nothing. Pa is Cassandra’s stepmother. Cassandra calls her ‘mom‘ out of respect for her father. Did you really think Pa is her biological mother?”


    “What should we do? We just gave all the gifts meant for Cassandra’s mother to Pa. Should we take them back now?”


    “Of course we should! Pa isn’t Cassandra’s real mom. We need to curry favor with Cassandra, not her stepmother.”


    The murmurs from the crowd only added to Pa’s humiliation.


    Cecilia stood beside her, observing her difort, and couldn’t help but feel a bit of sympathy.


    She asked. “If I hadn’t been born with hearing issues, would you have treated me the same way you treat Cassandrar”


    Pa snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Cecilia with aplicated expression.


    The truth was, Pa hadi adimit that Cecilia had always been exceptional–no less capabilitetin Cassandra. If it weren’t for her, Cecil wouldn’t be in her current position.


    More importantly, Cecilia had always been so filial and considerate. When she was little, she would constantly try to make Pa smile and proudly tell all her ssmates that Pa was her mother.


    Unlike Cassandra, who only yed along on the surface but had already made arrangements for her biological mother.


    But…


    Pa clenched her fists. “You and Cassandra are simply iparable.


    Cecilia thought she had long be numb the pain, but hearing that still hurt, like a cold wind piercing her chest.


    After Pa finished speaking, she saw Cassandinoming down from the stage and immediately rushed over to ask for an exnation.


    Cecilia watched from afar as Pa stood beside Cassandra, the two of them looking more like a mother and daughter than Queenie and Cassandraadid


    She turned back, carefully tucking away Pa’s hair thur she had taken earlier, and rejoined the party.


    After only a few steps, Magnus blocked her path. “Cecilia, have you figured out how to get the Smith family’s money back?”


    Cecilia couldn’t believe he had the audacity to ask. so shenerated, “Do you think people will jus return the money after you’ve given it to them?”


    She had recently handed over the task of investigating Magnus past foolish nations to Norman.


    She was still waiting for an update from him.