Mara’s heart pounded, cold sweat beading on her brow.


    Rage and panic intertwined-how could Susan dare to reveal those messages?


    Amanda’s face darkened, her eyes narrowing as the truth became painfully clear.


    From the messages, it was clear Mara was a mean-spirited, selfish stepmother.


    ine, sensing the tension, subtly signaled Susan to show her the messages.


    As ine scanned the texts, her expression hardened.novelbin


    As a woman who never minced words, she turned to Mara with a steely gaze.


    “Mrs.


    Riggs, is this really how you treat Susan?”


    Cursing Susan silently, Mara quickly adopted a helpless demeanor.


    A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y


    “Susan, I didn’t mean toe off so harshly.


    These were actually your father’s instructions; I was merely passing them on to you.


    As for the money, your father must have stopped the transfer-I wasn’t aware.”


    Even now, Mara was pretending, shifting the responsibility onto Esteban without missing a beat.


    Madisyn’s eyes narrowed, her voiceced with irony.


    “ording to you, you must have sent Susan millions over the years.


    How could you not know that the money had never been transferred to her ount?”


    Mara tried to maintain herposure.


    “To be honest, I don’t usually handle the family’s finances.


    I only have ess to the sub-card my husband gave me.”


    Madisyn’s lips curved into a sly smile.


    “Well then, why not transfer the money to Susan now as a gesture of goodwill?”


    Mara’s smile faltered, but under the weight of those watchful eyes, she forced herself to nod, turning to Susan with a feigned sincerity.


    “It’s my fault for not catching this oversight.


    I’ll transfer the money to you right now.”


    With no other option, Mara transferred ten million dors to Susan.


    Susan epted the transfer without hesitation, her eyes gleaming with satisfaction as she watched Mara‘’sposed exterior, despite her simmering fury.


    After years of being under Mara’s thumb, this small victory tasted sweet.


    “Thank you, Mrs.


    Riggs,” Susan said, her voice dripping with innocence.


    “I’ve never asked you for money before, but I didn’t expect you to be so generous.


    Can Ie to you if I need money in the future?”


    Mara’s smile was strained, her mouth twitching at the edges, but she managed to reply gently, “Of course, Susan.


    The Riggs family is your family too.”


    “Okay,” Susan agreed with a bright smile.


    Madisyn was also in high spirits.


    She was pleased to see Susan finally turning the tables.


    She looked forward to seeing Mara regret her loose talk in the future.


    If Susan asked Mara for money again, Mara wouldn’t be able to refuse.


    Amanda and ine didn’t say a word.


    They just continued eating in silence.


    After the meal, the group decided to leave.


    But before they went their separate ways, ine held Susan’s hand and said, “Susan, I never thought you were a member of the prestige Riggs family.


    I didn’t expect your stepmother to be so vicious, either.


    But from now on, don’t hesitate to ask for money.


    If she refuses, tell me.


    I will handle her.”


    ine’s words sent warmth to Susan’s heart.


    “Thank you, Mrs.


    Johns.”


    She was genuinely touched.


    Of course, she knew she couldn’t really rely on ine.


    But she appreciated the Johns family’s kindness to her.