She pointed at Ruka. “I-I can’t believe you did something so foul. You disappoint me. You’re supposed to be my daughter.


    Scarlet’s your godmother. How could you even do this?”


    Ruka was shocked. She had no idea what her mother was talking about, but seeing her so sad made Ruka sad too. “C-Calm


    down, Mom. We can talk this through.” She tried to hug ire.


    ire shoved her away. “Tell me, why are you dating Ren? What were you thinking? You''re not supposed to be a gold digger..


    You''re not supposed to date someone just because they''re rich, so why did you?”Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org.


    Ruka blushed even harder, but then she nched. How did Mom find out about that?


    “| saw everything. You hugged and kissed him. How could you do that? Have you no shame? He’s your uncle! You''re tarnishing


    our name!” ire was still crying from anger. She was furious and disappointed.


    Ruka was panicking. She was too ashamed to face her mother. The girl pursed her lips, and tears welled up in her eyes. Her


    mother’s disappointment was too heavy for her to bear. She had no idea how to console ire either.


    She didn’t even have the courage to tell her the truth. There was no way she could tell her that they were in love with each other,


    and not because she was seducing him. That would just make things worse for Mom.


    “I''m sorry, Mom. I’m sorry | disappointed you,” she apologized. Ruka was on the verge of tears as well.


    “How far have you two gone? Did you...”


    “No! No, of course not. It’s still tonic. Nothing sexual.” She was embarrassed and nervous, but she had to make that clear.


    “Did you fall for him after you stayed with him thest time?” she asked. ire thought this started because her daughter wanted


    to marry a rich and powerful man.


    Ruka shook her head. “Mom, it’s not-”


    “Swear... Swear you won''t ever get near him. Swear you won''t even get any ideas about him, or I''ll disown you and kick you out


    of the house.” ire was starting to threaten Ruka.


    Ruka closed her eyes and held her tears in. She could feel her heart getting torn into a million pieces, but she didn’t show it, or


    her mother might go deeper into her rage.


    Ruka nodded. ‘Don’t worry, Mom. | won’t go near him anymore.”


    ire felt a stab of pain in her chest. She sat down on the bed while clutching her chest. Ruka quickly came forward to check on


    her. “Don’t hurt yourself because of this, Mom. It’s not as serious as you think. I''ll just stay away from him. I''ll do as you say,


    alright?”


    “lowe you a lot, but | also owe Scarlet and her family a mountain of gratitude. | can’t believe you''re doing something like this.


    How do you expect me to feel?”


    ire was angry at her daughter for doing something so preposterous.


    Ruka realized things were not as simple as she thought. There were too many things to take into ount, for example, her


    parents being indebted to the Hussons because they raised her.


    “Do you have any idea who Ren is? He’s the VP, and what you''re doing is going to ruin his future in the political scene!” ire


    felt her heart getting crushed by anger again.


    Ruka nched. She was shivering in fear, and she held ire. “I’m sorry, Mom. | won''t ever see him again, | promise.”


    ire angrily pped Ruka’s back. “How could you do this, Ruka? What did | tell you? We owe the Hussons a mountain of


    gratitude, and you repay them with... this?”


    Ruka’s eyes reddened. She stared at the ground and let her mother hit her. The pain wasn’t physical as much as it was


    emotional. Tears slid down her cheeks silently as her dreams went up in smoke.