Chapter 1689


    Maisie looked down and softly muttered, "I have to support myself in Centrolis, and living there is


    expensive. I need


    to save some money."


    This revtion took Cindy aback. She remembered her youngest daughter as the most obedient, never


    one to


    argue back.


    Daniel was a tough one to handle, and Maisie had spent three years with him. Cindy knew Maisie well


    — her


    daughter was docile and meek, never daring to fight back. But now, she was refusing to send money


    home!


    Cindy red at her and asked, "Tell me the truth, did you spend all your money on your little lover?"


    Maisie was baffled. "What little lover?"


    "The guy!" Cindy red up. "Oh, I know! You went behind Mr. Bayer''s back, cheated on him, and got


    caught by the


    Bayers. That''s why the engagement was canceled, right?"


    "Mom..."


    Maisie felt wronged. She couldn''t believe this was her own mother. Was this how a mother treated her


    daughter


    after a breakup? Was this the norm?


    Maisie turned away in silence.


    Cindy was getting more irritated by her silence and was ready to explode, but they heard Nicole''s voice


    from


    outside.


    "Mom, I bought the things you asked for!"


    Nicole hurried into the kitchen and shielded Maisie. She was there to defuse the situation. "Mom,


    Maisie just got


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    back. How can you make her work in the kitchen? If there''s anything to do, I''ll handle it. Let Maisie


    rest!"


    "What are you eating if no one works? If I didn''t work, you kids wouldn''t have grown up like this," Cindy


    said crossly.


    Maisie found her mother deeply annoying, and Nicole felt helpless as well.


    "Mom, you shouldn''t treat Maisie like this," Nicole whispered. "Breakups don''t happen because of one


    person. Mr.


    Bayer had his faults, too."


    "What are you meddling in?" Cindy snapped. "You should handle your own matters! Wesley is a


    capable person. He


    could''ve earned some money for our family. Yet you divorced him! Hmph! I wonder who you''ll find


    now!"


    The atmosphere turned icy in an instant.


    Maisie couldn''t help but let out a snort. She was secretly grateful for her memory loss, sparing her from


    remembering a childhood filled with such miserable memories.


    "Alright, you two can''t help much anyway. Get out now!" Cindy nced at them. "Owen will be back


    soon, and he''ll


    be hungry. I need to finish cooking the chicken soup for him!"


    Maisie shot a puzzled look at Nicole. "Where did Owen go?"


    Nicole whispered, "He went to gamble."


    There was nowhere else Owen could go except for drinking or gambling.


    Maisie was annoyed. "Mom, Owen never does anything productive. Why do you indulge him like this?


    And you want


    me to work hard to support him?"


    "What''s wrong with that?" Cindy argued. "Your brother is in poor health. ying a little can help him


    rx. Ah, why


    are you two still standing here? Our house is going to be demolished soon. We''ll get a new house and


    "Nicole, take your sister and sign that agreement quickly so we don''t have any more issues!"


    Maisie couldn''t believe her ears. She looked at her mother, and a volcano of anger was boiling within


    her.


    "So..." Maisie''s voice quivered with rage. "Your daughters'' role in this family is just to subsidize your


    son, isn''t it?"


    "What''s wrong?" Cindy retorted. "This house was left to me by your father. I have the right to deal with


    it. I can give


    it to anyone I want!"


    "Did our house used to be like this?" Maisie raised her voice suddenly. "When I was in Centrolis and


    you visited me,


    didn''t you say we were living well?! Howe we''ve moved to this old, run-down ce now? Did


    Owen squander


    that house away, and you''re eyeing this old house now?!"