Chapter 1701

• "Heh!"
• Charlotte Burnes gazed at the unfamiliar woman before her, feeling a twinge of fear. She forced a smile, tinged with sadness:
• "At times, I truly question if I am indeed your biological daughter. What kind of mother would push her own daughter into a fiery pit? When I was three, you divorced my father, and I became the sacrificial lamb in your marriage. I lost my dad, and my dad lost me. I often wonder, am I truly that detestable? Why would you use a living, breathing me as a bargaining chip, weighing the pros and cons, only to discard me like an old shoe?"