Chapter 253: You don’t deserve to be my parents.
The guards hauled Keith and Claudia away but didn’t touch Gina. They shoved them inside a van.
"Where are you taking my daughter?" Claudia asked frantically, alarmed to see that Gina wasn’t with them. "Why is she not with us?"
Skyler chuckled, sarcasm dripping in his eyes. "She won’t come with you."
"Don’t hurt her," Claudia exclaimed, her gaze pleading. "She is innocent. She is not a part of any scheme."
"I know. That’s why she is not with you." Skyler gestured for Gina to get into his car.
A pang of guilt pinched her heart as Gina saw the worry in Claudia’s eyes. But she quickly masked that emotion under the façade of a stern look. She couldn’t forget Claudia’s cruelty.
This woman, who had abandoned her when she was a baby and married another man, didn’t deserve to be her mother. Bitterness rose to her throat.
She walked over to the van with calculated steps. "Do you think your fake tears can move me?" she hissed. "I’ll never forgive you for what you did to me."
"Gina..." Claudia’s voice trembled, tears stinging her eyes. "I was wrong. Forgive me if you can."
Gina’s heart was heavy to see tears in her eyes. But she reminded herself she couldn’t become weak at this point. She couldn’t entangle herself with the criminals. "It’s too late," she said sternly. "You had the chance to tell me the truth, but you didn’t until I uncovered the secret on my own."
"Sorry," Claudia sobbed. Shame, guilt, and sadness overwhelmed her.
But Gina was cold. Claudia’s apology meant nothing to her. "Don’t say sorry. I’m not going to accept it."