Chapter 161: I will take back what’s mine
My harsh words pricked at her chest, stabbing right through it and into her heart. I watched as anger flashed past her eyes in a split second and she clenched her jaws tightly.
Her eyes went wide. "What... did... you just say?" She asked through gritted teeth, each word that left her lips were coated with a thick layer of venom as her blood boiled with anger.
I knew she heard me the first time but I repeated it anyway. "I was asking you if it hurts that your own biological daughter doesn’t want you," I said, my voice cold and icy as I kept my gaze steady.
Silence lapsed between both of us as tension hung in the air like a thick blanket. Her eyes were narrowed into thin slits as she glared at me like she wanted me buried six feet under.
"You better watch your words, Aurelia," she warned, her sharp voice slicing through the air as disdain swam in her dark green eyes.
"Why?" I retorted within the next second. "Did my words hurt you? Because I wanted it to hurt you. I hope it did."
"You –"
The words barely left the tip of her tongue when I cut her off before she could even finish her sentence.
"Why should I care about your feelings when you didn’t care about mine? Every single day, I thank God for giving me my memories back and bringing Xavier to me even after you tried to keep us apart for god knows why." I paused for a brief moment as I let out a breath, emotions were running wild in my eyes. "Now I finally understand why you never took my side and why you hated me like I was an outsider. It’s because that’s all I am to you, that’s all I will ever be. An outsider... Not your daughter even though you raised me and watched me grow up. All you cared about was Evelyn. Is your heart so small that you couldn’t even learn to fit me in there?"
"I..." She stuttered, struggling to find the words to say.
"You wouldn’t even look at me!" My voice came out louder than expected as it cracked slightly towards the end of the sentence. A sour feeling shot right up my nose and I could feel hot tears sting my eyes. I bit my lower lip as I blinked back tears, trying my hardest to hold them back. "You know...All this time, I thought it was me. I thought I was doing something wrong, maybe I didn’t deserve your love. But no..." I shook my head as I looked down.