CHAPTER 94: UNBEARABLE TRUTH

Lauretta saw no need to deny or accept Denis' point; she simply smiled and played along with him. She knows someone as proud as he would not openly declare that their family aided them. Denis detected that he probably didn't get Lauretta convinced and resorted to guilt-tripping her also. "It's not like anyone born the way we are can deny the privileges that come with it. I mean, look at you now and where you are today, can you deny that it's not because of your family's help"? Denis said. "I never claimed not to have received help from my family, unlike you who go about parading your achievement like they were solely based on your diligence and niceness, " Lauretta said, surprised Denis would decide to come for her like that. Lauretta didn't see a reason why one should deny the privileges they enjoy from their family's connection or name. What one gets from family is not just privileges; the shame and reproaches are also all to bear. Why must she, therefore, deny that she is a benef