Chapter 45

The mother and daughter both looked up simultaneously. Mandy placed her phone to the side and spread her hands in a gesture of helplessness as she explained, "Suzanne, you wouldn't have come back if I hadn't used that method, would you?" As Seline looked at Suzanne, a cold smirk tugged at the corner of her lips. Finally, they had managed to trick Suzanne into returning. Suzanne's expression immediately turned icy cold. She had suspected something was off but had been too concerned to notice the details. Now, seeing how relaxed the two of them were, she would be a fool if she didn't catch on now. She glared at Mandy, her anger rising. "You really are scheming." They no longer cared about pretending now. Had they been so eager to get to this point? A gleam of calculation flickered in Seline's eyes. She stood up and walked toward Suzanne before saying in a helpless tone, "Sue, Mom is doing this for your own good. How can you call it a scheme? We're family, after all." Suzanne could