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Chapter 510
Chapter 510
Lisa felt a rush of frustration and hurt hearing those words. "Dad, how can you say that? You had me, then lost me, leaving me to grow up in such a tough environment. All the love and resources that should've been mine went to Chloe. If I'd been raised with the same privileges she had, I'd be even more accomplished than she is now. And if Chloe had been in my shoes, she'd be a mess compared to me."
Every time Leah heard Lisa talk like this, it was like a dagger twisting in her heart. In the past, she was filled with guilt, pity, and love for Lisa, eager to make up for everything with the best the world could offer. But now, Lisa's constant complaints were wearing thin, and Leah's patience was slipping. "Lisa, you've been back for more than three years. Have you made any progress?" Leah asked calmly. "The mix-up at birth wasn't something we wanted or caused. It was an accident, fate's doing. Are you planning to use this as an excuse for your failures forever?"
"In these three years, I got you etiquette teachers to learn manners and high society's ways. What have you learned? We wanted to send you abroad to enhance your education, but you didn't want the challenge. We placed you in the company to learn management, hoping to pass the business to you. Yet, you sold stocks worth a billion for just twenty million."
Leah kept her voice even, "People can change. You have everything now, but you haven't moved forward at all."
Leah sighed, "You and Chloe are just different. Three years ago, she lost everything. Wasn't that devastating? Falling from grace is far more painful than never having it. But look how she's turned her life around in these three years."
Leah looked Lisa in the eye, "Do you know the difference between you two? She never complains, she just keeps moving forward."
But Lisa erupted, "In the end, you stillAll text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.
think Chloe's the golden child. Just because she climbed the social ladder and became the Sartori's daughter-in-law. But what's the point when she did nothing to help the Meadows family when we needed it? Do you think Chloe still cares about you? She remembers every slight from the past three years, every single one." Content belongs
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"Chloe's already written you off. In the end, I'm the only one you can count on. Just me."
Leah was too disheartened to
respond. But Jacob felt a twinge of emotion. Yes, even though he gave Chloe a 20% stake, she hadn't lifted a finger to help the company. Her attitude towards the Meadows family and Belle Époque was how distant. She wasn't the same as before.
Jacob scoffed, "Rely on you? What do you have that we can count on?"
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Lisa shot back, "Chloe found herself a powerful ally, and I can do the same. Introduce me to the Shaw family. If can get in with them, do everything I can to lift the Meadows family and put Belle Époque on the global luxury map." Content belongs to