Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 254

Heidi chimed in, backing Kylie up. “See? A bastard raised outside the family can never compare to Nadine, who grew up under your care. Just look at her attitude!”

Her eyes swept over Tess with contempt, sharp with scorn and challenge.

Tess’s brows tightened, knitting together. But as she remembered how important Lyra was, she clenched her fists and refused to respond.

Instead, she pushed past Kylie, who was blocking her way.

The moment she touched her, Kylie let out a dramatic shriek and dropped to the floor with a thud. She slapped the ground and wailed, “Tess, you’ve gotten bold! You actually pushed me!”

Tess hadn’t expected Kylie to toss aside the polished, high–society image she always showed the world just to pick a fight with her.

Meeting Tess’s shocking gaze, Kylie rubbed her nose awkwardly but then quickly shrugged it off.

After all, here in this city, who really knew her?

Still, the sting in her pride burned, and she poured all of her rage out on Tess. “You ungrateful brat! Are you trying to drive me to my grave? I carried you, I raised you, and this is how you treat your mother? You actually raising a hand at your own mother?”

But no matter how hysterical Kylie grew, Tess didn’t move an inch.

Arms crossed, she watched her mother spiral, deciding to put her plans to find Lyra on hold for now.

Noticing Tess’s cold, detached stare, Kylie suddenly lost her momentum. Even her tantrum felt pointless.

Heidi, noticing the tension in the room, rushed forward to help Kylie up and fussed over her. “Tess turned out this awful; it isn’t your fault,” she said with a heavy sigh. “You carried her for nine months, gave birth to her, and look how she repays you. Who could’ve guessed she’d treat her mother this way? Kylie, are you hurt? Come on, get up.”

Listening to the two of them go back and forth without even lowering their voices, Tess couldn’t help it—she laughed.

Kylie’s face flushed red, cheeks flaring red in embarrassment. “What are you laughing at?!”

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Tess’s eyes swept over her furious face, and in that moment, all the love she once held toward her mother vanished like smoke.

“You claimed you gave me life and raised me. But like Heidi said, I grew up outside. Grandma raised me, while your precious Nadine had your full attention. Don’t use those rules to press me down. And as for being your biological daughter—”

Tess let out a sharp laugh, her eyes fixed on the two of them as their faces froze. “You admit I’m your daughter, yet you always favored the one who isn’t even blood. To you, I was never as good as the girl you adopted, was I?”

There had been a time when Tess longed for her mother’s love. But why had it always been out of reach?

She pressed down the ache inside her chest and said coldly, “I cut ties with you long ago. Don’t act like this is about family. You’re only mad because Nadine got hurt. Maybe ask her what she did first. And one more thing–I already warned you. You are not allowed to enter the villa without permission. If you don’t leave right now, I’ll call the police and have you charged with trespassing.”

The moment she mentioned the police, their arrogance vanished. Their pride shrank like air leaking from a balloon.

“You…”

Kylie pointed at Tess, her face flushed red with anger, chest rising and falling fast.

Tess, on the other hand, wore a faint smile, her eyes cold as ice.

“Nadine would never do anything wrong! Don’t you dare slander her!”

Kylie finally managed to shout after holding it in for so long.

The absurdity of it all nearly made Tess laugh out loud.

Even Heidi stole a few glances at her sister, confused.

Despite the looming threat of the police, Kylie’s concern remained fixed on Nadine.

Tess’s mocking smile disappeared. “And you–since these two refuse to leave, you can leave with them. Don’t bother coming back.”

She glanced at the security guard.

He was a new face, probably hired not long ago.

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Startled, the security guard’s expression hardened at once.

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