Bye-bye Trash! Hello Queen! novel Chapter 37

“Alright, I know you mean well. I’ll buy myself something nice,” Wendy said with a soft smile. “You’ve been tired too, so get some rest. I’ll figure out what to do about Natalie. She’s caused nothing but chaos since she came back. I’ll find her an apartment and have her live on her own.” It was the best solution. She was still her daughter, after all, and she couldn’t just abandon her. A high school dropout with no stable income—how had she survived the last four months? But then she remembered Natalie’s words, and a wave of disgust washed over her. She could only compensate Natalie financially; anything else was impossible.

Nathan’s original plan had been to prevent Natalie from ever returning. So what if she was his biological daughter? A useless girl would only tarnish his reputation. Everything was meant for Joanna.

“Alright,” Nathan said, feigning concern. “She is our daughter, after all. We can give her that old, rundown place on the edge of town. We brought her back under the guise of an adopted daughter anyway. If we give her that house, people can’t say we’re cruel.”

Wendy nodded. “Yes, that’s what I was thinking.” Natalie, you can’t blame your mother, she thought. You have only yourself to blame. I can’t have a daughter who tries to destroy her parents’ happiness in my home.

Sebastian returned to his cold, empty house and felt a strange sense of unease. He disliked having staff around, so besides the part-time cleaner, Natalie had always managed the household. He tugged at his tie, a bitter laugh escaping his lips. Why was he letting a cruel woman get under his skin? But then he remembered those two years when he was blind, and how Natalie had been the one to meticulously care for him. The more he thought, the more agitated he became. He stood up and went upstairs to shower, the image of Natalie smiling brightly at another man tormenting him.

Natalie, her grandfather, and Queena returned to Breeze Manor. Natalie immediately dragged Queena upstairs.

“Hey, let go! Don’t bother me, I’m going to your study to read,” Queena said, shaking her off.

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