chapter568

Juna was honestly at her wit's end. If it hadn't been for Lydia, she never would have wasted her time on these two clowns. Now, after kicking their own lucky charm out the door, they were throwing a fit and acting like the world was ending. And when they found out Lydia was Miss L, they actually had the nerve to claim LYLX belonged to the Smith family. Seriously, Juna wanted the heavens to just strike them with lightning, crack their heads open, and show everyone what kind of nonsense was rattling around inside.

Jenson and Milana just stood there, totally stunned by Juna's words. What was she even saying? Was she implying that every time Smith Corporation dodged a disaster, it was actually Lydia helping out behind the scenes? That couldn't be real.

Impossible! There's no way that's true! Milana shook her head, looking like her entire world had just turned upside down.

Juna just snorted. "Yeah whatever. Your thoughts makes zero difference to Lydia."

Watching these two act like this, Juna honestly felt sorry for Lydia. How did she end up with such a bizarre pair for adoptive parents?

When Juna started to leave with Lydia, Jenson panicked. Lydia! Wait, please!"

He rushed over, blocking their way, his face tight with anxiety as he tried to force a friendly smile. Lydia, I... I had no idea you were helping us behind the scenes. Really, I didn't know."

Milana couldn't take it anymore. "Jenson, what are you talking about? She's the reason the company almost went under! You think she actually wanted to help us? She must have had some other agenda!"

"Shut up!" Jenson snapped.

Milana's face went pale, then bright red, like she was about to explode.

"Lydia, we... we are sorry. We shouldn't have sent you back to your birth family. We didn't see what was right in front of us. But still, we raised you for eighteen years...

"No, you didn't," Lydia said, her voice icy. "Grandma raised me for eighteen years. You had nothing to do with it."

Milana just couldn't stand it anymore. "Lydia! Even if your grandma raised you, we still cared for you?"

"Yeah, that's exactly what I'm saying. The number of times you actually bothered with me, I can count on one hand. And every single time, it was only because Grandma pretended to be sick and forced you to's to show up," Lydia replied, her eyes full of sarcasm.

"That still counts! If we hadn't left you with her, would you have what you do today?" Milana argued, her voice rising.

"You are you, and Grandma is Grandma. Whatever little I owed you from childhood,

I've already paid back double. From now on, we're done."

Lydia looked at them with the kind of indifference you'd show strangers on the street.

If Milana thought she could guilt-trip Lydia, she was dreaming.

"You..."

"Enough. Just stop."

Milana didn't even get to finish before Jenson slapped her hard across the face. The sound echoed in n the room, and she froze, clutching her burning cheek, her eyes Wide in disbelief. "You... you hit me?"

Jenson's face was red with anger. "I hit you because you're being ridiculous!"

Milana realized he was really furious. She kept quiet, but the look she threw Lydia could have poisoned the air.

"Lydia, we know we messed up before. But the company... it was your grandmother's whole life. We can't lose it. Can you please ask LYLX to start working with Smith Corporation again?"

Jenson couldn't help remembering

all those times the company had nearly gone under, only to be saved at the last minute by some invisible hand Back then, he diag actually

thought it was fate or luck onth side.