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Chapter 288:

A heavy silence hung in the air before Laura finally broke it. “Ricky switched out Katrina’s medication, but I was the one who gave him the chance to do it p>

Amelia stared at her. “Why would you do something like that p>

For as long as Amelia could remember, Laura and her mother had always been close friends. Yet now, Laura was admitting that Katrina’s death had something to do with her, and Amelia couldn’t make sense of it.

Amelia’s question seemed to set Laura off. A flash of anger lit Laura’s eyes. Laura’s voice rose at Amelia. “Katrina only has herself to blame! She was married, but she still let Santos obsess over her! I warned her. I told her to stop seeing him, but she ignored me. She p>

𝖱𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗉𝗁𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝗇

“What nonsense are you spouting?” Amelia did not give Laura a chance to finish. Her jaw tightened as she spoke. The idea that Laura harbored such thoughts about Katrina was both infuriating and absurd to her.

“My mother and Santos never crossed any lines. There was nothing improper about their friendship. It’s one thing if you don’t trust my mother, but don’t you trust your husband?” Amelia said.

“Nothing improper? I don’t believe it!” Laura let out a cold, bitter laugh. Sarcasm dripped from every word. Her glare settled on Amelia, her eyes tinged with old resentments. “You say they were just friends, but do you know when Santos had too much to drink, he always called out for Katrina p>

That memory stung Laura more than she would ever admit. She had every reason to despise Santos, but since she already had a son with him, she couldn’t simply divorce him. So she tried speaking to Katrina, hoping she’d convince her to stay away from Santos, but Katrina just laughed it off and told her she was overthinking things. Laura’s only wish was for Katrina to stop seeing Santos. Harming her had never been the plan.

However, once the Flynn Group began working with the Morrison Group, Katrina and Santos were suddenly in each other’s orbit far too often for Laura’s comfort. So, when Ricky asked for Laura’s help with his plan, she didn’t refuse.

“All of this… wasn’t it just because you were envious of my mother?” Amelia said.

“Why would I ever envy her?” Laura snapped back. “What does Katrina have that I don’t p>

Laura’s face twisted in anger as if the question itself wounded her pride. Amelia, undeterred, met her glare head-on. “You know it as well as I do. In talent, in looks, you could never measure up to my mother. You hated her for building the Flynn Group from the ground up, for turning it into something remarkable all by herself… That kind of success will always be out of your reach. You p>