Chapter 348

Ella didn't flinch at all; instead, she burst out laughing in an annoyingly arrogant way. “Sophie, you’re seriously naïve if you think I could get my hands on your daughter without Henry's approval. Let me break it to you—he couldn’t care less if he never had to see that little bastard of yours.” “Who are you calling a bastard?” Anger surged through me, and despite the sharp pain in my body, I pushed myself up from the bed. “Oh, what's the matter? Got the guts to do it but not to face it? That kid who’s gone wasn’t even part of the Smith family!” Ella stepped closer, her tone dripping with disdain. “Deny it all you want, but the DNA test says it all. Henry won’t fall for your sweet-talking lies anymore. You should be grateful, though. At least he kept it under wraps, covering for you in front of the old man and pretending that child was his. What do you want? Him to shove the report in your face so you can learn what shame feels like?” I stared at her, unsure what she was going on abou