139 Ruthless (1/2)

She was not afraid of hardship; however, she could not put her child through this.

She could lose her dignity and everything. She could live like a dog, despised and mocked by others. However, she could not let her child suffer with her. She knew that by coming back here, she would be subjected to contemptuous looks and beatings or scolding. They would despise her—even the maid had not allowed her to enter. She could only wait outside the door.

No matter. Although she knew how she would be treated, she still came back because she really had nowhere else to go.

After all, her mother was here.

The sound of footsteps came from behind. Before she could turn around, she was met with a loud smack. A hand had viciously slapped her ashen face.

”Why have you returned? I don't have a lowlife daughter like you. Chu Lui treated you so well. You dare to come back after what you did?”

Xia Mingzheng pulled Shen Yijun from behind. If it wasn't for him, she would have beaten Xia Ruoxin to death today.

”Mom…” Xia Ruoxin covered her face with her hand. Why? Even her mother was treating her this way. She wasn't just anyone; she was her mother. They were mother and daughter.

”Don't you dare call me Mom. You don't deserve it. I've said it before. I have only one daughter, and that was Yixuan. Get out of here. Leave this place. From this day forth, our ties are severed. You are not to call me as your mother. No.”

In the rain, her shouting tore her throat. It cut clearly into Xia Ruoxin's ears.

Severed their mother-daughter ties…

Her mother did not want her as well.