The father and daughter pair didn't think Yesseca came to check on Celine but that she had wanted to break her promise, not wanting to give the patisserie away anymore now that Celine was out of danger.
Yesseca was rendered speechless.
She didn't even say anything about the shop and yet the pair were already pointing fingers.
Meanwhile, Preslie, who had been unaware of their agreement, was baffled.
What store to who?
What were they talking about?!
Just as she was about to ask, Calter pulled out a piece of paper, pointing at it. "Take a good look at it. This is your handwriting! It's legally bound. You have to get the transfer procedures done by tonight. Your shop belongs to us now."
Preslie looked at the piece of paper and felt all the blood in her body rush to her head.
She couldn't believe Yesseca had given up their patisserie over to her family!
She shot up from her seat, wanting to snatch the paper away from her father.
She was there to witness the patisserie's success from day one. She knew just how much blood, sweat and tears Yesseca had put into making the business work. There was no way she'd let her good-for-nothing father steal that away from her.
Calter was quite agile despite his old age.
Seeing Preslie wanted to snatch the agreement, he immediately shoved it back into his pocket.
She heaved in anger. "What the hell are you doing?! This is Yesseca's shop! Who do you think you are to take it away from her! Have you two no shame?! What makes you think you have the right?!"
"Do we not?!" Amelia sneered. "She nearly killed my mother! We're already being merciful by asking for her store as compensation instead of sending her to jail!"
"No way I'm letting you do this!" Preslie looked over at Yesseca. "Yesseca, you can't do this. That patisserie is your baby!"
Pointing at Preslie, Calter reprimanded, "Preslie Fernandez! When will you learn to be like your sister?! You should be loyal to your family, not some stranger! Are you not a Fernandez?! I am your father, and she is your sister!"
Preslie replied, "I may be a Fernandez, but I also stand for what's right! Ask yourselves; what makes you think you have the right to ask for her patisserie?!"
She continued after a pause, "And though you're my family, have you ever been nice to me?! Yesseca is the only one who has been sincere to me! You have no right to impose family loyalty upon me at all!"
Turning to her father, Amelia said, "You're seeing with your own eyes what kind of a person Preslie is now, aren't you, Dad? She'd rather help a complete stranger than her own family!"
Calter brought up the adage, "Your mother was right. We were better off raising a dog than raising you, you heartless wench!"
Those words stung Preslie especially hard!
Yes, they were better off raising a dog than raising her.
Although they treated her poorly and she had wanted to cut ties with her heartless parents countless times, she was still worried sick when she learned her mother had sustained a severe injury.
But what about her parents?
She was nothing to them, only ever putting their attention on Amelia.
All for what?!
Preslie was instantly heartbroken.
She had planned to keep vigil by her mother's side until she woke up.
But she didn't think it was necessary anymore.
What was even the point of being here?
Wait for her mother to wake up and say right to her face that they were better off raising a dog than to raise her?
Preslie stood up.
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