Twin Cupids at Work Daddy Come Home novel Chapter 653

Claire froze in place, her feet feeling glued to the floor.

All around, the guests exchanged baffled glances.

“What’s Mrs.Ballard talking about? If she didn’t mean Ms. Ballard, then who did she mean?”

“Yeah, what’s going on?”

Claire tried to force a smile. “Mom, are you okay? Weren’t you just calling me?”

Shelly’s eyes found Claire, but there was no warmth in them, just a cold and distant stare. “I was talking about my real daughter, Madeline. Not you.”

The words hit Claire like a punch to the stomach. For a moment, her mind just... stopped.

“What is going on? Did the head of the Ballard family lose her mind?”

“Wait, so does that mean she’s not Ms. Ballard?”

“That can’t be. She was fine a minute ago. Why would she suddenly not recognize her own daughter?”

The guests’ whispers hummed in Claire’s ears. Her hands gripped her dress, knuckles white, as she stared at Shelly, hope flickering in her voice. “Mom, are you serious? This isn’t a good time for jokes. Please. I’m your daughter, aren’t I?”

Shelly didn’t blink. “Are you sure about that?”

Claire’s heart hammered against her ribs.

“I... Of course I’m sure. Mom, what’s wrong? Are you feeling sick? Maybe you should sit down and rest for a bit.”

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