Chapter 25. Her Mother's Husband

"Veronica? It's Mom."

Upon hearing the voice of Chloe Bowen, Veronica's expression immediately changed.

"How did you know my cell phone number?"

"As long as one has the determination, it isn't impossible to know."

Instead of asking her how she knew, Veronica told her, "Didn't I tell you not to contact me? Is it hard to understand that? Why are you doing this? You asked John Cage to come to the KING Group to find me. Are you trying to kill me?"

"Veronica, there's nothing I can do about it. Your brother asked me who hit him the other day, so I told him. And you telling me not to contact you again, that's impossible. You are my daughter and nothing can change that."

'Brother? She was really good at relationships. When did she admit that?'

'Isn't it too late for her to say anything sanctimonious now?'

Chloe then said, "I called you because I wanted to ask you to have dinner with me."

"There's no need for that."

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