Chapter 40

I made a face.

“My mother is literally the most peaceful and kind person I’ve ever met in my life. She would never have had the courage to tell you off the way I’m doing now. So don’t talk about her as if you’ve known her for years. You never did, and you abandoned her long before that.”

“She may have changed after she gave birth to you, but I still see a lot of her in you.

Please don’t offend me so much before you understand what happened between us.

Did your mother ever explain my reasons for leaving that prison?”

“What prison?” I asked, frowning. My father gestured with his hand.

“That border is nothing more than a prison. They never intended to heal or save us. We were raised inside a fence, ready for slaughter. They had no plan to protect us, no matter how many lies were told by the teachers or politicians who ran that hellhole. You, Stella, just like your mother, were poisoned by their lies. Now I see that if I hadn’t escaped a long time ago