Diana and Amber Stewart, Venus’s mother and elder sister found this question more daunting than anything.

To be honest, they didn’t plan on visiting at all but lately, something happened to them that made them grit their teeth and shamelessly made this visit.

“Is this how you talk to your mother?” Diana wasn’t the type to back down.

She was the one that gave birth to this useless daughter who knew nothing but brings trouble to everyone and shame the family, so what gives her the right to talk to her rudely like this?

“Haha, mother! When did I have a mother? Was it at the time when everything that was supposed to belong to me was shamelessly given to Aaron and my older sisters?

Or was it when I needed you the most and you didn’t lend a hand causing me to resort to means that brought me into the road with no return? Or was it when I was framed for drug possession, sent to prison for three years and my family didn’t even show up to support me?

Or was it when my so-called family only cared about their reputation and only came to see me and force me to sign the sever letter that annulled any relations between us?

Where was the so-called family, sister, or mother when I really needed them? when I came out of prison, I was all alone, without money, connections, I needed a warm family, I wanted to go back but I couldn’t because you ………………… how dare you to show up right now when you haven’t even bothered to do anything for me for over a decade?

How dare you be shameless?” Venus screamed angrily and with rage towards the two people who were supposed to shower her with love and support.

But when she needed them the most, they were nowhere to be found and that was already enough for the current her to cancel them on her list.

Before she used to crave this family, after everything that happened, she wanted to reconnect with them and go down on her knees to apologize. Being in prison made her reflect on life a lot that she needed to do this but when she got out, she found out that everyone was living well without her and that she wasn’t needed.

Meeting the Radiant sisters, meeting Livius and the Ethereal pack made her feel as if she belongs to something and that she was needed. They were there for her despite the rumors and never forsaken her.

That was family, it didn’t matter if the family wasn’t blood-related, after all some non-blood relatives can be much better than blood ones. That was proved by the way she was treated in that house when growing up simply because she wasn’t a boy.

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Was it her fault that she was a woman?

“You_” Diana shook as she pointed her wrinkly finger at Venus, the daughter she cast away and forgot about.

Amber looked at Venus in a new light, she had seen Venus as she was now called on social media and to be honest the other has changed greatly and that was quite a bother.

As long as they don’t meet, she didn’t have any problems with her but the circumstances they were currently facing, forced them to go and meet Venus.

“Big sis, how about we sit down and talk?” Yasmin who no longer could stand this outbreak in the apartment asked breaking the tension in the room.

Venus looked at the people in the room and forced a smile on her face, “all of you leave, I want to have some alone time with these two!”

This wasn’t a request but an order and the four girls understood this perfectly. Without further ado, they all left the apartment, leaving it to three people.

“Child, I know that we wronged you but just this once, help us, please?” as shameless as she can be, Diana was struck by all those questions and accusations from Mary/Venus.

It made her realize that thanks to her ignorance and her favoritism, she really wronged her child. It was already too late to turn the tables and change the past but they can at least change the future right.

“Yes, Mary. Let bygones be bygones, things had already happened in the past and there is nothing that we can do to change it. So how about we sit down and you listen to us for a second?”

Seeing this familiar stance, she was reminded of the year, her mother used her tuition fee simply because her younger brother had beaten someone and the money was used for compensation.

Whenever they needed something from her, they will remember her and this made her heart ache with so much pain. How she wishes she was born under different circumstances?

Venus understood after seeing her relatives after a long time that it was futile to expect anything from them unless she wants to be sucked dry by them, it was better to maintain their status quo relationship and remain severed like before.

Being in their presence for long was going to affect her seriously so dealing with this issue as fast as she can was also encouraged, without raising her voice or resisting, she took large strides towards the living space and seated comfortably in one of the sofas.

The two ladies joined her and looked at her with complicated expressions on their faces.

“I hope that no one will mention any reunion B.S and just get straight to the point. I have a lot of things to do after all,” Venus coldly spat out as she looked at her mother and sister.

Diana sighed with regret, to think that the person she thought will never make it in life was now all dressed up and she could tell with a glance that the other was glowing and living a much better life than she thought.

“Can you give us some money? I promise you that we will not bother you again!” Diana asked with shame written all over her face.

Venus snarled hearing this but she was expecting to hear something along these lines from the beginning so she wasn’t shocked much, “how much?”

Hearing Mary/Venus carelessly throwing such a question to them, they wondered just what kind of life she was living. And since they were going to go further apart again after this meeting, Diana decided to go all out.

“We need 300,000, Aaron got into trouble and this is the only_” Diana lied smoothly and didn’t forget to play the pity card but too bad Venus wasn’t in the mood to listen to all of this.

“I will send you 500,000 and you better not appear in front of me again. If you dare do something like this in the future, you will suffer the consequences and this is the money I am paying you for raising me in your way. Consider this as severance pay for you,” with a snarl, she casually spoke a sentence shocking the two once again.

“Mar_” Amber wanted to talk and say something but it was unfortunate that she was cut short before she could even go anywhere.

“I am Venus and no longer Mary, so please call me with the appropriate name. and there is no need to go sentimental when we all know that we don’t harbor such feelings for each other!” Venus said coldly as she looked at the elder sister who had made her life terrible when growing up.

“You_”

One can say revenge is bittersweet and surely the feeling of face slapping those that used to haunt you when young was very sweet and Venus was having a great time of her life.