Chapter 272: Chapter 272

"From now on, get as far away as possible, don’t try to make your presence known around me, it disgusts me."

Skylar Hughes and Mona Wright were left speechless.

Especially Skylar; Paige Sterling’s words had hit her sore spot, leaving her face dark and twisted, a far cry from her usual gentle persona.

And with that, Paige turned and left.

Yvette Hughes also numbly closed the hospital room door and headed home.

Clearly, her daughter didn’t need her presence here to comfort her, so she might as well go home and take care of her pregnancy.

Mona Wright, seeing how the room suddenly became so cold and quiet, said, "Your mom is really something, isn’t she? Who’s really her daughter, you or Paige? Paige has bullied you to this extent, yet your mom is still so polite to her..."

"My mom... I can’t rely on her. I just have bad luck, even the heavens don’t favor me. In the end, I can only fight for myself."

"Don’t say that, Skylar..."

Tears fell silently from Skylar Hughes’ eyes, "What else can I do? This is my fate, and I’ve accepted it."

"How can you accept your fate? You can’t succumb to destiny; you should stand up and fight! You must not let Paige have her way..."

Under Mona’s encouragement, Skylar seemed to regain her composure, smiling at Mona.

But the smile didn’t reach her eyes at all.

After picking up her prescription at the hospital, Paige Sterling unexpectedly ran into Chloe Hughes, who was there to see Skylar as well.

After the last incident, Chloe felt a bit awkward when she saw Paige.

However, she quickly stepped forward to greet her, remembering something.

"Paige, I’m your Aunt Hughes, why are you ignoring me?"

Paige glanced at her, "Oh? Ms. Hughes, are you here to talk about that parking lot incident the other day?"

Paige was straightforward, bringing up the incident directly, making Chloe extremely embarrassed.

"Paige, that’s all in the past. I’m here today because I have something important to discuss with you. Can we find a quiet place to talk?"

Paige’s lips twitched, then she smiled, "Let’s find a busy place so everyone can hear how explosive Ms. Hughes’ parking lot incident was?"

Bringing it up again, Chloe felt like she would stab Paige if she had a knife.

This dead girl has become increasingly sharp-tongued; she’s like a poison in every word she says.

"Paige, no matter what, we are family, right? It’s not nice to talk to your aunt , is it?"

Paige responded, "Lately, I’ve been running into one or two people who just can’t seem to leave me alone. The fact that I’m speaking so calmly is already quite commendable."

Is this what you call calm?

"Paige, don’t be . I’ve come to you out of desperation. You know I’ve been working since I was very young. I’ve worked hard for so many years to open a beauty salon. I’ve put in so much effort into it over the years, but now the business is declining. I’m really at my wits’ end and can only come to you for help. You have such ability, and you don’t lack a few recipes. Could you please write some for me? Help me have a livelihood. If you do help, I’ll be forever grateful to you..."

So it’s about the skincare recipes again.

Chloe really won’t give up until she reaches the end.

"Paige, you might have countless recipes, but you only have one Aunt, and that’s me. If you don’t help, you’ll lose this Aunt in the future."

As if she really cared about having this Aunt.

Paige had a numb look, like a cold block of wood.

Seeing how pitiful she made herself sound, with Paige still unmoved, Chloe gritted her teeth and said, "Paige, I’m begging you , and you’re just going to stand by and watch? Is your heart made of stone?"

"My heart is made of steel, thank you."

Chloe choked, "If your millions of fans knew how heartless you are, how you disregard family ties even slightly, would they still like you?"

Paige raised an eyebrow, "So, are you threatening me?"

Chloe quickly said, "I don’t mean it that way. I just think, as a public figure, you should maintain your image in front of the public."

"Maintaining my image would mean letting people like you, who are like maggots, exploit me without limits?"

"Paige, that’s an awful way to put it. I didn’t mean to take anything from you, just a few recipes."

Oh right, just a few recipes that can generate billions in monthly revenue, haha, I’m really not taking anything from you.

"If you help me through this tough time, I promise to speak well of you to the media and journalists, so everyone knows you’re actually a kind-hearted person who loves helping friends and family."

Paige’s expressionless face twitched violently.

Having encountered so many bizarre characters, she was starting to have trouble controlling her facial expressions.

"But if you won’t even help me a little, then I won’t be able to speak well of you and will have to tell the truth to the media."

After listening for a long time, Paige finally replied when Chloe stopped talking, "So, Ms. Hughes, are you threatening me?"

Chloe didn’t deny it; she at least wanted Paige to know her stance.

"I don’t want to do this either, but there’s no other way. I’m really cornered, and besides, Paige, you have such a big name, and so many people like and support you. Of course, your reputation is still tied to the Sterling Family and The Hawthorne Family. If any scandal breaks out, it could affect both families, right? Especially The Hawthorne Family, would they tolerate a woman who brings scandal and harms their interests? And your fans, if they found out what you’ve done, would probably unfollow you, right? Without fans, what would you do in the future?"

Paige laughed, and that smile was a bit chilling to behold.

"You don’t have to worry about The Hawthorne Family and the Sterling Family, but about fans..."

Paige raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Aunt Hughes, someone like you, without fans, wouldn’t understand the troubles of having too many fans. If you could help me make all my fans unfollow me, I’d be grateful; in fact, I might get so happy that I’d really give you the recipes." Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵

Chloe’s eyes widened, "Aren’t you afraid I really will..."

"I support you," Paige said. "Do whatever you want; you’re not young anymore. Don’t leave any regrets in your life."