Betty's POV

I was hesitant to pick up the call. I had expected she would call sooner or later. Mum's name flashed on my screen, and I stared at it blankly, trying to figure out what to tell her.

How was I going to explain to her that the girl she raised as her own betrayed us, or the fact that I was still stuck in the engagement with Ivan?

I picked up the phone from the table and held it to my ear. A swallow breath escaped my lips as I tried to put my thoughts together.

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