[EVE]
"Fine!" Helen spat, her eyes blazing with fury. "But don't forget, Eve—you owe everything to us! I gave birth to you! Without me, you'd be nothing! We're the only family you have left, and we sacrificed our lives in Germany to come here for you—and this is how you repay us?"
Her words hit like a slap.
I opened my mouth to respond, but nothing came out.
I was hurt—not just by what she said, but by the way she wielded it like a weapon against me. As if I hadn't sacrificed anything to find them.
And then, just like that, Helen dragged Haley toward the exit, fuming all the way.
As soon as the doors shut behind them, a collective exhale rippled through the studio.
Dean turned to me. "You okay?"
I closed my eyes, inhaled deeply, then muttered—
"I felt tired all of a sudden."
Dean chuckled, shaking his head. "Well, I can't blame you. Your family is a bunch of self-centered ingrates. Even I felt exhausted just listening to them."
