Bye-bye Trash! Hello Queen! novel Chapter 1129

Wendy knew the busy lobby was no place for a confession this heavy. She needed absolute privacy to confess this secret, terrified she might never get another chance.

"Natalie, let's find somewhere quiet to sit down. I'll tell you everything. I'll tell you exactly why I was so cold to you."

Natalie remained deeply skeptical. If there was some tragic, hidden motive, Wendy should have revealed it years ago instead of waiting until everything was already destroyed.

But looking at the desperate pleading in Wendy's eyes, Natalie finally relented with a slight nod. "Luna, take us to the executive lounge."

"Right away," Luna said.

As they moved, Wendy hesitantly held out an elegant shopping bag. "Natalie... I brought you a holiday gift."

Natalie froze, staring at the luxury branding on the bag. Over the past few years, Wendy had never once bought her a holiday gift. Wendy had always spent the weeks leading up to the New Year exclusively hunting down hundred-thousand-dollar designer gowns for Joanna, treating her like absolute royalty.

Years ago, Natalie would have wept with joy at receiving a gift like this. Now, she felt absolutely nothing.

In the past, Wendy used to intentionally dote on Joanna right in front of Natalie. She would micromanage every detail of Joanna's life with suffocating affection. The dining table was always laden with Joanna's favorite gourmet pastries and imported fruits. Wendy would ask Joanna about her sleep quality in the softest, most loving tone, fretting over whether she was having nightmares.

And while saying those things, Wendy would always shoot a deliberate, icy glance at Natalie. It used to tear Natalie's heart to shreds. But having grown up without a mother, she had constantly deluded herself, thinking, If I just work harder, if I become flawless, Mom will finally love me.

Now, she realized that entire desperate pursuit had been a pathetic joke.

If someone didn't want to love you, no amount of perfection would ever change their mind. They could look right through your bleeding heart and feel nothing.

And now? This belated guilt offering was completely worthless to her.

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