However, Ivy and Renata were unable to determine who the father was.


    But that detail was irrelevant.


    The fact remained that Tilda had a child out of wedlock.


    Now that this fact was out in the open, it was like a p in Tilda’s face!This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Tilda’splexion turned ashen, her fingers tensed, and her body shook slightly.


    Was she responsible for her mother’s death?


    Yes!


    If she were innocent, Ivy would have no grounds for usation!


    Her mother wouldn’t have passed away so suddenly!


    No, that wasn’t right!


    She had intended to reveal the truth to her mother once her health improved.


    It was Ivy’s distortion of the fact that led to her mother’s death!


    Elma, tears streaming down her face, yelled at Ivy, “Miss Larson, you can’t put all the me on Tilda.


    You


    maligned her with vile usations, and her mother died from the distress of knowing the suffering of her cherished daughter!”


    Elma recalled the events of this morning with a heavy heart.


    The day began with unexpected joy as Tilda’s mother, Kristi Larson, suddenly awoke from her longa.


    Tilda and she hurried to the hospital, their hearts filled with relief and delight.


    Despite her frailty, Kristi managed to spend the morning talking with Tilda, tears mingling with smiles.


    But the warmth of their reunion was short-lived.


    As Tilda stepped out to discuss her mother’s health with the doctor, Renata and her daughter Ivy arrived, carrying a document with them.


    They presented Kristi with an investigative report that imed Sheldon was Tilda’s son.


    Afterwards, Ivy uttered a multitude of unpleasant words to Kristi.


    Ivy cruelly imed that Tilda, though born into wealth, had been raised without proper maternal guidance, alleging her behavior was unbing of her status.


    She used Tilda of having a child with an unknown man and argued that Tilda had tarnished the Larson family’s name to the extent that Wilton should disown her.


    Her words were intended to provoke Kristi.


    Affected deeply by her prestigious upbringing, Kristi was overwhelmed with fury and guilt upon hearing Ivy’s harsh words.


    She pondered how different things might have been if her ident hadn’t deprived her daughter of a mother’s guidance.


    As Kristi’s breathing grewbored and herplexion paled, she urgently requested Elma to fetch Tilda to verify Ivy’s ims.