Chapter 171

"A cursed fate is still fate, isn't it?" Cindy's cold eyes bore into mine.

I met her gaze calmly, searching her face for traces of my father—though I hated to admit it, her eyes did resemble his.

"Ms. Lansworth, maybe Max has been giving you a lot of false information these past few years," I said with a light, playful tone. "I may be good-natured, but that doesn't mean I don't have a temper!"

Cindy sneered, "Jen, some things don't disappear just because you refuse to acknowledge them!"

"Are you asking me to admit that you're a bastard from my father's affair?" I retorted, trying to disgust her. "You're not bothered by the term 'illegitimate child,' and neither is the Lansworth family?"

Cindy pressed her lips together in anger, glaring at me. "Are you threatening me?"

"You can interpret it that way," I replied coldly. "You better not mess with me. Got it?"

"Why are you so arrogant?" Cindy crossed her arms and looked at me disdainfully. "Do you think saying a few bad things about