Phoebe's POVI stared at her, standing up slowly from the slap. My cheek throbbed with pain, but what stung more was the confirmation of who she truly was ...a selfish, self- centered woman!A sarcastic laugh escaped my lips as I fixed my gaze on her. “Oh, did my words hurt your feelings, Mom?” I asked mockingly, my tone dripping with bitterness. Her face darkened, her anger flaring again. “Shut up, Phoebe!” she snapped. “I will not stand here and watch my own daughter talk to me like this. Have you no respect?” Before I could reply, a cold, calm voice from the doorway cut through the tension, startling us both. “Why wouldn’t she talk to you that way, Fiona, when it’s clear you didn’t raise her right?” Mom and I turned toward the door, our eyes widening in shock. Uncle Philip stood there, leaning slightly against the frame, his expression unreadable. Mom quickly recovered, drawing herself up. “Philip, this is none of your concern,” she said sharply. “Don’t interfere in matters
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