Chapter 596

Sheryn finally broke down in tears and poured everything out to Wilma.

Wilma was silent for a moment on the other end of the line, then burst out in disbelief.

“What did you just say?! You sided with Howard and refused to testify for Tyler? Sheryn, have you completely lost your mind? What is Howard to you, huh? Why are you helping an outsider?”

It was rare for Sheryn to hear Wilma raise her voice. Though she was only Wilma’s adopted daughter, Wilma had always treated her well over the years. This was the first time Sheryn had heard her so furious, but Sheryn felt wronged.

“Mom, you can’t put all the blame on me! If it weren’t for Rachel stirring up trouble, things wouldn’t have turned out like this. You didn’t see it–Tyler was willing to throw his life away for that woman! Why? What does she have that I don’t?”

She was too busy airing her grievances to notice Wilma’s growing exasperation.

“You foolish child! Can’t you tell the difference between a moment and a lifetime? Even if you can’t marry your cousin, he’s been supporting us all these years without shortchanging you once! And now you’ve gone and offended him, running off to throw in your lot with Howard. Let me guess–Howard promised you something, and now he’s gone back on his word, hasn’t he?”

Just the mention of Howard made Sheryn cry harder.

“Mom, he’s a bastard! He promised me 1.5 million, and I did everything he asked. But now he’s changed his mind and cut it down to just 100,000.”

If she had the courage, she would have taken a knife to him already.

Wilma grew frantic, her voice rising into a near-scream over the phone.

“Sheryn, you’ve ruined our lives! I’d like to see how you plan to fix this mess now!”

Sheryn had no answers. She could only pin all her hopes on Wilma. Stamping her foot and wiping away tears, she pleaded, “Mom, what are we going to do? If Tyler doesn’t help us, how will we survive?”

Seeing how desperate she was, Wilma took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

“Sheryn, it’s already come to this. You have no choice but to make Howard give you the money.”

Sheryn looked frustrated.

“But Mom, he’s only offering 100,000–otherwise, nothing at all.”

Wilma’s temper flared again, her voice sharp with fury.

“This is your own doing! What, do you expect me to go groveling at Howard’s feet to get your money?”

Then came her final, unyielding command.

“I don’t care how you do it, but you’d better get that money! Otherwise, be prepared to live like an ordinary nobody. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

With that, Wilma hung up without giving Sheryn a chance to respond.

Sheryn clenched her phone, her chest heaving. She angrily wiped her tears away.

This was all Rachel’s fault, and she would make that woman pay!