CHAPTER 873. MY LITTLE BELOVED. A Shadow from the Past

Gigi took a deep breath before speaking, trying to contain the frustration in her voice. She stood in her mother’s living room, her heart pounding after the scene Renard had caused in the street. She could still feel the weight of his furious gaze, and the way her mother looked at her—somewhere between confused and disappointed—wasn’t making things any easier.

"You’re completely out of line, Renard," she said coldly, because now she knew she didn’t have to tolerate any of this. "I’m an adult, I support myself, I pay for my own studies, and I can live my life however I want."

Her mother crossed her arms with a displeased gesture, but her eyes focused only on Renard with a strange expression. There was something bothering her even more than what her daughter had just said.

"Well, you’re right about that—everyone can do whatever they want with their own ass! But the least you could do is answer my messages! I’m your mother; there’s n