She knew that if she could, Lamya would've thrown her out of the house. But this time, she didn't come home as Danika, she came as the Queen of Phaya Empire and she ought to be respected. They stood face to face as Lamya threw a heated gaze at her. Danika smiled slyly before she walked further into the living room and found a seat on the sofas she had never been allowed to sit on. She looked up at her step mother and spoke, “I hope I found you in good health, Lamya?”
She had always hated it whenever Danika called her name, but she just couldn’t bring herself into calling the woman that made sure she saw no happiness in her life with mother. Because being a mother to her was the last thing Lamya did. She watched the way she clenched her teeth, aware of the royal guards that accompanied Da
