NovelGoldChapter 472 Nathan scrambled to shield himself as she hit him, stumbling back in desperation. "You crazy woman, stop it! Are you out of your mind?" he shouted.
But Adah was seething with rage, and she didn't let up for a second. Her blows only grew fiercer, and in no time, Nathan's face was bruised and swollen.
Vanessa had already shrunk into a corner, terrified into silence. She was young, but not stupid-she could tell her mother had changed. Ever since that birthday party at the Tempest estate, the way her mom looked at her had shifted, filled with resentment, as if she were just something to be thrown away.
Ethan stood frozen, watching his father take the beating without saying a word.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtFinally, Adah stopped, breathless and shaking from exhaustion. She jabbed a finger at Nathan, her voice raw with fury. "And what gives you the right, Nathan, to lecture my son?" Nathan clenched his jaw. "I was only trying to do what's best for him! And for this, you attack me? Adah, you're completely out of control. You're acting like shysterical shrew!" "Out of control? A shrew? Ha!" Adah suddenly let out a bitter laugh, and tears began streaming down her cheeks as she laughed and sobbed all at once.
"You talk about Vanessa being spoiled, that she can't handle hardship. But what about my own son-he's supposed to just suffer? And my daughter-the baby you abandoned at the orphanage she deserved that, did she?" Nathan's heart skipped a beat.
She knows? But...how could she possibly know? "You-you're talking nonsense. I have no idea what you mean," he stammered.
Adah's hand shot up, and she slapped him hard across the face.
"Nathan, you killed my father, dumped our newborn daughter at an orphanage, and then had the nerve to bring Vanessa-the affair's bastard-into my hand makeraise her. You are utterly heartless." Nathan stared at her in disbelief.
She really knows.
"What's wrong? Nothing to say?" Adah's face was streaked with tears, her teeth clenched in rage.
The truth was out, and Nathan realized there was no point in pretending anymore. He let out a cold, mocking laugh. "So what if it's true? Your father forcedinto this family, treatedlike trash. The old man got what he deserved "With him out of the way, handling an idiot like you was easy." "I just didn't expect you to figure it out so soon. Tellhow did you find out?" "You monster! I'll kill you!" Adah's pain and fury boiled over, and she seized a broom, swinging it wildly at Nathan in a blind rage.
Nathan couldn't defend himself he grabbed Vanessa, shielding her as he bolted from the room.
Adah chased after them for a few stumbling steps, but they were gone. The broom slipped from her shaking hands and clattered to the floor.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSlowly, she sank down, hugging her knees as she collapsed into wrenching sobs.
"Claire...my sweet girl...when will you chto me?" "I miss you so much. I wish I could make up for all my mistakes."
Images of the reporters at the Tempest estate flashed through her mind. This life, Claire seemed even ie more extraordinary than before, Last time, Claire had been top of he class at eighteen, but now-at just five years old-she was already a college student, swarmed by journalists desperate for an interview. Such a brilliant daughter, and she was hers.
Was fate really giving her a second chance, only to make her lose m everything all over again?
Ethan stood in the doorway, watching his mother break down in tears. His e heart, twisted painfully in his chest, each sob of hers stabbing him like a needle.
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