The Unwanted Girl Is Their Princess novel Chapter 187

Chapter 187

“Watch out!” a startled voice shouted from the side.

A sharp pain exploded across her face. Zinnia’s mind went blank as she stumbled backward and hit the ground hard. Her earbuds shattered on impact. Sitting there in a daze, her ears rang sharply while waves of pain spread across her face.

“Zinnia.” Adrian rushed over, kneeling beside her and gently lifting her up. She was still out of it, stunned and disoriented, barely registering what was happening.

“Zinnia, where did you get hurt?” Adrian looked down at her, and his eyes were filled with concern. “Let me call a doctor for you, okay?”

Zinnia’s eyes stung with tears. She blinked, pulling her scattered thoughts together. The sting on her face was sharp and real. Digging her nails into her palm, she fought to hold it in. Her voice came out hoarse. “Th–thank you…”

Adrian’s jaw tightened, worry and anger flickering in his eyes. “Come on, I’m getting you checked out.” His tone was gentle, but firm.

Adrian had just stepped out to get some fresh air when he witnessed something unimaginable–Zinnia being slapped. In that instant, uncontrollable rage welled up in his chest.

Zinnia took Adrian’s hand and stood up slowly, her face pale. One side of her cheek was visibly red and swollen, the sight enough to make anyone’s heart

clench.

“No need,” Zinnia rasped. She steadied the turmoil in her chest before turning to look at Maelis, who was standing not far away.

“Maelis, did you really think I wouldn’t fight back?” Zinnia shook off Adrian’s hand and walked forward deliberately, step by step, towards Maelis, who stood there, frozen in place.

Feeling Adrian’s cold, piercing gaze, Maelis froze like she was nailed to the spot, unsure how to react. She’d never seen this man before and didn’t expect that brat to be involved with someone else again.

Adrian’s icy glare sent a shiver down Maelis‘ spine. It was as if his mere gaze silently promised that she would spend the rest of her life regretting this

slap.

Watching Zinnia walk closer step by step, Maelis met her cold, deep stare. Fear finally crept up on her, and without realizing it, her feet started bac away on their own.

“Zinnia. You wouldn’t dare hit me, would you?” Maelis said stubbornly as she backed away, though fear gnawed at her. She thought, ‘I’m her mother. What’s wrong with giving her a slap?‘

Her whole family ruined because of her, everyone blaming her. Yet Zinnia, the real culprit, got to five well, enjoying all the love and care. Maelis felt a mix of shame and jealousy burning inside her.

She saw the video last night too. Never expected Zinnia to have that kind of spark–so full of life, doing what she loved, glowing with confidence. Not at all the quiet shadow everyone back home dismissed without a second thought.

Praise kept pouring in for her, but as her mother, Maeljs couldn’t feel even a sliver of that pride. Because she hadn’t raised her, not for a single day.

The daughter, Betty, she had struggled to raise brought her nothing but shame, messing up again and again, making her a joke in everyone’s eyes. Maelis felt crushed by the unbearable difference between/what she gave and what she got.

Her husband’s blame, her son’s resentment, her/daughter’s disgrace, her parents‘ indifference, and the public humiliation at the party–all of it crashed down at once, shattering Maelis’s once–perfect world and pushing her to the edge.

She had bottled everything up, only to see the daughter she once looked down on standing center stage, radiant and untouchable. At that moment, Maelis couldn’t take it; something inside her finally cracked.

Driven by a sudden impulse, Maelis followed Zinnia when she saw her leave alone. The garden was nearly empty, and no one around to shield her this time. With her back turned, Zinnia laughed softly, still talking to someone.

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Chapter 187

A fierce anger burned inside Maelis. Seeing that Zinnia didn’t notice her, a secret thrill sparked within her. She didn’t take a single step forward, and Zinnia remained completely unaware of her presence.

Seeing Zinnia’s back turned, Maelis followed her impulse, seized the moment, and slapped her hard across the face. The moment her hand hit Zinnia, a perverse sense of satisfaction welled up in Maelis. She thought, ‘It’s all her fault. She ruined my entire family!’

Maelis never thought Zinnia would dare hit her back.

“Maelis, You’ve tried to hit me three times, and today

she strode forward and gave Maelis a sharp slap across the face

succeeded. Are you happy now?” Zinnia watched Maelis step back. Ignoring the pain, Her expression was cold and unreadable.

Zinnia had held back the first two times, yet Maelis kept provoking her–shameless and ungrateful. But Zinnia wasn’t someone who just took it; every time Betty bullied her, she fought back with tricks of her own

Maelis kept trying to hurt her again and again, but out of respect for Sofia, Zinnia never fought back harshly. This time she would never have endured her repeated attacks.

Maelis shrieked as her high heels twisted under her, causing her to crash to the ground. A sharp pain shot through her entire body.

Pain shot through Maelis’s foot and face. Her eyes widened as she clutched her cheek, staring in disbelief at Zinnia.

Maelis’s features twisted in rage as she struggled to her feet and lunged at Zinnia. Her chest heaved with uncontrollable fury. “How dare you hit me, Zinnia! I’m your mother. How could you strike me?”

Maelis thought, ‘How dare Zinnia! Where did she get the audacity to strike me?‘

Adrian swiftly stepped in front of Zinnia, shielding her. “Zinnia, step back,” he said.

Yannis felt uneasy as people crowded around him in the hall. He noticed that both Zinnia and Maelis were gone. When he arrived here, he immediately pushed her to the ground. Her long dress dragged on the floor, and as she screamed, it left bloodstains.

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