But before Stephen could react, the pearl p
I pendant was caught by the chain and dangled in the ar
Abigail spoke calmly, “This is the pearl necklace Grandpa gave me. My name is engraved on the clasp”
Daniella’s face turned a bit tense. At the same time, Stephen picked up the necklace and examined it. As Abigail just said, the name Abby was engraved
on it.
Before he could say anything, Abigail yanked the necklace back forcefully. She looked at him as if he were a joke.
She snapped, “See it now? So how exactly is she going to prove it’s hers Or are you going to say Daniella bought a necklace and deliberately haid my name engraved on it?”
Stephen’s face twisted with frustration at her sarcasm.
“Abigail, you have to be so aggressive?”
Abigail snapped back, “With someone blind and brainless, I’m afraid being subtle just doesn’t get the message
Stephen flushed with humiliation. “It’s just a cheap necklace. You really think we care that much? Grandpa probably gave it to you just to get you out of the way, and you treat it like a treasure. Pathetic. You probably never saw something nice before
As soon as those words left Stephen’s mouth, Abigail stepped up to him. Stephen opened his mouth to retort, but before he could say a word, the crisp sound echoed through the second floor.
Stephen stood in shock and growled, “How dare you?”
Abigail stared at him, her voice sharp as a blade. “You can insult me, but you don’t get to speak ill of Grandpa.”
Stephen blurted out, “Who the hell do you think you are? You think Grandpa actually cares about you?”
Before he could finish his words, another stap landed on the other cheek. Rage burned in his eyes as he instinctively raised his hand to strike back
“Stevie, you can’t hit her.” Bianca’s voice stopped him. She had seen the entire exchange. And now, faced with the truth–Daniella’s necklace was indeed Abigail’s–Blanca was at a loss.
“Could Abigail have been telling the truth all along? No way. Dani would never do something like that. There has to be a misunderstanding‘ she thought
“Mom, did you not see how she hit me?” Stephen turned to Bianca, his face red with the shape of the handprints
Blanca was pulled back to reality. She looked at her son’s flushed cheeks and felt a pang of pain. She turned to Abigail and said, “Abby, you think we wronged you, you can talk it out. You can’t just resort to violence. You should apologize to Stevie
Abigail’s voice was cold and disdainful. “He doesn’t deserve it.”
Stephen’s anger surged. Bianca’s expression turned dark too, but before she could speak, Abigail had already returned to her room.
Moments later, she came out with a backpack slung over her shoulder and walked past them without a word.
Blanca started to call out to her, but Stephen interrupted. “Let her go. Let’s see where she even thinks she c setbacks, she will embarrass all of us. We can tolerate her at home, but the outside world won’t.”
if she doesn’t suffer
“Why has Abby changed so much? She wasn’t like this when she first came back.”
Bianca paused, as if something occurred to her. She sighed, “Why
Bianca froze for a second and then frowned, clearly lost in thought.
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Stephen chuckled, but just as he was about to reply, his gaze caught a familiar figure. He suddenly opened the car door
Daniella was shocked by his sudden move and asked, “Stevie? What’s up?”
But in the blink of an eye, the figure was gone. Stephen shook his head and replied, “I thought I saw Abigail Must’ve been my imagination”
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