Revenge on My Sister and Ex-Husband (Adelaide) novel Chapter 11

Chapter 11

“I was worried about Amanda too. But neither Garrett nor I are

experts in psychology. There wasn’t much we could do there,”

Adelaide explained calmly.

“Still trying to talk back to me?!” Jeanette got so angry that she raised her hand to slap Adelaide.

“Mom!” Spencer showed up just in time and grabbed Jeanette’s

wrist. “Garrett is coming over for dinner tonight, and the whole

family will be there. If you slap Adele now, how is she supposed

to face everyone tonight?”

Adelaide stood there with no expression on her face. She wasn’t

moved by Spencer’s sudden help. Even without him, she wasn’t

planning on taking that slap without fighting back.

“She’s an ungrateful brat! Why are you protecting her?!”

Jeanette snapped.

Before Spencer could say anything, Adelaide forced a smile that

didn’t feel real. “Fine, if you think I’m an ungrateful brat, then I

1. am. But Mom, the Pierce family has some reputation in

Evercrest. If word gets out about what happened in the room last night, do you have any idea what people will say?”

“Adele, keep it down,” Spencer said, grabbing her hand.

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“Nobody outside knows our family business. If they do, it’s because you can’t shut your mouth!” Jeanette yelled, poking her finger at Adelaide’s nose. “Without us, where would you be?

Could you have married someone like Garrett? You need to

know who you are! We’ve taken care of you all these years, and

you should know how to be thankful!”

Adelaide pulled away from Spencer and stood right in front of

Jeanette, speaking her mind, “I won’t argue that you took care

of me. But Mom, Amanda is your own flesh and blood, the

daughter you finally found.

“I know you and Dad wanna make it up to her, but there has got

to be a line. Garrett and I are married now. Is it right to let your

daughter try to get with my husband?”

“Seduce your husband?” Jeanette’s voice rose, sharp with anger.

“If it weren’t for us, do you really think you’d even know

someone like Garrett? Don’t forget, everything you have was

supposed to be my daughter’s.”

She finally said it.

Even when she didn’t say it outright, Adelaide could see it in her

eyes. Jeanette saw her as a thief who stole the life meant for

Amanda.

Adelaide had never brought it up, just to keep the peace. She

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wasn’t planning to come back much after getting married

anyway.

But now she was getting divorced. They kept pushing her, and

Jeanette still tried to guilt–trip her. They brought this on

themselves.

Spencer saw she was about to speak and tried to stop her.

But she sidestepped and shot back, “So if I say I want to cut ties

with all of you right now, you’d be fine with it, right?”

Jeanette hadn’t expected this. Just as something clicked, she snapped, “Every time it’s the same thing. Adelaide, I swear-”

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