Revenge on My Sister and Ex-Husband (Adelaide) novel Chapter 12

Chapter 12

“Dad, come on. Everyone in Evercrest knows I’m not,” she said

calmly.

“So what? We’ve always treated you like you are.”

Adelaide almost laughed.

She had to admit that the Pierce family had a real talent for

putting on a show.

Finley didn’t push it. Amanda might be his biological daughter,

but Adelaide was the one he had shaped from the beginning. To

him, she was worth more than Amanda.

He took a slow breath. “Look, I get that this isn’t fair to you. But

Mandy’s been struggling for a while. Her psychiatrist says

Garrett’s the only thing keeping her steady right now.

“You’re still his wife. That’s not changing. We just need you to

let her lean on him for a bit. You two were childhood

sweethearts. No one can come between a love like that. Once

she’s stable, I’ll remember this and make sure Garrett gets more

support moving forward.”

Adelaide dug her nails into her palm, holding herself together.

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She knew this dinner wouldn’t be easy. None of this was a

surprise.

Still, for a moment, she almost wavered.

“They must think that just because I’ve always listened, I’m easy

to push around,” she thought with spite.

After a long silence, she finally spoke. “Dad, ever since I was a kid, you told me to be honest, to have principles. You said that as your daughter, I had to protect my name, to never bring shame

to the family.”

Finley’s face shifted. He knew where this was going.

But it was too late. Her next words nearly drained the color

from his face.

“And now you want me to let Amanda be with my husband? That’s supposed to be okay? Dad, depression isn’t a free pass.”

“You!” His voice turned cold. “Is that what Garrett thinks too?”

It was a slap in the face. Adelaide knew it wasn’t because

Garrett had already betrayed her.

“If he’s okay with it, I’ll take back what I said and go along with

1. it. But I have one condition,” she said.

Finley’s expression softened as he thought this might make

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things simpler.

“I knew you’d come around. Alright, what’s the condition?”

“I’ll let Garrett go to Amanda. But in return, I’m cutting ties with

the Pierce family!”

He shot up from his seat before she even finished. “Are you

threatening me?”

Adelaide didn’t flinch. “I’m negotiating.”

“You think Garrett won’t lose it when he finds out you’re

treating him like a bargaining chip?”

Adelaide gave a half–smile. “Amanda tried to kill herself last

night, just because Garrett and I got married. If she does it again, are you and Mom ready to deal with that?”

For the first time, Finley looked at the girl he had raised and

barely recognized her.

He had never taught Adelaide to handle things this way.

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