Revenge on My Sister and Ex-Husband (Adelaide) novel Chapter 3

Garrett hung up really fast. He got the painkillers and came straight back to the bedroom.

“Here, take these painkillers. If you still don’t feel good, we’ll go to the hospital. Don’t scare the living daylights out of me again like you did last time.” Garrett said, all concerned and caring, which felt ironic to Adelaide.

She took the painkillers and casually asked, “Who called you so late at this hour?”

Garrett froze, and then he said, “It was my assistant, checking tomorrow’s schedule.”

Adelaide dropped her eyelashes, masking the sadness in her eyes. In less than ten minutes, he had lied to her twice.

She suddenly realized that maybe she never really knew the man she had been with for 22 years.

Just then, Adelaide’s phone rang. It was her brother Spencer Pierce. “Why are you calling me out of the blue?”

Spencer’s voice was deep and serious. “What did you do? Mandy tried to kill herself by cutting her wrists.”

When they got to the Pierce’s place, Garrett dashed in ahead of Adelaide, leaving her behind as he hurried upstairs, his heart pounding with anxiety.

Watching his hasty back, Adelaide felt like her feet were heavy, making her steps stiff. On the way here, she could tell that he was anxious and eager, no matter how hard he tried to hide it.

It wasn’t out of guilt or nervousness, because she had seen that exact look when she had been rushed to the emergency room due to severe menstrual cramps.

Her husband ignored her and worried about another girl.

At that moment, everyone was in Amanda’s room. Adelaide stopped at the doorway, and what she saw dealt her another fatal blow!

Amanda was lying in Garrett’s arms, bawling her eyes out. Garrett was soothing her with all the patience and care he used to save just for Adelaide.

As for the others, they didn’t seem to find anything wrong with the situation at all.

Just then, a tall figure stepped in front of Adelaide. “Come with me.”

She was grabbed by the wrist by Spencer and pulled into the study.

As soon as the door shut, Spencer began, “The doctor said Mandy’s depression is back.”

Adelaide stayed cool. “What set it off?”

“You.”

Adelaide’s lips twitched. She knew better than anyone if Amanda really had a relapse this time. “Are you saying Mandy flipped out because Garrett and I got married today?”

Spencer’s stern face turned serious. “You saw it yourself. She had got it bad for Garrett.”

Looking at her brother, who had loved her for over twenty years, Adelaide felt a strange distance. Her eyes were bloodshot as she sneered, “So, you want me to give up Garrett?”

“No, that’s not what I meant.”

“So, what are you trying to say?” Adelaide paused, then said, “Oh, I get it. You mean whenever Amanda needs my husband, I should hand him over. I’m the one who messed her up, so I’m supposed to take the fall, right?”

Spencer grabbed her shoulders and said in a patient tone, “Mandy is really upset now. The doc said she’s thinking about killing herself, and it’s gonna happen again and again. We just got her back. Can you bear to see Mom and Dad go through the pain of losing their daughter once more?”

He was trying to guilt-trip her again.

It wasn’t her fault, so why did she have to feel guilty?

She was wrong. She shouldn’t have hesitated the second time she decided to leave the Pierce family.

Adelaide removed Spencer’s hands from her shoulders. “I don’t have the final say. You should ask Garrett himself.”