After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Inside the bathroom, there was still no response.

Daisy's expression darkened. She quickly pushed the door open and was greeted by the sight of Jolie sitting on the closed toilet lid. She hadn't cleaned herself up at all, still looking as disheveled as when she'd just woken up.

When she noticed Daisy enter, Jolie even curved her lips into a faint, mocking smile. Her eyes sparkled with blatant defiance.

"You!"

Daisy's face turned stormy at the sight.

She marched in, glaring down at Jolie. "What do you think you're doing?"

Jolie met her gaze and replied calmly, "Rebelling. Can't you tell?"

The words tasted bitterly ironic as they left her mouth.

She couldn't bring herself to do anything truly harmful to the Quin family, but all she could manage was small, petty acts of defiance like this-pointless provocations. It was ridiculous. Maddening.

And deep down, she hated how powerless she was to change anything.

air of authority. "Jolie, stop acting like a child. Pull yourself together, clean up,

she turned

moment before suddenly

you've been the one I cherished the most. You should know how much I adore you. I even overlooked your sister for your sake."

did you say?" Daisy

don't love me," Jolie repeated, her voice steady but full of

You love the people who bring you power and money. You loved my father because

to reap that so-called good luck. Then, because they claimed my sister's destiny was cursed and would bring misfortune, you avoided her completely. All these years, you've barely even looked her in the

Smack!

through the room. Her words were cut off, her head snapping to

red handprint quickly surfaced on her fair

was livid, her

you lost your mind? How dare you say such things to me? You question my love for you? It seems

stormed out

up. Like a lifeless doll, Jolie let them do as they pleased, her body limp,

back to the Quin estate with me. You'll stay there and reflect on your actions. Think long and hard about

response, she

flanked Jolie, guiding her out