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.

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

she turned and walked

moment before suddenly speaking.

you've been the one I cherished the most. You should know how much I

did you say?" Daisy turned back,

don't love me," Jolie repeated, her

father because he could run the company, but when you looked into his eyes, there was never any

some fortune-teller said my destiny was blessed, you doted on me, hoping 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!

could finish speaking, the sharp sound of a slap echoed through the room. Her words were cut off, her head snapping

red handprint quickly surfaced

was livid, her face

trembling finger at Jolie. "Jolie Quin, have you lost your mind? How dare you say such things to me? You question my love for you? It

out

room and began tidying Jolie up. Like a lifeless doll, Jolie let them do as

returned, her expression cold. "Come back to the Quin estate with me. You'll

for a response, she turned

maids flanked Jolie, guiding her out of