The water was so hot that she jumped, and her palm missed Melody’s face.

“Who threw hot water at me?!”

Sophia was fuming. When she looked down, she saw Alden holding an empty glass.

The moment she saw him, she threw all caution to the wind and ran over to grab him by the collar. Then, she swung her hand at him.

Adina grabbed her hand midwing, even if it felt as if her bone was about to be crushed.

“Abusing my kids while I’m not around, Sophia? It’s been years since we last met, but you’re as uncivilized as ever.”

Adina flung her hand away and bent down to hug Alden and Melody.

Sophia was so angry that she felt as if she was about to combust.

She pointed at Melody and roared, “Your daughter slapped my son! Either let me slap her, or do it yourself!”

Adina looked over and saw the palm print on Leo’s face.

But Melody never took the first step to hurt others.

“Mommy, it’s not Mel’s fault,” Alden said. “Leo called her a mute and spat at her.”

sounded like he was

had stepped away from Melodie for just a few minutes, but it was

his fault. He had made his mother

her son’s words, rage

she could not tolerate: people calling her children b*stards and people laughing at

just

Slap!

rang through

went wide. “You witch, how dare you hit me?! I

cared about her image and lunged at Adina like

coolly, and Sophia missed. She crashed face-first onto the

poured down

been in such a pathetic state before,

foul mouth, so that slap was for him!” Adina said while looking down at her. She then bent down and picked Melody

long, curled lashes fluttered. It looked

so furious that her hand trembled. “Adina, you wh*re, how dare you hit my daughter?! As long as

house, too?” Madam Xavier walked out of the study room with her cane and stopped in front of

saw what happened just now. Adina has no respect for her elders and hit her cousin. She’s too arrogant, and it’ll bring unrest in the family. I only want what’s the best for the

bring unrest to the family!” Richard roared. “If you can’t accept Addy,

being rebuked by her mother-in-law and husband in front of others, but she did

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