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

granduncle had called him over to talk about the chip, so he had stepped away from Melodie for just a few minutes, but

had made his

heard her son’s words,

calling her children b*stards and people

just

Slap!

rang through

went wide. “You witch, how dare you hit me?! I won’t let this

longer cared about her image and lunged at Adina like a crazed woman. Her hands were outstretched toward Adina’s

coolly, and Sophia missed. She crashed face-first

down

state before, and she wanted to

was for him!” Adina said while looking down at her. She then bent down and picked Melody

daughter opened her eyes wide, and her long, curled lashes fluttered. It looked like she had

hit my daughter?! As long as I’m one of the Xaviers, don’t you dare

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

no respect for her elders and hit her cousin.

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

ashamed after being rebuked by her mother-in-law and husband in

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