“Are you suggesting that I should let Cordelia step on our head?”

“What to do?” He glared coldly at her. “Can’t you see what’s happening? He has his heart on that woman, Kate is on her side, and… I heard Janine loves her very much as well! She came all the way from Chaiseland to support her!”

Nelly was shaking from the rage. Her face paled. “But… Elder Mr. Hamerton is on my side.”

“So what?” Joe scoffed. “Zephyr still has the last say! Moreover, be it Kate or Janine, can we afford to offend either? I’m afraid even Liam will have to think carefully before calling the shots!”

“So there’s no hope for me at all?”

Joe looked at her stubborn face. He was annoyed, so he went upstairs.

Mandy stood up from the couch slowly. She took a deep breath.

Her eyes showed utmost disgust and annoyance when she looked at Nelly.

“Mom—”

“Shut it!” yelled Mandy. “I didn’t finish what I said… The only mistake I made was that I shouldn’t have adopted you at the orphanage. I shouldn’t have made you a Tanner!”

Nelly was stunned for a long time. She heard a bang in her ears.

The past that she had forgotten tore bloody wounds in her memory. They were drowning her.

Mandy’s eyes were filled with mockery. “Nelly, you don’t have the Tanners’ blood in you. You don’t deserve Zephyr to begin with.

“Also, you’re not the person who should marry him! You’re just a replacement. If I knew that you’re so incapable, I’d rather never have a daughter like you!”

to her room after she was

living room looked at Nelly

he angrily removed

the maids looked at him, stunned. They

walked in, looking terrible. She sat on the couch, and her eyes were getting red. She said while being mad and wronged. “I’ve never been humiliated like that in my

her and said

came from a prestigious family as well. She beat the other three families when she was grandly married over 20 years

bow to apologize

did I do wrong!?” She cried. “The only mistake I made was that I

stared at

knew what she was going

it was best not to say that when Nelly

grim when he looked

you stand there!?” he scolded. “It’s all your fault whatever

better! Also, although the Tanners are not a

muscles on his face twitched from his rage,

the

we can’t keep the marriage with the Hamertons…”

in a panic. “I’ll come up with a solution.

up with!?” Joe was enraged. He picked up the antique porcelain vase next to him

echoed as the vase was completely crushed. A piece of porcelain stabbed

and stepped

“Dad—”

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