My Mommy’s Brave Heart

Chapter 9

Sophia missed. She crashed face-first onto the floor. Blood poured down her face. Sophia had never been in such a pathetic state before, and she wanted to tear Adina to shreds. “Sophia, your son has a foul mouth, so that slap was for him!” Adina said while looking down at her. She then bent down and picked Melody up. Her daughter opened her eyes wide, and her long, curled lashes fluttered. It looked like she had no idea what had just happened. Morganna was so furious that her hand trembled. “Adina, you wh*re, how dare you hit my daughter?! As long as I’m one of the Xaviers, don’t you dare to even think about staying here!” “Are you thinking about chasing me out of the house, too?” Madam Xavier walked out of the study room with her cane and stopped in front of Adina like a protector. Morganna suppressed her anger and said in a quivering voice, “That’s not what I meant, Mother. You 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 family…” “You’re the one who’ll bring unrest to the family!” Richard roared. “If you can’t accept Addy, go back to your family!” Morganna felt ashamed after being rebuked by her mother-in-law and husband in front of others, but she did not dare to say anything else. She picked Sophia up from the floor while feeling indignant and grabbed the wailing Leo, then went upstairs. Even though the incident had come to an end, Adina could not calm down. It was just the first day of her return, and they had already started fighting. There was definitely going to be more trouble in the future. Adina was not afraid of Morganna or Sophia, but Melody was still young, and Adina could not possibly watch over her 24/7. The others would definitely find a time to mock and abuse her, which would worsen her condition. It seemed that staying in the mansion was not the smartest decision. Madam Xavier saw through Adina’s thoughts and said, “Addy, you’ve always been opinionated, and I was never able to change your mind once after you’ve made a decision, but could you do this for me? Please, stay in the house I’ll give you. This way, I’ll be at ease.” Addy hesitated for a while before she nodded. “I intend to hold a birthday party for you so that everyone will know that the most beautiful woman of Sea City is alive.” Madam Xavier patted the back of her hand. “After it, you can move out.” Alden tugged at Adina’s sleeve. “I’ll take good care of Mel, Mommy. Don’t worry.”