Two Times the Charm by Mr. Wilson

Chapter 411

With a tight clench of her hand and her teeth biting down hard on her lip, Clara felt an agonizing pain slowly welling up in her heart.

She thought she could have maintained her calm, even in the face of the prospect of Emmett being together with Leah. But then why did it still hurt so much for her?

“My boy, you haven’t gotten over her, have you?” Sophia’s words hit like a sledgehammer. She quickly pulled her son aside. “Don’t waste your pride on a woman like that. Kick her out of the Melendez family now! It’s been humiliating enough having her around, and now you’ve given her a job in our house? Are you trying to give me a heart attack? Every time I see her face, I feel

sick!”

“Well, then I’ll have her work with me and keep her away from you.”

“You’re missing the point entirely, son. She…”

Before Sophia could finish speaking, Emmett interrupted her curtly, “I have my reasons for my decisions. You brought Leah back without consulting me, didn’t you?”

Leah is the biological mother of the two children, and if you two could be together, it would be good for everyone involved. That includes me, the Melendez family, and the kids. You should sever all ties with Clara and let each of us go our own way.

a moment, he spoke in a low voice. “I know what I’m doing, and

watched her son walk away, Sophia was angry but didn’t dare to vent her anger on him. Instead, she turned her ire towards

master tell you to serve us

her. “Also, I better not see you during dinner! I don’t care whether you pretend to have a stomach ache or feel nauseous. Just find some excuse to get out of the dining

“Yes, I understand.”

“If this dinner goes well, Leah might soon become the lady of the Melendez family, and you’ll regret it then! You’ve let down my son’s affection for you, even going so far as to defy me, his mother. Clara, you really don’t have a heart, do you? Women like you deserve no sympathy. You’re nothing but a lowly wench. Now, scram!”

hand remained clenched tight, her nails digging deep into her

in the Melendez family to be tough, but she hadn’t anticipated

to resist.

Dinner began.