Chapter 27:
In the backstage lounge of the event, quiet conversations murmured among the younger members of the Cox family.
Anthony was reclining in the main chair, his eyes closed, evidently disinterested in engaging with his grandchildren.
Only when the door creaked open did he scowl and glance up. Upon recognizing Belinda, his stern expression transformed into a broad grin. “Belinda!” he exclaimed.
Springing to his feet, he approached her briskly. “You’re here!”
“Anthony,” Belinda greeted him with a smile, handing over the gift she had brought. “Sorry I’m late.”
“Late? The celebration hasn’t even begun!”
Anthony chuckled, accepting the gift and guiding Belinda to his chair. “I’m delighted you made it!”
Throughout the encounter, he completely ignored Kristopher, his biological grandson.
Kristopher, accustomed to his grandfather’s indifference, followed without protest and sat down with no visible emotion.
“Look at Grandpa doting on Belinda as if she were his own,” Helen Walsh, another granddaughter, remarked sulkily from a corner. “Though Kristopher doesn’t seem to care about her presence at all. Now that Cathy’s returned, it’s only a matter of time before Kristopher shows her the door. She’ll end up like a stray dog.”
enough
“Watch your mouth!”
Walsh gave her daughter a sharp nudge with her
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“Belinda.”
Carol glanced at Belinda. “Helen’s still young.
Carol’s seemingly apologetic words, her tone carried no real remorse, and a mocking smile played at the corners of her mouth. She was confident that, regardless of her demeanor, Belinda would
the years, Belinda’s continual acquiescence had
Belinda, who was busy preparing tea, responded with a graceful smile. “It’s okay, I
at Belinda, her face breaking into a mischievous grin. “You only stay quiet because you know I’m telling the truth. Isn’t
Bang!
speaking, a teacup shattered on the carpet
into a stunned silence, everyone’s attention snapping to the
on this girl’s education abroad, and this is what she brings back? Do those schools teach
“Dad…”
replaced by an awkward one. “You’re taking this too
but I haven’t lost my senses. I can tell
Belinda cut in, her voice gentle. “Please, don’t get upset. Helen was just
a cup of tea. “Here,
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