Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 323 What She Did

She approached gracefully, but her smile didn’t quite reach her eyes. Those serpentine eyes were fixed on

face, and I could see the tension in her jaw. Such restraint must’ve been painful.

my

Maintaining a calm smile, I watched them eagerly begin the performance. Myra was so nervous that she hardly dared to breathe. She nudged me several times, and Carol was gearing up for a fight. I grabbed her and gently pushed her back down.

“Oh! I was wondering who it was. It’s my sister–in–law!”

I smiled at her. “Melanie, what game are you playing? We had never called each other that before.

Where’s the ‘sister–in–law‘ coming from?”

Carol wasn’t going to let it slide. She immediately chimed in, “Exactly! Matthew is already yours, so where’s the ‘sister–in–law‘ coming from? You have a son now, so maybe start acting like a mom. Chloe has

already taken a step back for you.”

Suddenly, Melanie adopted a pitiful look. Her eyes reddened, and her lips quivered as if she had been

wronged

Some had already left

good look. I was sure everyone

was finally about to

into a fragile little woman–a

drama. I was prepared, though I didn’t know what they were scheming. If need be, I’d fight tooth and nail.

things difficult for

forgive me. It’s all my fault. I had a bad temper during

I shouldn’t have

around us stared at Melanie, their

wouldn’t have come today!” I said kindly, “Please, stop this. It’s not a good

happy occasion. There are so

seemed genuinely surprised by my attitude, She glanced

“Chlo, you really don’t

insisted on taking Ava out for her birthday. I didn’t mean anything by it. Ava is

plan. Though I was furious, I kept my composure.

met down. Fortunately, I got to the hospital quickly. Despite being born prematurely, the baby is fine!

incident was known to very few, and only a

present that day.