Chapter 0017

"Sydney!" Dad's teeth were clenched as he glared. Mum's palm came on his shoulder.

"I ask, dad, what nonsense?" I continued, unstoppable. That your darling Mark got dumped by his lover and fiancée on the day they were to be made man and wife?"

Mum's eyes widened and she glanced behind her. "Sydney. Stop it!"

I took a step forward. I cocked my head and frowned. "Or is it the nonsense that your little princess Bella is a slut who seduces her brother-in-law?" I enunciated the word 'slut' and made sure it stuck.. The look that crossed their faces would have worried me a little if we were alone because then, I was sure one of their palms would have connected with my cheeks but not here, there were far too many people - too many of their elite society- and they cared too much about their image to do anything.

The day I prepared to come back to my parents had been one of the happiest days of my life. Even though while growing up, I felt abandoned by them, I had still yearned to meet them someday. I had been disappointed. I had felt unwanted especially with Bella around.

Then the wedding bells rang and Bella didn't seem excited like I had expected. It wasn't very shocking when, on the day of the wedding, she fled. She had left a letter. I had been the one to find it and I read before taking the letter mum and dad. She wrote - Mum, dad, I've met my true love and I'm leaving with him. Don't bother to find me.

Spoilt brat! I thought

honest but we couldn't find Bella and time was drawing near. ! remember pitying the man she was to marry; he fell in

deceive a man on the day that was to be one of the happiest of his days. Then they had started to threaten me. Dad had torn my dress from my body

the room. "Dress her up as fast as you can. There's no time," dad had ordered with

least, you'd be useful," mom spat, her sweet smile long gone and both of them

down my face until I was fully dressed. The makeup artist had

There was a dramatic pause before he

and they felt sorry for Mr and Mrs

sister!" I was thrown out of my reminisce and in a blur,I saw mum's hand fly towards me. I took a quick step back and caught her arm.

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her blazing gaze. "Try to touch me one more time and I'll spill the whole truth to Mark." I threw her arms away from me. "Think of what will happen then." "Michael," with a polite smile, Mark shook hands with

fa

voice,

rang out, probably unaware of the tension in the air while Mark was looking

her and Mark and they hugged. "Thank you for showing up,

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