Chapter 1450:

Pearce shot back, “Grandma, are you seriously thinking of shielding her? How long can you protect her?”

Letting out a weary sigh, Pearce added, “Look, I can extend a hand this time for your sake, but I can’t protect her forever. If we don’t let her face the music when she slips up and just clean up her mess, she’s only going to dive deeper into trouble. Imagine she causes a real disaster, are you going to take the fall for her?”

Felicia stayed silent, her head hung low like a scolded child.

Pearce pressed on, “And what if she commits a crime? Will you always be there to take the rap? It’s high time you faced reality. Thea needs to be thrown in at the deep end. If she keeps floating through life on a cloud of privilege, she’s doomed.”

Unable to bear it any longer, Felicia sighed deeply, stood, and declared, “Fine. I’m washing my hands of her troubles.”

Pearce tentatively ventured, “What about her monthly allowance? I’ve been handling it, but you know, in the Benson family, kids hustle for their own cash from their teens. Even the ones who aren’t sharp pencils make their own way after college. Yet, here she is, a non-family member, blowing through our money like there’s no tomorrow.”

It finally dawned on Felicia that Pearce was plotting to snip Thea’s financial wings.

After a moment’s reflection, Felicia responded, “The reins are yours now. You run the company and call the shots in the family.”

that, Pearce’s face broke into a real smile for the first time that night. “That’s all I needed

walked

room. That very night, he packed his bags and

new on

always been cloaked in Felicia’s protection. From allowances to liberties, Thea, an outsider, had been living it up, better

Pearce saw it as just

as an outsider for ages, Pearce

reins firmly in his hands, the countdown to Thea’s charmed life

later, Elyse spent the entire afternoon getting

she decided to bring Chloe along for what she called

and Chloe headed

away from the crowd, flashing a wide grin. “You

silk. Chloe told me I shine in purple, so I picked this one out

thumbs-up. “Spot on! That’s the keen

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