From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 267

“Nothing.” Lizzie patted the dust off Gina’s clothes, “Mom, why don’t you ever dress up a little?”

Gina looked at her daughter, puzzled, “What’s gotten into you today, honey? First, you’re asking about where your dad’s gone, now you want me to get all dolled up. What’s going on?”

“I’m heading upstairs to do my homework, Mom.”

“Alright, sweetie,” Gina nodded.

Once upstairs, Lizzie couldn’t focus on her homework at all. Her mind was haunted by the image of her father with that woman.

She couldn’t believe it, the man she idolized, her down–to–earth dad, was having an affair. This kind of soap opera drama was now her reality, and she had no idea what to do.

Lying on her bed, weighed down by her heavy heart, she couldn’t resist pulling out the photo she’d snapped, hoping against hope that she’d just seen it wrong.

But no matter how many times she looked, the image in the photo remained unchanged. That man was

her dad.

Time seemed to stand still until she heard her parents‘ voices drifting up from the living room.

“I already had a bite at home, so why’d you go spend money on takeout?” That was Gina’s voice.

had to queue for ages when we went, and I figured you and Lizzie

her trance and shuffled down the

her “dear” dad was back.

here, see what I brought you. Some tasty

saw the takeout from Yeager’s Delicacies.

she hadn’t witnessed that scene earlier, she would have been over the moon,

her, it was just a pile

thought that Malcolm had his little rendezvous and then had the audacity to bring home the leftovers for them to eat

was enjoying the food, “Lizzie, this place really does have

it.”

control her emotions, taking the food from Gina’s hands, “Mom.

“Lizzie. What’s gotten into

daughter, “Lizzie, are you

Malcolm, feeling the irony

father, Gina’s loyal husband, was nothing but

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wanted to do was scream out the question, “Why did you betray my mother?”

dumping the food into the trash, “I just think eating too much