Chapter 14 An Outsider

Willard’s expression turned dark and grim.

Finished

After a moment, he steadied himself, putting on the demeanor of a family head, his tone softening. “Charmaine, I understand that the birthday banquet and the earlier misunderstanding may have upset you, and you’re a little unpleasant. What can I do to make it up to you? A new handbag? A dress?”

As he spoke, he gestured for the butler to return Charmaine’s luggage to her room.

Uninterested in watching any further, Valda instructed the house staff to help her back to her room.

“Mr. Nelson!”

Charmaine raised her voice, meeting Willard’s astonished gaze. She enunciated each word with clarity.

“Do

you think what happened tonight was just ‘a little unpleasant?”

Willard noticed that Charmaine was still being defiant, and his patience began to wear thin. “Charmaine, if you have something to’say, let’s talk in the study. There are too many people here …”

“The more people, the better. Let everyone witness this

“Charmaine, you’re being unreasonable! Haven’t you caused enough trouble tonight?”

Trouble?

They still thought I was the one causing trouble?

your wife, sons, and adopted daughter barged in, accusing me without even knowing the facts, claiming I was involved with them. Did anyone

I pushed Leah down the stairs. Wouldn’t anyone else in this situation be thankful their child wasn’t

me, what compensation have the Nelsons ever given me? By making me endure these

casually remarked, “Please, no more compensation;

words, especially the

Nelsons also darkened in unison.

if you

seething with anger, pounded the armrest of

about cutting ties with us, with the Nelsons, as if you have any pride left? We won’t keep a

with that, and she turned to Alec. “Where’s the disownment document?”

his lips together

the

Florshed

template from the internet, connected to the printer, and printed out the

picked up the still–warm paper from the machine, uncapped a pen,

name.

the disownment letter to Willard. “Mr. Nelson,

after a tense pause, finally took it. His voice was heavy as

bag and

step out of the Nelsons‘ grand hall, Leah’s timid and hesitant voice sounded softly behind her. “Do you really want to sever

in her tracks.

her head and saw shock and disgust written across the faces of

again, with just one sentence from Leah, they immediately

What was this?

trapped in a vicious cycle, unable to

of unsavory people have you been associating with outside?” Olympia, who was unaware of this matter, became visibly

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