Chapter 23

Chapter 23

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Logan saw Elysia and a smile spread across his face. He pointed to the empty seat next to him and said, “Hey, Elysia, come sit here.”

Emma watched, her jealousy building. Earlier, when she complained to Logan, he didn’t comfort her at all. But now, as soon as Elysia showed up, he greeted her with a big smile–it was obvious favoritism.

As Elysia walked by and prepared to sit next to Logan, Bella scoffed, “What terrible manners!”

Elysia frowned and shot back, “I have no manners because I’ve been an orphan my whole life. I think you should reflect on

more as my parents”

owned too. “Bella, that’s way out of line to say that to Elysia.”

Bella looked annoyed and was about to snap back when Scott shouted angrily, “Enough!”

Instantly, the living room fell silent.

Emma sensed something was wrong, and she felt tears start to well up in her eyes. “Dad…” Scott looked at her, his brow furrowed. “Tell me, what exactly is going on?”

Emma panicked, losing her confidence. She stammered, “Dad, the truth… it’s just like I told you.” “Unrepentant!” Scott snapped and then turned to the butler beside him. “Paul, go get the whip”

Emma trembled uncontrollably. “Dad, you have to believe me, please.”

Bella’s expression darkened. “Scott, what did Emma do to deserve that?”

Paul hesitated. The punishment of a whip was too severe, and he worried whether Emma could handle it, Scott didn’t respond to Bella; instead, he shot an angry glare at Paul “What? Am I not being taken seriously?” Sweat beaded on Paul’s forehead as he quickly replied, “I’ll get it right away.” Then, he rushed out.

more flustered as she watched

Emma felt

in the room, Elysia looked totally unfazed, almost like she was enjoying the drama happening around her. She hadn’t anticipated that Scott would deal with Emma using a whip–Emma was about

Logan

asked cautiously, “What did fumma

mistake,”

Logan

rolled his eyes.

Clearly, it would have been a serious issue if it had come

awhip.

Paul returned with a tray. On the

slid off the couch and Mood before Scott. “Dad, I really know I was wrong. Please

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streamed down her face as she turned to Bella. “Mom, please ask Dad to forgive

Emma has been pampered since she was

she were the one facing punishment, Bella wouldn’t plead or shed a tear for her at all. In fact, she would probably think it was deserved.

her against Scott Maybe that was what motherly love looked like. But it

looked at the sobbing Emma, irritation clear on his face. “What did you do wrong?”

felt conflicted. She wasn’t sure how much he actually knew or how much she should confess. If she shared too

wrong thing, she wouldn’t escape this punishment. But if she

to take a gamble. “I… I shouldn’t have

Scott’s voice contained

you. The necklace didn’t end up in my bag because of Elysia.

I didn’t mean for the necklace to end

but everyone there knew

Emma. Deep down, she believed that Emma’s sneaky behavior was because Elysia was

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