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.

flustered as she watched Paul leave.

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

Logan

to Elysia and asked cautiously, “What did fumma do to make Scott this angry?”

mistake,”

Logan

rolled his eyes.

it would have

awhip.

else, Paul returned with a tray. On the tray lay

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

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streamed down her face as she turned to Bella. “Mom,

felt more and more distressed. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she said, “Scott, Emma has been pampered since she was a child. How can she handle

facing punishment, Bella wouldn’t plead or shed a tear for her at all. In fact, she would probably think

Elysia envied Emma. Bella’s love was genuine and strong enough to defend her against Scott Maybe that was what motherly love looked like. But

irritation clear on his face. “What did you do

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

thing, she wouldn’t escape this punishment. But

take a gamble.

Scott’s voice contained a

“I shouldn’t have deceived you. The necklace didn’t end up in my bag because

a joke. I didn’t mean for the necklace to end up in my bag. Out of anger,

just a prank, but everyone there knew better. It

didn’t blame Emma. Deep down, she believed that Emma’s sneaky behavior was

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