Pampered By Power: The True Heiress Returns

Chapter 35

Elysia sat there, taking the scolding. Her brow furrowed just a bit

She thought, ‘When they tried to shove me into Class 6, Grade 7 they didn’t say squat about losing face. Now I’m just dipping out of Class 1, Grade 12, and they’re all bent out of shape

‘Bella said I was using tricks. Seriously? Would a mom say that to her own kid? They always hear Emma’s side of the story, no matter what‘

Over on the couch, Logan looked like he’d bitten into a lemon, especially when Bella started ragging on Elysia.

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He used to think Bella was the understanding type. She showed her preference for Emma, but he figured she could tell right from wrong. Now, he realized he was way off base.

Elysia hadn’t even gotten a chance to explain herself since she walked in. They just started hollering at her, and not in a nice

way.

Logan couldn’t believe a mom would talk to her kid like that, wondering what Bella was thinking. Scott was a whole other story; he’d always been like this.

Logan could see Elysia was getting the shaft. He’d been at the Rosewood residence for a while and noticed Elysia wasn’t exactly having the time of her life there.

“Bella, even if Elysia messed up, you shouldn’t chew her out like this. She’s still your own flesh and blood,” Logan said, his voice as steady as a rock.

Elysia glanced over at Logan on the couch. In this family, he might be the only one who’d stick up for her without a second thought.

Bella’s temper flared the second she heard that, and she retorted, “My daughter isn’t like that!”

‘What’s she getting at?

anything like this. Halling me not her daughter? How stupid is that? Emma made a million mistakes, but she never said

Her favoritism is so

plopped down on the couch, giving Bella a teasing look and saying coldly, “So, what kind of person is your daughter? The kind that

face went beet red with anger as she thought Elysia

Bella bellowed.

don’t have the knack for making up stories on the fly like your daughter does,” Elysia retorted, her

and you know, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. If

her up quickly, whispering comforting words. “Emma, Mom and Dad are on your side. Don’t cry, honey.

her? Figures. These are, my so–called parents. Emma pulls her usual tricks and Bella’s right there, eating it

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she picks Emma’s side, and she believes her no matter what.

was seeing red now. He was just a guest at the

business!” Scott piped up, his voice tinged with

was clearly ticked that Logan was butting in and wanted to remind him that to the Rosewood family, Logan was just some outsider

but Elysia gave his arm a little tug and shook her head, signaling for him to lay off. She

teasing look. “You seriously believe all that gossip?

said, there’s no smoke without fire. If it wasn’t true, it

firm.

gotta use your brain, not your ears, Emma. You’re an adult now, right? How come you don’t have any backbone of your own? Believing rumors over truth? That’s

the surface, Elysia was talking to Emma, but she was also taking a swipe at Scott and Bella. They were just as guilty of only listening to

was a sly old fox who’d been in the business world for years, and he knew a good line from a bad one.

he was ticked off, he couldn’t blow up right now. If he started yelling, he’d be admitting that he was just as spineless, relying on rumors

swallow his anger and ask Elysia, “If this isn’t the

chuckled. She knew Scott would ask this because he cared about his image. “I wanted to go to Class 6, and

can you prove that?” Scott said, frowning.

Elysia said, her voice steady.

say something harsh. Scott was the