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

like this. Her favoritism is so obvious,‘ Elysia

person is your daughter? The kind that frames people or plays the pity

thought Elysia was trying to embarrass her in a sneaky

nonsense!” Bella bellowed.

nonsense. These are cold, hard facts. I don’t have the knack for making

are you saying those things about me? I just heard it from my classmates, and you know, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. If it wasn’t true, why would everyone be talking about it?” Emma said, her eyes getting all misty, looking

“Emma, Mom and

so–called parents. Emma pulls her usual tricks

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believes her no matter what. What am I to Bella? Some outsider? Or worse than

now. He was just a guest

business!” Scott piped up, his voice tinged with irritation.

the Rosewood family, Logan was just some outsider who had no business

to say something again, but Elysia gave his arm a little tug and shook her head, signaling for him to lay off. She didn’t want him

your classmates?” Elysia scoffed, giving Emma a teasing look. “You seriously believe all that gossip? Have

said, there’s no smoke without fire. If it wasn’t true, it wouldn’t be spreading around school,” Emma

firm.

“You 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

was also taking a swipe at Scott and Bella. They were

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

started yelling, he’d be admitting that he was just as spineless,

and ask

cared about his image. “I wanted to go to Class 6, and

you prove that?” Scott said,

can call Levi,” Elysia said,

the last time. If he called again, Levi would say something harsh. Scott was the chairman of Rosewood Group, and he didn’t need Levi