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

so obvious,‘ Elysia thought

what kind of person is your daughter? The kind that frames people

anger as she thought Elysia was trying

Bella bellowed.

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

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

Mom and Dad are on your side. Don’t

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

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side, and she believes her no matter what. What am I to Bella? Some outsider? Or worse than an

just a guest at the Rosewood residence,

this is the Rosewood family’s business!” Scott piped up,

in and wanted to remind him that to the Rosewood family, Logan was just some outsider who had no business getting involved in their family drama.

tug and shook her head, signaling for him to lay off. She didn’t want him to get sucked into the Rosewood family drama or help her clean up her

that gossip? Have you been living by hearsay all these years, never bothering to check the facts,

true, it wouldn’t be spreading around school,” Emma

firm.

your ears, Emma. You’re an adult now, right? How come you don’t have any backbone of

was talking to Emma, but she was also taking a swipe at Scott and Bella. They were

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

now. If he started yelling, he’d be admitting that he was

and ask Elysia, “If this isn’t the truth, then

would ask this because he cared about his image. “I wanted to go to Class 6, and it had

prove that?” Scott said, frowning.

call Levi,” Elysia said,

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