Chapter 11

Gigi was the youngest in the family, and she had grown up with an indulgent mother as well as a brother who spoiled her.

With Evelyn and Brad giving in to her whims all the time, Gigi was used to getting her way.

Anyone or anything that had crossed her had to be removed immediately, and she would make a huge

fuss if she were irked.

In extreme cases, she would have tantrums that could result in things being broken or thrown across the

room.

The ornaments and fixtures in Gigi’s room were often the first victims of her tantrums; they had to be

replaced every fortnight

When Gigi heard that Jean was visiting, she spent the entire day trying to get on Jean’s good side by bad- mouthing Nadine.

Since Nadine’s return, she had humiliated Gigi once by admonishing her in front of Jean,

In a desperate attempt to salvage Jean’s impression of her and get back at Nadine, Gigi invited Jean to stay for dinner so that she could set Nadine up for humiliation

However, much to Gigi’s bafflement and dismay, Adam and Daniel had sided with Nadine. They

ordered Gigi to take a time–out.

y even

Upset by this, Gigi had hated Nadine ever since. She couldn’t believe that Adam and Daniel had chosen to punish her and side with an outsider.

Adam had only just calmed down from his outburst when his breath quickened alarmingly. He pointed of Gigi while rubbing his chest, and for a long moment, he couldn’t utter a word.

Worried that the outburst had affected Adam, Nadine hurried over to him and began massaging his pressure points to ease his discomfort.

Fussing over him, she said, “It’s important to keep up good spirits, Grandpa. Outbursts will only wear you down. Could you calm down for Sean’s sake?”

Adam was the only person in the Hamilton family who truly cared about Nadine. He was also incredibly protective of her.

would rather not pick a fight

icy look at the former and hissed, “Enough! Stop aggravating

quiet figure in the Hamilton household. She never spoke too loudly, and she spent most of her days

was the first time she had looked so vicious, her gaze so sharp she looked

on its

felt her heart leap to her

pointed look Nadine had

so terrifying that Gigi froze and dared not utter

the effects of his outburst

crucial times, Nadine. I ought to thank

brat would have given me a heart

was feeling better, he shot a dark look at Daniel and snapped, “What do you think will become of our

Gigi. He took her by the arm and began dragging her away, snapping. “Time–out

helplessly and

Gigi’s case when Jean suddenly fell to her knees before Adam. “Mr. Hamilton Senior, this is my fault. Gigi was only standing up

of all this; Gigi had nothing to do

of her brashness and spoke out of turn. I

as he watched Jean

hauled her upright. Pulling her into his arms, he demanded, “Jeanie, what are you doing? You’re not the one who should be punished for

that his well–pressed shirt creased with his actions or that his

knees even as Brad held her upright. “Brad, I

I’m the

standing. She didn’t put up much of a fight, not that she could with her delicate frame.

on her knees to apologize to Adam. She cried anxiously,” Grandpa, don’t listen to

I won’t say those horrible things anymore. Please don’t

behave as long as you don’t blame Jeanie for any

of this, Evelyn quickly pulled Gigi away from Daniel

as she said, “Are you happy now, Nadine? Did you get what

Chappr

the promise of death by

her.

cut her heart out with that

shrink from his gaze. She took a deep breath and mustered

him, her gaze

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