Please Give Me Another Chance Mrs Hamilton

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Brad had always been stoic, and he hardly ever showed emotion. However, when he saw Jean leave the dining room in tears, the look he gave Nadine was nothing short of mutinous

“Are you happy now, Nadine?” he hissed.

He stormed out of the dining room before Nadine could respond, cutting past her like a shadow.

Bitter disappointment filled Nadine as she watched him leave in a hurry.

At last, she had come to terms with the brutal reality, which was that Brad loved Jean as much as he hated Nadine.

Thus came the straw that broke the camel’s back–and broke her heart in the process too.

She wasn’t sure if heartbreak had anything to do with the hollow sensation in her, but she felt such a sharp ache in her chest that she couldn’t breathe.

It was as if an invisible weight was pinning her down. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn’t

seem to break free.

Nadine shoved a spoonful of food into her mouth and forced herself to chew, but no amount of food. could fill up the hole in her heart.

Evelyn was furious to see Nadine eating as if nothing had happened. “You bitch! How could you eat after

you’ve ruined dinner for everyone? What are you, a pig?

Evelyn was lashing out at Nadine after the latter had gotten Gigi punished and made Brad stalk off in anger. She wanted nothing more than to rip Nadine to shreds.

Nadine chewed the mouthful of food slowly. It was tasteless, but she forced herself to swallow it

nonetheless.

She then slowly looked up at Evelyn. “I’m not the one who’s grunting at the dinner table.”

Despite Nadine’s ever–pleasing disposition and kindness in the past, Gigi and Evelyn had never accepted her as part of the family.

It was time Nadine finally stood up to them. There was no hope for turning things around at this point,

anyway.

Evelyn’s nostrils flared when she heard Nadine’s insult. She reached for the plate next to her and tried to hurl it at Nadine, but Daniel stopped her.

He pinned the plate down and snapped, “Will you look at the state of yourself? Is this how behave as an elder? Come with me!”

you should.

any further, Daniel grabbed her wrist and forcefully

the spacious dining room. The air seemed to

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their heads down and dared

empty seats at the dining table. A corner of her mouth lifted in a wry smile, and she resumed eating her dinner slowly. She couldn’t

understand what’s wrong

his thunderous voice

the hair that flopped over his forehead and his dark shirt,

written on his face that made him look like the devil himself. He

who was still nonchalantly eating at the

back to the house with him after he’d chased her down

had to watch her run away

found no trace of Jean anywhere. Defeated, he went back to the house

dining nonchalantly. He stormed up to her and

slender flame swayed as the mattress absorbed her weight, and her heart felt like it might fly out of

chest.

above her, casting a

her delicate neck as he growled, “Why do you insist

had kicked up such a fuss over Jean staying for dinner.

was in

used to, none

It felt like his vise–like grip was tightening around her heart, too, threatening to squeeze it into

that she would always be

of the desire to fight

closed her eyes and said in resignation, “If killing me

do it–and make

elegant on the outside, but in truth, he was a

clothing.

he had civility down to an art form. But once he

that which irked him.

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if he did not punish Nadine for hurting her. He wouldn’t care that Nadine hadn’t been at fault;

in struggling. She

frowned when he noted the resigned look on her face. It was as if she didn’t

being reckless now, which was different from how she

didn’t even open her eyes as she asked, “Aren’t you going to kill me for hurting your precious Jean? What are you

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