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.

could argue any further, Daniel grabbed her wrist and

Nadine was alone in the spacious dining room. The air seemed to have grown cold, the tension

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heads down and

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 very

don’t understand what’s

thunderous

his forehead and his dark shirt, dripping off the edge of

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

nonchalantly

the house with him after he’d chased

had to watch her

of Jean anywhere. Defeated, he went back

dining nonchalantly. He stormed up to her

to the soft mattress of the large bed before she could even respond. Her slender flame swayed as the mattress absorbed her weight, and her heart felt

chest.

frame hovered above her,

icy fingers snaked around her delicate neck as he growled,

kicked up such a fuss over Jean staying for dinner. No

was

she had stayed quiet like she used to, none of

felt like his vise–like grip was

at the ceiling, her hollow gaze full of disappointment. She finally realized that she would always be the villain in Brad’s narrative, all because he did not love her as

had rid her of the desire to fight

resignation, “If killing

it–and

mild–mannered and elegant on the outside, but in truth, he was a

clothing.

an art form. But

that which irked him.

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punish Nadine for hurting her. He

no point in struggling. She might as well

but frowned when he noted the resigned look on her face. It was as if she

reckless

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

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