Chapter 98

In the backyard, Coraline was throwing a tantrum, tears streaming down her cheeks as she clung to a man.

“Why is she acting all high and mighty? Daring to hit me–what gives her the right?” Coraline whined to the man beside her.

“Does she think marrying into the Langley family makes her something special? The Langleys are practically extinct, and she’s tied the knot with an imbecile–a dirty, ugly vagabond who picks through trash all year round.”

Coraline vented her frustrations, holding tight to the man’s arm.

Standing a short distance away, I snorted in derision.

Caleb? Ugly? I hadn’t seen a man more handsome than Caleb in all my years.

“There, there, sweetie, don’t cry. Let’s not stoop to her level. She’s just a dull, charmless idiot. A match made in heaven for idiots,” the man soothed Coraline. “She can strut all she wants, but she’s still working for you. Once she hands over her share of the Langley Group to you, we’ll have control over the whole fortune.”

Dream on, I thought.

“The stench hits you before you even arrive. Keep it PG, you two–it’s broad daylight,” I said, walking up to them with a look of disdain.

Coraline’s face went from upset to livid. “Foebe, what nonsense are you spouting?”

be Oscar. “You two are a perfect match–a match made in a

I raised an

as if to

happened to you? How can you talk about your sister infsuch a way?” Oscar looked at me, his face a picture of

with such a lowlife was already more

what, should I hit her while I talk?”

cowered behind

stepped forward to protect

wrong with the baby I’m carrying, good luck dealing with the consequences,” I warned, knowing Oscar wouldn’t dare lay a hand on me. They all needed this baby to secure their share of

16:16

Chapter on

I was carrying the

hesitated, confirming my

snatched Coraline and slapped her across the face.

had been so suppressed in my past life, but now that I was

had something to lean

That’s too much! Do you think this is acceptable behavior?”

acceptable? Coraline’s a masterpiece–why don’t you

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