Second Chances Protecting Mrs. Hall

Chapter 10

“Mr. Rivera, why are you defending her? Got a crush on her or something?” Aria st Emma’s uncle, Daniel was young and strikingly handsome, which fueled her jealou

“God, that’s just stupid!” Daniel retorted, disgust clear in his voice.

arly misreading the situation. Despite being

Aria lost it. “Stupid? What’s so great about Emma, huh? She’s ready to sell herself for money. She’s nothing but a whore!”

Emma turned to face her. “Watch your mouth, Aria. Spreading lies is a crime, you know.”

Aria screamed, “Lies? You don’t even know Liam, yet you’re marrying a cripple for his money. Tell me you’re not in it for the cash!” Gasps echoed through the room as Aria insulted Liam so openly. People began to wonder if she had completely lost her mind or if she was just that

desperate.

Just then, a glass came flying from the second floor, smashing to pieces inches from Aria’s feet.

Terrified, Aria screamed and looked up, only to lock eyes with a cold, handsome man upstairs. She froze.

“Liam? What’s he doing here? I thought he wasn’t coming today!” the crowd roared.

Seeing Liam’s icy stare, the Wilson family went into a panic. “Mr. Hall, we didn’t expect you. Why didn’t you tell us you were coming?” said Mateo tremulously.

Liam’s high–tech wheelchair descended the stairs automatically. Even seated, he radiated authority. “If I’d given you a heads–up, would we

have had such a show?”

His cold gaze zeroed in on Aria. She stepped back, but Nora pushed her forward. “Aria, apologize right now.”

rough day and said something stupid. She usually looks up to you a lot. Please, don’t hold

the moment. “We’re all going to be family soon. Some bumps in the road are normal, right

avoiding eye contact and mumbling, “Mr. Hall, my

stayed cool. “It’s not me you should apologize to. It’s

keep a low profile. But that didn’t mean he was actually disabled. Someone like Aria wasn’t even worth his anger.

That was crossing the

the fuming Aria. “You catch that?

it felt like her palms might bleed, but she just couldn’t bring herself to apologize to Emma. Her hatred

interjected, “Alright. Aria’s just being stubborn. She knows she messed up. I’ll apologize on her behalf. Emma, I’m really sorry. Please, don’t hold it against

her body screaming in pain, haunted her. Watching her loved one burn to a crisp, the smell of charred flesh, it was pure despair. A simple apology

and she wasn’t ready to forgive. She had come

button on a remote. The LED screen, which had been

Chapter 10

of Aria

dad adores you, he wouldn’t give everything to

in the

coincidence. But forget that… Doll

it off, now!” Nora shrieked, but the video kept rolling, capturing her

rich kid about dating. Once you’re overseas,

recorded and played back by Emma in front of

the guests began to chatter

two are messed up,” one guest

missing was because of them?”

just a toddler back