Tame Me My Brother -in-Law

Tame Me My Brother -in-Law Chapter 16

The world seemed to freeze as I entered the room, the people around me

took a deep breath, looking at me, shocked. Their eyes widened as their

gazes jumped from me to Brylee, and from Brylee then back to me.

Everyone was stunned as they stared at my calm and relaxed expression but

suddenly, my eyes were beginning to hurt from the sudden stinging

sensation caused by the flashes of camera that were going off all around

1. me. I lifted my hand to try to cover my face when I heard one of the reporters

asked me a question.

“Are you sure that it’s actually you? The woman in the video?”

“Yes…” I didn’t blink an eye as I stared at the reporter and answered him

directly and to the point. “That woman in the photos and in the video is me…”

That was the only words I was allowed to say.

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I just stood there motionless with a blank look written all over my face as the

crowd jeered at me and barraged me with a never–ending stream of

questions and sarcastic comments.

After finishing what I had to say, I was silent for the rest of the conversation. I

didn’t say anything and I simply allowed them to take pictures of me and

abuse me in any way they wanted. Some people even cursed at me and

urged me to get the hell out of the city.

I just shrugged my shoulders and pretended not to pay any attention to

them as I was preoccupied with watching the clock in anticipation of ten

o’clock, which was the moment at which I would be able to leave and return

to the hospital. I don’t want mom to get worried about me. I told her that I

would be gone for the next two hours in order to take care of some really

important matters.

As soon as the hand of the clock struck ten, I raised my hand to stop

“Can I go now?”

eyes were focused behind me, and when I

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to the face.

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look up in order to

Lauren, my ever dearest

was taken aback by his unexpected gesture, but

he lifted his hand once more to slap me.

to the family!”

gaze on the ground,

face that every people in the room couldn’t see.

back, pulled my chin up, and locked eyes

was completely captivated by the blackness in my

I could see the softening

that it had no effect on me

my hand to lightly touch his cheek making

mouth in a tone that was only audible to

“Don’t forget your promise, dear father…”

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I turned around and left the room,

my name from the stage.

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of the building, then the rain suddenly poured down. The dark

mirroring my current

down as I bit my

forth. As I stood there,

were on the verge of exploding.

were clutching the hem

the whole

kind of help do you want from me?” I asked,

glances.

treatment of your mother,

my father declared as he stopped

it down in the ashtray on the table.

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if I won’t?”

can’t stay in the city anymore!” he roared on

your mother die just like that?

me, Celine. You have no choice but to

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as I turned on my heels to leave,

me from

that she will listen to me…” he

voice crept down my spine as I stared at

him murderously.

mom wrapped around his little

she wouldn’t dare to disobey him. I have no clue

react in such a

I would never leave

to accept the offer because the price of a

nothing compared to my

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be her! The slutty looking woman who

is the woman who has no shame!”