Chapter 270 Unwanted From the Start

Chapter 270 Unwanted From the Start

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“You, you Hawthorne people are the real culprits!” Madam Aubrey screamed, pointing directly at Madam Tessa. “Everything I am today is because of you!”

Madam Tessa stared at her coldly, eyes filled with disgust. “From the moment you married into the Hawthorne family, neither Clarence nor I ever mistreated you. Where is all this resentment coming from?”

Madam Aubrey shrieked, her voice cracked with pain and fury. “I never wanted to marry into the Hawthorne family! It was all of you-you forced me!”

“Absurd!” Madam Tessa snapped. “The Hawthorne family has never forced anyone into anything. It was your father who proposed the marriage, and we only agreed out of respect for him. How was that forcing you?”

“And besides, after you married into this family, Clarence gave in to your every whim. He never let you suffer in the slightest. What exactly are you dissatisfied with?”

Madam Aubrey’s voice became more shrill, completely unhinged, as years of bitterness spilled out without restraint. “Clarence… If he hadn’t told my father he liked me, my father never would’ve pressured me into marrying him! I’ve never lived the life I wanted in this family! I hated him! I hated all of you!”

Just then, Lucas stepped into the room, his stride steady and his expression unreadable. He stood at the doorway, gaze icy and sharp.

him. Then she let out a chilling laugh. “Lucas, you’re back? Perfect. Let me tell you something.

reeled, pointing at her in disbelief. “Those accidents back then… they weren’t

several sudden mishaps-slipping, abdominal pain from eating the wrong foods.

Until now.

was steady, untouched by anything Madam Aubrey had just

Madam Tessa. “Grandma, you should go rest. I’ll handle

here.”

tight nod and walked out without another

unease. She stared at him. “What now? Are you here to question why I never loved you, my

gave another sharp, hollow laugh. “I never loved your father. I despised the

her with a cold smile that didn’t reach his eyes. “You think saying all that will destroy me? That I’ll collapse, sink into

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270 Unwanted From the

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