The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 158

If you have no children after marrying into the Everly family, you'll never have any status. You'll always be the other woman, with nothing to show for it—so what's

the point?

Derrick: "..."

Noah: "..."

Suddenly, an earsplitting curse rang out from the crowd.

Derrick lunged at Daisy, grabbing her by the throat. "You lying witch! When was I ever under five minutes? It was five and a half-at least!"

Daisy scoffed, shoving his hand away. "Please, you're so thin it's like sleeping with

a needle. If it wasn't for the money, I wouldn't bother pretending with you."

Her voice was hoarse-she'd lost it from all the fake moaning.

at Derrick, face twisted

of them were locked in a wild, undignified scuffle. Citrine:

Salome: "..."

spectacle and turned to Salome. "Auntie, when the

insisted I was infertile, so I saw every specialist I could find. Not one found anything wrong, but Noah kept blaming my infertility on my dieting. She ordered the kitchen to make me nourishing soup every day. After a while, I

soup?" Citrine narrowed her eyes, remembering the faint trace of weakness she'd felt in Salome's pulse

for a full year now." Salome nodded, still

grew tense. Her voice sharpened. "Do

kitchen still has some leftovers-I didn't finish mine this morning," Salome replied, suddenly

quickly ordered a trusted housekeeper to

family shifted uneasily

visibly across her face. She shouted toward the hall, "Where are the security guards? Get

of burly guards surged through

cold and threatening. "Citrine is Raymond's daughter. Lay a hand on

"After all these years of partnership between the Everly