The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 196

Thinking of his father, a flicker of grief crossed Sawyer's eyes. He opened his mouth, but in the end, no words came.

He was a son, after all. The thought that his father might not have much time left hit him like a punch to the chest. The pain was overwhelming.

And yet, not a soul seemed to understand. In that moment, a crushing wave of sorrow washed over him, making it hard to breathe.

Before he could pull himself together, he heard Clifford say, "Dad, Aunt Aline just made a mistake can't you forgive her? Besides, Jeanette's still so little. She really can't lose her mother."

Norton pressed his lips together, glanced at his pitiful little sister, and added, "Dad, I know Aunt Aline did something wrong, but she's still Jeanette's mom. Please, let it go this once. And you have to admit, all these years she's taken great care of this family. Even if she hasn't done everything right, she's worked hard for us."

A mistake? Forgive her?

Since when did attempted murder become just a "mistake" that could be forgiven?

and sharp as a knife. He

pressed on, "Dad, Aunt Aline-" But before he could finish, Sawyer's fist shot out, landing hard on

Clifford cried out in

shoved him against the wall, snarling, "Shut your mouth. I should never have brought you and your brother into this house. Raised you both,

the sofa. Narrowing his eyes, he asked, "Jeanette, are you really

as he spoke, a flicker of hope lingered

don't want to lose Mom. I just want us all to be together. I don't want our family to fall apart." As she spoke, she slipped into her usual sweet,

before, time after time. But this time, as soon as he heard the first part of her plea, his eyes

Jeanette and everyone else in the living room, storming

of disappointment in Sawyer's eyes as he

finally let out a long

that Aline wasn't looking well, she quickly

just