The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 251

After leaving school, Jeanette was quiet and sullen, her mood hardly lifting by the time she got home.

Sawyer happened to be home that day. He'd been tending to Holbrook for the past week, but today he'd managed to slip away just long enough for a quick shower. He was barely dressed when he heard the door and saw his son and daughter walk in.

Noticing Jeanette's gloomy expression, Sawyer called out, "Jeanette, what's wrong?"

The question brought everything rushing back-her face darkened as she remembered what had happened at school.

The resentment she'd bottled up all day finally boiled over.

She glared at Sawyer and snapped, "It's your fault! If you hadn't been so useless,

if you could've protected our family name, I wouldn't have been mocked at school!" In that moment, she forgot all her usual caution around her father. Her anger spilled over and she took it all out on him.

Sawyer and Clifford both froze, staring at her in shock.

process what he'd just heard. When he did, his face hardened, his voice icy. "Jeanette,

kind of girl who'd light up a room with her kindness. For a

of line. Apologize to Dad. Now," Clifford said, his brow furrowed in

little sister, usually so gentle and considerate, twisted with

immediately that she'd gone too far. Panic flashed across

both Sawyer and Clifford glaring at her, she lowered her head and mumbled, “I'm sorry, Dad. I'm sorry, Clifford. I shouldn't have said that. Please don't be mad at

eyes shimmered

softened as soon as he saw her tears.

felt nothing. Not pity, not

ache for his daughter. But everything had changed. Since the company went under, he'd seen the best and worst in people. He'd spent sleepless nights at the hospital, caring for his father while the rest of the family seemed to drift

spoken in anger are just

own daughter blamed

given her everything he could. Now, when the family was at its lowest, she turned on him for not being strong enough. How could he not feel

simply turned and walked