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.

did, his face hardened, his voice icy. "Jeanette, did you

his daughter, unable to believe what he was hearing. She had always been sweet, thoughtful, the kind of girl who'd light up a room

out of line. Apologize to Dad. Now," Clifford said,

sister, usually so gentle and considerate, twisted with anger and blame. She

she'd gone too

Sawyer and Clifford glaring at her, she lowered her head and mumbled, “I'm sorry, Dad. I'm

shimmered with

soon as

felt nothing. Not pity,

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

in anger are just truths people are too afraid to say out

blamed him for

her, given her everything he could. Now, when the family was at

weary to argue, Sawyer simply turned and walked away to