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.

took Sawyer a moment to process what he'd just heard. When he did, his face hardened, his voice icy. "Jeanette,

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

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

get the image out of his head-his little sister, usually so

too far. Panic

lowered her head and mumbled, “I'm sorry, Dad. I'm sorry, Clifford. I shouldn't have said

eyes shimmered with

I'm not angry," Clifford softened as soon as he saw her tears. He'd always had a soft spot

on the other hand, felt nothing. Not

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

anger are just truths people

blamed him

into raising her, 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

Sawyer simply turned and