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.

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

what he was hearing. She had always been sweet, thoughtful, the kind of girl who'd light up a room with her kindness. For a second, Sawyer couldn't believe those bitter words had come from

to Dad. Now," Clifford said, his brow

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

gone too far.

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

eyes shimmered

you're upset today. I'm not angry," Clifford softened as soon as he saw her tears. He'd always had

felt nothing. Not pity, not forgiveness-just

have felt his heart 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,

words spoken in anger are just truths people are too afraid

daughter blamed him

the family was at its lowest, she turned on him for not being strong enough. How could

Sawyer simply turned and