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Yannis frowned and pulled Zinnia behind him to shield her.

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He looked at Maelis across from them, utterly bewildered by Maelis’s accusing Zinnia without even asking.

“Are you saying it’s Betty’s fault? Mr. Perkins, this is my family matter. Should you really be meddling?” Maelis asked.

Still unsettled by Yannis’s earlier intimidation, Maelis instinctively snapped at him.

She thought, ‘Why is this outsider butting in? Does he think I’m making false accusations against Zinnia now?‘

Ever since she returned from the Lynn residence and was forced to make a choice, Maelis had given up on herself.

The tug–of–war between Betty and Zinnia had left her unable to eat or sleep well before. When Sofia pressured her to choose Betty, Maelis finally gave in. She couldn’t believe that the daughter she’d raised with such care could be any less than Zinnia.

Now, whenever she saw Zinnia, bitterness welled up inside Maelis. She was angry that Zinnia never gave her any respect, never saw her sacrifices, and instead even sided with outsiders to push her into a corner.

Whenever she saw Zinnia, Maelis’s chest tightened with an uneasy mix of panic and discomfort.

Yannis shot back, “Who says this is just your family’s business? Right now, you’re the other child’s guardian, and I’m Zinnia’s. You protect your kid, and I protect mine.

“And how do you know it’s not the one on your side who’s at fault? Mrs. Shaw, you sound so self–righteous. Aren’t you afraid of getting proven wrong?”

Facing Maelis’s accusation, Yannis showed a mocking smirk. He shot a cold glance at Betty across from him.

He couldn’t even bring himself to say Betty’s name. He felt dirty on his tongue if he did it.

Betty felt his icy stare, and her face went pale. A shadow of bitterness clouded her features.

She thought, ‘He hates me all because of that bitch Zinnia. If it weren’t for her, he wouldn’t hate me.

“Zinnia, why did you hit Betty?” Yosef asked.

He was disappointed that Zinnia completely ignored Maelis and him and didn’t even greet

‘How could she be so cold to

remembered much about Zinnia. Most of what he knew

that the health soup he had been drinking

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them with icy detachment. Facing their accusatory tone, she retorted bluntly, “Because she’s

by their unhesitating accusations, nor did she feel particularly hurt.

it.

What on earth did

be even more unruly and

raised his voice and said, “Mrs. Shaw, to be honest, it really was Betty

before he could even get a word in, William felt his head spinning. He

words left Maelis and Yosef

mocking look in Yannis’s eyes. She felt her shame laid bare for

to admit

over, Betty would never have

considered all sorts of people Zinnia might turn to for help, but never once did she imagine it would

had thought Yannis was still abroad. Never in a million years

Mrs. Shaw. Your daughter scolded mine first. Shouldn’t she be the one getting taught a lesson?”

might scold Maisie, Yvette would never tolerate anyone else saying a bad word about Maisie, especially not from a family that couldn’t even distinguish

wondered, ‘How could there be such an unreasonable and shameless family? They are

of shrews.

Mark my words,” Yvette declared and lifted her chin. Her delicate features were stripped of any gentleness, replaced by

protect her child. She would fight even without justification, and with good reason, she would stand her

had originally wanted to

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