Chapter 27 settle all scores–old and
new
“Ms. Domont, please calm down. Madam Domont only wanted to save you money–that’s why she let Mr. Domont bring her home. Nobody made her do anything,” Sue said, trying to soothe Kaia.
“Oh, so that’s how it is.” Kaia’s cold laugh sliced through the air.
So Tobias had told her grandmother about the money.
That explained why she’d suddenly agreed to come back, despite hating this place with every breath.
Fine. Time to settle all scores–old and new.
Kaia strode into the kitchen, filled a bucket with water, and marched straight to Tobias and Sally’s bedroom.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Tobias, groggy and sour from a late business dinner, grunted, “Who is it?!” as he rolled over.
Beside him, Sally squinted, barely awake.
Who dared wake us at this hour?
She yanked open the door, ready to unleash hell… And got a
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faceful of ice–cold water.
“Ahhh!” she screamed.
Once she could see clearly, she gasped. “Kaia? Are you out of your damn mind?”
Kaia let out a cold chuckle and then hurled the rest of the bucket straight onto Tobias‘ back.
“Out of my mind? No. You two are. I said I’d cover Grandma’s care. Who told you to sneak her back? Trying to threaten me?”
Tobias was soaked and stunned, completely frozen.
He never imagined his own daughter would do something like this.
His face turned purple. “Kaia Domont, do you even know what you’re doing right now?”
Kaia raised her chin high. “Oh, I know exactly what I’m doing. Waking up some heartless people who think they can control me.”
Tobias bolted upright, rage blinding him. He stormed over, ready to slap her.
high. “Touch
all scores–old
faceful of ice–cold water.
“Ahhh!” she screamed.
“Kaia? Are you out of your damn
and then hurled the rest of the bucket straight
Grandma’s care. Who told you to sneak her back?
and stunned, completely
own daughter would do something like
turned purple. “Kaia Domont, do you even know what you’re doing
chin high. “Oh, I know exactly what I’m doing.
him. He stormed over,
nearest vase and raised it high. “Touch
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Tim
staring at his favorite vase.
doing? Smash that, and you’re out of this house
smirked. “Great. Then write me out formally. Or
with that, she hurled the vase to the floor. Shards flew
made
you really lost your
a pen this time. “Oh,
chest. “Don’t
before he could finish, she hurled it
and I’ll keep going. Every one of your favorite things in
Look in the mirror. I
רופ
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all scores–old and
out
stared at the mess, his soaked clothes clinging to him,
flushed red
gone nuts,” Sally muttered, voice
daughter’s insane! Did you see how she stared at
her come back here. And your mom too–they both need to
營營營營營
The next morning.
downstairs, calm and composed. She wheeled her grandma out
hadn’t gone to check. She simply asked Kaia, “So… did you
Kaia smiled. “Sure, grandma.”
relaxed, and
word.
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