Chapter 95
I opened the screenshot and found that Nevin had posted on Instagram about a family reunion.
The picture was taken in the Parker family’s yard, with everyone enjoying dessert and coffee in the garden. Joanna was sitting next to Hayden, shyly looking down and smiling.
Layla, Hayden’s mother, was sitting beside her, holding her hand and saying something to her.
At that moment, it hit me. No wonder I hadn’t seen much of Joanna lately. She had clearly gotten close to Layla
When I used to try to get on Layla’s good side. Lucy was always kind to her. But when Lucy found out that she had been criticizing me behind my back, she had started calling her an old witch.
[He’s not wrong. It really is a family reunion. I sent Lucy a message in response.
1 didn’t expect Lucy to send a flurry of messages back [You going would make it a real family reunion. You’re still not divorced from Hayden, and they’re blatantly letting Joanna in? That’s too much.
Lucy: [They clearly don’t respect you at all. Do you want me to come with you and crash their party?!
The first part of her message made my forehead turrow, but when I got to the end, I couldn’t help but laugh. The Parker residence! You’d dare crash it?]
The Parker family was practically untouchable in Elysiumwille. Even Lucy’s father was polite when he saw Hayden.
If we really went after the Parkers, there would be no good consequence.
Lury fell silent for a moment before asking again: [So what are you going to do? Let them get away with this? It’s outrageous |
[No] I typed out the word, then paused before adding Lucy, help me get some things ready. I’m going to the Parker residence. [What? You’re going back there?] Lucy perked up, clearly surprised.
Before I could reply. Nevin’s message came through.
It was more pictures of Joanna and Hayden together, looking incredibly intimate like they were practically glued to each other.
[See that? Now that’s what a married couple looks lake] Nevin taunted me on purpose.
It seemed like these people were trying to feed off my pain for their own amusement
I ignored them and stood up, heading toward the door.
Ethan had come to pick me up, first going to find Lucy, and then making his way to the Parker residence
Originally, I hadn’t planned on going back today, but Nevin’s tunting made me change my
In my dreams, my mother had warned me repeatedly not to let Joanna take everything from me.
Even though Hayden had never really been mine, I didn’t want her to gloat over it so easily.
Just like Lucy had said, I was going to divorce him anyway, so I could make a scene and do whatever I wanted. After all, I was leaving soon, and there was nothing to lose now.
Since the Parker family didn’t care about making a fool of itself, then I didn’t need to worry about it either,
Around noon I arrived at the gate of the Parker residence.
Ethan got out of the car and opened the door for me. When he saw me standing still without going inside, he couldn’t help but ask, “Mrs. Parker, is something bothering you?”
I smiled slightly, turning to look at him. “Ethan, if things get rough, will you be able to protect me?
“Of counet Elan answered firmly
“The Parker family’s bodyguards are top–notch. Are you sure you can handle then I asked again.
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“Im sure!” he said confidently.
His strong assurance made me feel like no matter what monsters or demons stood in our way, I didn’t need to worry for a second.
“Alright, if 1 come out in one piece. Il give you a bonus, I said cheerfully, already stepping over the threshold into the Parker residence.
The entrance to the Parker residence was high and imposing, almost like it was meant to tell me from the start that getting into the Parker family wasn’t going to be easy
The threshold was clearly set up to block people like me.
people they considered beneath them.
Back then, they had looked down on me, so naturally, they looked down on Joanna as well.
Hey, they really are a sly bunch. They must be using Joanna to try to push me out, right?‘ 1 thought to myself.
When the maid at the door saw me, her eyes widened in shock and she quickly rushed inside, shouting, Yvonne is back…”
After Hayden’s mother came back, the maids started treating me differently.
I walked in slowly, and every maid I passed looked utterly terrified.
They must have already seen Joanna Now, seeing me, they were surprised.
Meanwhile, Ethan was mapping out the route we had taken to get in and planning the quickest way to help me escape if needed.
He probably thought I was about to start a fight, but little did he know that the battles in this house were far more vicious than any battlefield
At least on a battlefield, the weapons were visible. Here, every corner lud a potential ambush, and it was impossible to defend against them all.
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Finally, we stepped into the villa
There was no one in the living room. When I glanced toward the dining room, I saw it was already full
Xander and Deborah were sitting at the head of the table.
To the left were Hayden and Joanna.
To the right were Layla and Nevin
I suddenly remembered Lucy’s words. At first glance, this really did look like a family reunion,
And 1 had to admit that my presence here felt somewhat unnecessary,
Just before I entered, I could still hear their voices, laughter, and chatter, though I couldn’t make out the words.
But as soon as I walked in, silence fell
The entire dining room became so quiet, and it was almostcenie.
The first person I noticed was Joanna. She was looking at me with such a smug expression, almost as if to say, “Look, I’m sitting where you should be. Everything you had, I’m going to take it, piece by piece
She reminded me so much of Sophia, and I couldn’t help but wonder if Sophia had treated my y mother the same way back then.
The silence was finally broken by Layla
She began. “I thought someone had barged in. Turns out it’s you. You had to come back now, huh? Were we supposed to wait around for you?”
She always had a way of quickly making it sound like I was in the wrong, just as sharp–tongued as ever.
I used to wonder if Hayden was really her son, considering how different they were in character.
“Yvonne, that’s where you’re wrong. You should apologize to Mrs. Park
Parker, Joanna interrupted my thoughts.
Joanna was clearly trying to show loyalty to Layla.
But I was a bit surprised. It seemed like her relationship with Layla wasn’t as close as I thought. It looked like the progress wasn’t as quick as I’d imagined
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“Exactly. No need to put on airs, Nevin sneered, dismissing me with a sharp look
The moment the words left his mouth, Hayden shot him a cold glance.
“Exactly.” Nevin muttered quietly, then looked away.
That was when I looked at Hayden and realized he was staring at me.
Is he trying to see how miserable Lam? I thought with a sneer.
“Mrs. Parker, don’t be angry. It’s my fault. Hayden didn’t tell me the time, so I slept in a line longer,” I said with a smile, showing no signs of anger. For now, I had reined in my sharp edges.
Layla’s face stiffened when she heard me, and she quickly recovered, sneering “Hayden stayed home last night. Sounds like you two are separated
Joanna was a bit surprised and quickly looked at Hayden.
I just gave a cold smile, thinking to myself. What a wonderful mother. Bringing up her son and daughter–in–law’s private issue in front of everyone like this. Looks like this meal isn’t going to be peaceful after all”
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