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Chapter 276
Chapter 276
Chapter 276
Magnolia whispered with a quiver in her voice, “She has no proof. I just suggested she divorce Howard Chadwick. Il make it up to her, for heaven’s sake, Selina’s gone and done herself in!”
Her concem for her own daughter eclipsed any worry for Gwendolyn’s well–being.
Eve, seeing Magnolia’s obstinate denial, could contain her fury no longer and struck her hard.
“Why would they split up? It was you and your husband who forced Selina to study abroad, and now you’re backpedaling?” Eve gasped for breath, he anger palpable.
“Mom, don’t get worked up. Magnolia’s just heartbroken over her girl,” Derrick Intervened, trying to play the peacemaker.
He was itching for Gwendolyn to resign. Ever since he heard Claude was on the mend, he’d been restless.
Carlisle, who had been sitting quietly to the side, suddenly spoke up. “Tomorrow you lot are going to show up at the hospital and say your sorry to Gwendolyn. Plead with her to stick around at Bayridge Hospital.”
“Magnolia, do you understand? You need to swallow your pride, and I mean really grovel
Reluctantly, Magnolia nodded, 1 get it”
She knew she was in the wrong after all, Selina had been heartbroken since returning from abroad, ultimately choosing to end it all. Magnolia’s heart ached with guilt, always plotting to tear Gwendolyn from Howard,
She loved her daughter, that was clear
Eve snorted, “Children make their own luck. As a mother, how could you possibly condone such cruelty! From now on, keep a tight leash on Selina, and stop her meddling with those young lovebirds.”
“Mom Magnolia pleaded. “Selina’s sick, she can’t control herself.”
“Then find her the best psychiatrist in the country”
Eve was disappointed, “Throw everything you’ve got at keeping Gwendolyn here.”
“Yes
Upstairs, Selina crouched in a comer, eavesdropping on the entire conversation.
So, Nicolette was in town and hospitalized.
She needed to find a way to get those printed photos back. Otherwise, Howard might just kill her.
Planning her next move, a shadow loomed over her, cutting off much of the light
Startled, she looked up to see her brother Skyler Hamilton, dressed in his leather biker ge
“You scared the life out of me!” she complained, clutching her chest.
gear.
Skyler’s features were delicate, almost androgynous. He held his sleek helmet under one arm, looking down at her, “What have you done
now?”
“Mind your business.”
Selina pouted. Unlike other twins, the Hamilton twins had been at odds since they were kids.
Skyler scoffed and snatched her phone, displaying the scandalous photo on the screen.
*Sending revealing pics to a married man in the middle of the night? Stay classy, Selina” he taunted. “If Howard was that gullible, he wouldn’t be running Summit Corp
“Give it back!” Selina snatched her phone away. “That’s none of your business.”
Skyler sneered, “You playing the other woman is a stain on the Hamilton name. If you didn’t bear such a striking resemblance to dad, I’d swear you were adopted.”
Skyler was tired of her dual nature–sweet and compliant in front of the elders, and conniving for attention with him.
Even the “little sister role was something she had whined her way into.
According to their grandmother, she was the firstborn and should have been the older sister. But at three or four years old, she had thrown fits to be the younger one.
And so, she became his younger sister. Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.
Selina glared at him, puffing up with Indignation, “You’re the one who’s an extra baggage in this family!”
Skyler shot her a cold glance, “Shall I enlighten Howard what you did when you were abroad?”
Selina’s face turned ghostly pale.
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With a look of disdain, Skyler brushed past her and disappeared into his room.
The next morning