บททั้งหมดของ You Watched Me Break, Now Watch Me Rise: บทที่ 51 - บทที่ 60

Gerard's sly words cut into Beverly's heart like a knife. If not for her hearing the words right from his mouth, she would never have believed that her own father had abducted her.He used to treat her so well. She wouldn't even have believed that he'd betrayed Elaine if she hadn't caught him messing around with Quinn, who'd pretended to be a maid in their home."I thought she was lucky enough that the fire didn't kill her. Who would've known that she'd even end up as the wife of Alterra's wealthiest man? If she hadn't gone and told Elaine about my relationship with your mother, Elaine wouldn't have kicked me out. We wouldn't have roamed the streets for years!"All my affection for her was wasted. She only cared about Elaine—I'm her father, but I mean nothing to her!" Gerard snarled.Beverly heard his words loud and clear through the earphone. Her heart twisted painfully as a chill crept over her. She burst into the room and stormed over to Gerard, slapping him repeatedly until he

Beverly pulled out her phone and dialed a number. "Since you claim Evan invited you here, I'll call him right now and ask him to tell me who exactly his wife is."Cindy trembled anxiously as she watched Beverly make the call. She remembered how she was always on the losing end whenever she and Beverly butted heads in person. The thought scared her, and she stammered, "D-don't! We'll leave right now!"Just then, the call connected."Honey?" Evan's tired, lazy voice came from the other end of the line."Come to the VIP room at Dissonance Hotel's restaurant now. Some people here claim to be your in-laws and your wife; they also claim that you invited them to dinner here tonight," Beverly said icily.Everyone's breaths hitched as their ears perked up to hear Evan's response. Even Cindy couldn't help feeling a little expectant. After all, she was pregnant with his child, and he had to take that into consideration."Honey, who upset you with that nonsense? I'm stuck in an internation

Evan leaned in to seal Beverly's lips with his, but she turned away to avoid him. His kiss landed on her slender neck, and he sucked and nipped at it, seemingly wanting to brand her with his mark.He ripped her dress apart and slid his hand down her back, bringing it to her thigh. He pulled her leg up, wrapping it around his waist.Then, he abruptly stopped as he realized that Beverly hadn't made a single sound. The inside of the Rolls-Royce was eerily silent.Evan, still raging, looked up to see Beverly lying weakly on the car seat, her hair and clothes a mess as tears streamed down her face. Her eyes were empty and lifeless; she looked like a delicate yet broken doll.He'd never seen her like this before. It was as if she would just up and leave the world behind. He wrapped his arms around her anxiously and dried her tears. "I'm sorry, honey."She was still pregnant with his child, and she wasn't in good health. How could he force himself on her like this?Evan wanted nothing m

Emmeline purposely let herself fall to the ground before bursting into tears when she heard what Beverly said. Just like what had happened at the orphanage, the other adults started whispering among themselves and pointing fingers at Beverly."Why did that kid call Mrs. Gray her mother? She only has one son.""That doesn't mean she can push a child.""This is ridiculous."Someone helped Emmeline up and kindly dusted her off.The principal, Amanda Greene, stepped forward and said, "Mrs. Gray, it's against protocol for you to come here and demand to have this child expelled without a reason."Beverly held Theresa's hand and tilted her face up to show everyone the scratches on her face. "Look at these scratches on my niece's face. That girl is the one who did this. I've yet to hold your teachers accountable for allowing such a thing to happen, yet here you are, lecturing me. How can you allow a child like that to run wild in this kindergarten?""I…" The day before, Amanda had ind

Heather sauntered into the kindergarten, not responding to Emmeline's greeting.Christina released Harold, and he immediately ran to Heather, sobbing as he cried, "Grandma, Aunt Christina hit me! Mom pressed my face like this, and like this! It felt horrible!"Heather glared at Christina before turning to Beverly with a frown. "Bev, why did you treat Harry like that?"Beverly couldn't be bothered to say anything, so Christina explained, "Mom, Harry kept defending the little girl who hurt Theresa, so Beverly taught him a lesson. She only held him down gently."Heather glared at her again and raised her voice. "Just because she held him down gently doesn't mean it's okay! What if he suffocated? And you're his aunt! How could you hit him?""I just patted his butt a few times," Christina muttered. Being lectured by her mother in public made her feel humiliated. She was afraid the women from the other affluent families would mock her for it.Heather knew what Christina was like—she wa