บททั้งหมดของ The Jerk Billionaire and his Spoiled Child (English): บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 5

The sky was overcast, mirroring the somber sea of black-clad mourners gathered below. Cyanelle Louise Natividad stood motionless, her gaze fixed upon the casket where the body of her twin sister, Chloe, lay in eternal rest.Cyan had only just arrived in the Philippines from New York to attend the funeral. It remained a bitter, surreal pill to swallow—that at only twenty-six years old, her sister’s life had been claimed by leukemia."I don't understand why Zach even married that woman, knowing she was ill," a sharp whisper cut through the silence."You're right. I feel pity for Zach. He became a widower so young. She contributed nothing to their family and ended up being a burden. Perhaps it’s for the best that she’s gone. She was nothing but a weight on Zach’s shoulders...""Tell me about it! But it's the child I pity most. Zendaya is only seven, and now she’s motherless. Who will look after her now?"Cyan wiped the stray tears from her cheeks as the venomous gossip of her brother-in-

—Two Years Later—"I told you I don't want to eat vegetable soup!" Zendaya screamed, as she violently shoved the bowl away. The hot liquid splattered across the table, scalding Cyan’s hand.Cyan squeezed her eyes shut against the stinging pain. When she opened them, she found Zendaya staring back at her—defiant and cold. There was no remorse in her niece’s eyes, not even an apology. Instead, she looked proud of the damage she had caused.Two years…It had been two years since she married Zach, yet in all that time, nothing had changed in the way the father and daughter treated her. Zendaya’s animosity remained as sharp as ever, while Zach remained a wall of ice. But she stayed. She endured because she had to, even though she was exhausted down to her very soul.She had tried to defy her father's wishes once, but that same day, Don Sebastian had her parents intercepted to be thrown in jail. She soon discovered that beyond her father’s initial gambling debt, he had continued to borrow m

From the school, Laureen and Zendaya headed straight to Zach’s office. Zach’s brows knit together the moment he saw his daughter’s tear-stained face."What’s going on, Laureen?"Laureen guided Zendaya to the sofa and gave her some water before facing Zach. "There was an incident at the academy. Cyan was there, but instead of settling things, she scolded Zendaya even though she wasn't at fault. That’s why she’s crying. It’s a good thing your daughter called me, so I picked her up and brought her here," Laureen explained smoothly.Zach’s fists tightened as he watched his daughter, whose eyes were swollen from crying."Daddy... Aunt Cyan also hurt Aunt Laureen!"Laureen’s eyes widened as she shook her head in a mock attempt to dismiss it, but Zach’s gaze immediately moved to the faint mark on the woman’s cheek."Where is Cyan?" he asked, his voice dropping to a dangerous chill.Laureen let out a theatrical sigh. "I don't know. My priority was getting Zendaya away from her, Zach. I was af