جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 10

At that moment, I was standing in front of the couple's welcome sign. The more I looked at the groom in the photo, the more he resembled Brandon. The only difference was that the photo filter made him appear slightly different.On the other end of the line, Brandon glanced around the hotel in a panic. "Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly be getting married? I'm having dinner with my friend right now. I'm hanging up."As soon as he hung up, the bride, Angela Lloyd, walked over and looped her arm through his. "Sweetheart, what's wrong? Who was calling?""Who else could it be? My mom. She heard from somewhere that I'm getting married. She's so annoying. She'd better not show up and embarrass me," Brandon replied.Angela frowned. "What? That poor mom of yours couldn't even afford to buy you a house or a car, and now she has the nerve to want to show up at our wedding?"Your dad will be arriving with Ms. Griffin later. You must not let that poor mom of yours

Up on the stage, Brandon didn't dare look me in the eye. A flash of guilt crossed his face. He turned his head away and said coldly, "I don't know you. Someone like me would never have a mom who works as a cleaner. Both my mom and dad are already here."Security, get her out of here right now. People like her have no class. She's just here for free food."Brandon's words shattered my heart. I turned around to look for Jeremy, but he had his arm wrapped intimately around Emma.Jeremy met my gaze, frowned, and gave me a warning look. Before I could say a word, he beat me to it and said loudly, "What? Are you trying to claim a connection with me again and say you're my wife?"He sneered. "Look at yourself. You're just a plain, washed-up woman. And you still think you can seduce me? My gorgeous wife is right here by my side. Look at you. You can't even compare to a single strand of her hair."Get out of here right now. Stop embarrassing yourself. If you want a free meal, we'll give yo

Mr. Finch smiled warmly. "Mr. Harrell, your mom, Ms. Harrell, came to me just now and asked us to play these. We simply thought it would create a meaningful family moment at the wedding."Many couples show meaningful photos and videos during their weddings. We didn't do anything inappropriate."The guests immediately burst into an uproar after hearing his explanation."The woman on the marriage certificate looks younger, but isn't that the cleaner who was dragged out earlier? She really is the groom's biological mom.""Then, who's the woman on stage who claimed she was the groom's mom? Look at how close she is with the groom and his dad. They look like a real family. I can't believe she's the mistress.""I really didn't expect Brandon to be this kind of person. He actually called his dad's mistress his mom and even had security throw out his real mom. How could anyone do that?"The friend who had been the first to defend Brandon and throw bread at me earlier slammed his hand on t

"That's right. There's not much time left. Ms. Griffin, this is your first wedding, so we can't let you settle for anything less. We have to prepare properly," Angela said.Emma looked self-conscious and gave Jeremy a playful glare. "We're not young anymore. We might even become grandparents soon. People will laugh if we still throw a wedding."Angela linked arms with Emma affectionately. "Ms. Griffin, you've waited for Dad for decades. This is your first wedding, so we can't cut corners. Leave all the planning to Brandon and me."Not wanting to keep watching this jarring scene of their happy family, I turned and walked away.Jeremy's voice came from behind me, "Nancy, I've already hired a moving company to help you pack your things and move out of the house shortly. Brandon is staying with me, and raising him costs plenty, so don't fight me over the house."I didn't slow my steps for even a moment and kept walking away. But halfway down the road, my vision suddenly went dark, and

Renee said, "Didn't you ask why I ended our partnership? It's because Ms. Harrell is my godmother. Now you know why, don't you? You upset my mom, so I'm not interested in working with you anymore."Her words instantly left all four of them staring at me in shock.Brandon had the strongest reaction. He rushed over and grabbed my hand, his eyes red. "Mom, how could you go this far? You actually held a grudge and deliberately drove Ms. Griffin's company into bankruptcy."Do you know if the company goes bankrupt, even if we sell everything we own, we still won't be able to pay the penalty? Are you really going to stand by and watch Dad and me end up homeless?"He gripped my hand so hard that it started to hurt. Keeping a cold expression, I yanked my hand free without mercy and slapped him across the face. A sharp smack echoed through the air.I said, "Don't call me 'Mom.' From now on, we're strangers to each other. Whether you die or end up crippled, I won't even blink an eye."Renee