“How are you going to do it?”Kelsey glared sharply at Agatha with a smile that was equally smug and sly.“Are you going to sue me? My husband’s family is the richest in town and we have the best team of lawyers that money can buy. Do you truly think you stand a chance against us?”Agatha's expression stiffened.She did not expect Kelsey to use her husband's family wealth to intimidate her.It was a valid point, how could she possibly beat that?“You’re a bully!” Agatha cried out in exasperation.Kelsey stomped toward her in high heels and turned the accusation around on her. “I am, and what about it? It’s not as if you weren’t doing the same to Yvonne!”Certainly, it was not fun to be caught on the other side.Agatha had been using her status as a mother-in-law to push Yvonne around, knowing there would be no retaliation.Even though Yvonne was still recovering, she was still relentless.The reason she knew she could get away with all this was that she knew about Yvonne’s c
Kelsey was not going to insult Agatha seeing as she was an elder.However, Agatha was so arrogant that she could not hold her tongue anymore.She was the type to push her luck if she saw no retaliation.Any attempt to reason with her would only be seen as weakness, which she would respond to with further aggression.On the contrary, using force against her was very effective.“You, you, you…”Agatha's lips trembled while she stammered through her words.However, she was afraid to talk back against Kelsey.She was concerned about Kelsey's wealthy family supporting her.“How dare you disrespect an elder! Just you wait, it’s only a matter of time before you get kicked out of your family!” She cursed Kelsey vehemently.Kelsey's eyes gleamed with ice. “Don’t worry about me! For the record, I only respect elders who deserve my respect. Just because you’ve lived past a certain age doesn’t mean you warrant my respect by default. Being a rude bully does not earn you any respect!”Man
“It was my son who paid for the house, I have every right to tell you to leave!” Agatha declared boldly.“I paid for the house too,” Yvonne stated bitterly.Agatha snorted. “Now that you have married my son, what is yours belongs to him as well!”She took on a very patriarchal approach that just because Yvonne was married to Adam, she was an accessory to him and had to obey his every word.Even if Yvonne had any sort of income, it should be given to Adam by default. She could no longer have any independence after marriage.“I was the one who earned the money, why should that have anything to do with Adam?” Yvonne was at the point of tears.She was sick of the way that Agatha treated her as if she was a sub-human being.“You are my son's wife, so you have to listen to him and hand over all the money that you earn,” Agatha jabbed a sharp finger at her and said it as if it was the most logical thing in the world.Yvonne realized she could no longer reason with her.She stepped to
Yvonne's mother-in-law did not treat her as a family member, she hardly saw her as a human being at all.Despite knowing that Yvonne had just gone through a miscarriage and was still in recovery, she still bossed her around.Yvonne lowered the look in her eyes and grew morose. “I’m used to it!”What else could she do about it?She had the misfortune of marrying a mama's boy like Adam, she had to endure the evil mother-in-law for the rest of her life.Kelsey frowned. “You can’t keep putting up with this for the rest of your life, can you? She has been treating you like this since you had the miscarriage!”Yvonne wiped her tears and vented, “She always says that I’m useless because I miscarried and doubted me when I said I needed to recover. She kept demanding that I do household chores and would complain that I was lazing at home, and that I should be working and making money instead. She goes on and on about how Adam has to support the house financially and that I am a freeloader
“Don't worry about him, he won't have any objections.” Kelsey assured her with a smile.Even though she had a minor conflict with Tyler before leaving home just now, she was sure something so minor would not affect their relationship.Tyler would not object to her bringing Yvonne back to their house for several days.Yvonne hesitated again, she could not shake off her concern. “Why don't you call Tyler and consult him first?”After all, having her move into the house was sure to disturb the couple who needed some privacy.Besides, it was not Kelsey’s home by right. Tyler was the rightful owner. He was the man of the house.Kelsey realized that there was no way to convince Yvonne unless Tyler gave the green light.With that, she reached for her phone. “Sure, I'll call him now.”Inside the Lang Group’s president’s office.Tyler had been brooding over something all day long, his expression was grim.All employees who entered his office to consult him received a stern talking to
Yvonne opened the door to a tall and handsome man dressed in a suit standing outside. The faint corridor light further accentuated his features. It could only be Tyler.Even Yvonne felt a little flustered upon meeting him, and then she greeted him shyly, “Tyler!”Tyler glanced at Yvonne and seemed hardly surprised that she was in his house since Kelsey had notified him beforehand.However, he did observe that Yvonne was far thinner than he remembered.It must be because of the miscarriage after the accident.This explained why Kelsey wanted Yvonne to stay with them.Tyler greeted her with a polite nod before asking, “Where is Kelsey?”Yvonne replied, “She’s cooking in the kitchen with Anna, I…”“Get some more rest, I’ll help them in the kitchen.”Tyler’s demeanor was gentlemanly as ever. After he changed his shoes, he went straight to the kitchen.“Welcome home, Mr. Lang!”Anna immediately greeted him respectfully upon meeting him.Kelsey was cooking when she heard Anna’s v
The better half of the day had passed since Yvonne ran away from home.She had just had a miscarriage and was recovering from it.Adam must have returned home from work by this point and realized she was missing from home.Did he not care about her at all?Perhaps it was his mother who had swayed him into ignoring her.Adam would never do this back in the past, that was before she got pregnant.Even if she was gone from the house for a few hours, he would worry frantically about her.That was when she could still feel his deep concern for her.Now, things had changed.She had a miscarriage.The baby was gone.Since then, Adam had been ignoring her.Yvonne was crushed with disappointment.Yet, she was hesitant to let it show because she did not want to worry Kelsey.She shouldered the burden all by herself.“Yvonne, what are you thinking about?”Kelsey observed the way Yvonne was sulking on the couch and the blank expression on her face when she stared at her phone. She
“Bang!” “Argh!” A gunshot ripped through the night, followed by a woman’s chilling scream.Kelsey Young’s eyes widened in disbelief as a man stood before her, shielding her from harm. “Tyler, why did you—” Why was he the one who came to save her? Kelsey had always seen Tyler Lang as the enemy. Revenge was the only thing keeping her by his side. She was determined to bring down the Langs. Yet now, Tyler took a bullet for her. “Run!” Gritting through the pain, Tyler hissed.However, another shot rang out. Kelsey watched him take another bullet to the back. The air was thick with the stench of blood. That was when Cooper Lyon surrounded them with a dozen men in black. “I bet you didn’t see this coming, Tyler.” Cooper sneered with a gun pointed at Kelsey and Tyler. Tyler’s emotionless eyes met Cooper’s. “Let Kels go.” Cooper curled his lips mockingly. “You are in no position to make demands.” Kelsey could not believe her eyes. “Um… Cooper. What’s going o