Rebecca pointed at Clarice’s face and demanded, “What exactly is going on in that
Clarice’s hair was a mess, and one side of her face was swollen after the fight. Seo? What did you do to my daughter?”
got on her knees and begged me not to divorce Anthony. That’s the only reaso
shouted furiously, “I’m not afraid to say it. Calista I came back Otherwise, who would even want to?
“I’m telling you right now, Anthony, you’re not getting away with laying a hand on take the kid and go back to my family. Then I’ll divorce you!”
Anthony frowned and glanced at the child. “I’m not letting you take him.”
If you don’t get down and apologize today, I’ll
“Do you really think that Calista can help you? That guy earlier? He might as well be one of her flings! Who knows how many men she’s been with?
“Calista’s nothing but a joke. How did someone like her even manage to marry into the Fenwick family? If she’s really that capable, why doesn’t she get the Fenwicks to pay off the millions of dollars that you owe? Everyone knows they’re the wealthiest family in
Dorcan.
“And you’ve got the nerve to yell at me? You can’t get anything done on your own, so you take it out on your wife. What a man!
“You’ve always been a freeloader, Anthony! I must’ve been out of my mind to marry you. I knew from the beginning that something was going on between you and Calista. Now that she’s married, don’t think that I don’t know that you’re still thinking about her. She’s an heiress. And you? You were born to be penniless.”
Rebecca was so mad that she rolled up her sleeves, ready to go at her. “You’d better watch your
mouth-”
Anthony stopped her and frowned as he said, “Clarice, if we can’t live like this anymore, then let’s just get divorced.”
“I’m telling you, don’t regret it if you go through with this divorce! Even if Calista gets on her knees and begs me again, I’m not coming back,” Clarice said.
She pulled out their marriage and birth certificates from her bag. “If you’ve got any guts left, go to the courthouse with me right now and get this over with.”
After all these years, Rebecca had grown sick of Clarice’s nonstop drama. Ever since marrying into the Cannon family, Clarice had
done nothing but pick on Calista and stir up trouble in the household.
This time, she went too far. She actually dared to make Calista kneel in public.
Even though Calista was adopted, Rebecca had always treated her as her own. She might scold her now and then, but she could never bring herself to lay a hand on her. Yet, Clarice had done something like that.
“Anthony, go to the courthouse right now and divorce her,” Rebecca said..
Clarice sneered silently! She had come with the intent to divorce and had everything ready.
Rebecca, Clarice, and Anthony went to the courthouse together.
Rebecca was worried about Anthony’s condition and feared something might go wrong. At that moment, the entire Cannon family was depending on him, so he couldn’t afford to collapse.
They got into the car. Clarice sat in the front seat and kept throwing out insults. “Didn’t your daughter marry into money and find herself a wealthy mother? If she really saw you as family, she’d help out with some cash. One or two hundred thousand dollars wouldn’t be a problem for her!
“You raised her for over ten years, and when it actually mattered, she’s completely useless. In the end, the Fenwicks didn’t even want her, and she came crawling back to Brego!”
The noise set off her three–year–old son, who was curled up in her arms. He started crying.
“What are you crying for? I’m the one who’s unlucky enough to have married your cowardly father. If anyone should be crying, it’s me,
IN
Clarice said.
Once they arrived at the courthouse, the two quickly finalized their divorce.
After that, Clarice took the child and left without saying a single word.
Anthony didn’t stop her. He planned to take his son back once the dust had settled. After all, he knew exactly what kind of woman Clarice was.
Rebecca and Anthony then returned to the hospital.
Anthony said, “Mom, don’t tell Cali about the divorce just yet. You know how she overthinks everything.”
With the divorce finalized, a weight was lifted off Rebecca’s chest. “Alright,” she replied.
Calista had always been too sensitive, always putting others before herself. Rebecca had scolded her countless times for it. Calista could barely manage her own problems, yet she still worried about everyone else.
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At the Juniville estate, Calista reached for another painkiller. She wondered if it was the aftereffects of her previous miscarriage, but this period felt several times more painful than usual.
Before she could reach the pills on the nightstand, she tumbled off the bed along with the blanket. Her face was deathly pale, with beads of cold sweat sliding down her skin.
Calista curled up on the floor, clutching her stomach in agony. The blanket beside her was soaked in blood.
Fighting through the pain, she pushed herself up to her feet using the bed and reached for her phone.
Her call log displayed the number she hadn’t dialed in over a month. However, she didn’t call that number. Instead, she dialed 911.
