Emily was stunned, “What?”
Samuel arrogantly lifted his chin. “I want her to get on her knees and apologize to me!”
“Ms. Watson…” Emily looked at Shirley. Wasn’t it a bit too much for a child to make such a demand?
But upon hearing this, Shirley just let out a chuckle as she patted Samuel on the head, expressing her approval. “That’s a good
suggestion, Sam. I’m not an unreasonable person. Just have the child kneel and apologize to Sam, and this matter will be settled.
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Shirley’s gaze fell on Chloe’s face. Chloe looked so much like the woman Dominic cared about.
Last time, when she’d made a move against Hannah at the auto show and was discovered by Dominic, he threw a fit and postponed their already set wedding date.
She was left alone to face the pointing fingers of the Watsons‘ relatives and public criticism, completely humiliating her.
Shirley hated Hannah so much she wished she could tear Hannah to pieces!
She tried to use all her connections to blacklist Hannah, but Hannah had brought it on herself and angered Dominic. So, Shirley couldn’t even lift a finger before Dominic froze all of Hannah’s resources, which was no different from being shelved
Even so, she still couldn’t swallow this anger.
She didn’t get to make Hannah kneel before her and beg for forgiveness back then. So, this time, she’d have the child who looked like Hannah do it instead!
But Chloe was far more resolute than they expected. “I refuse! I didn’t do anything wrong, so why should I do that?”
“Well said!” Hannah’s voice rang out as she strode in.
Chloe’s eyes lit up when she saw Hannah and Anathea. “Mommy! Thea!”
Shirley’s expression froze for a second, then darkened. She hadn’t expected that the girl would really tu daughter.
be Hannah’s
Could she be Hannah and Dominic’s…
No! That was impossible!
Shirley immediately dismissed that thought.
She had known Dominic for so many years. There was nothing she didn’t know about him, so there was no way she wouldn’t know that he had a child.
If the child wasn’t Dominic’s, that meant Hannah had long since been involved with another Dominic with a burden in tow.
man and was trying to cling to
No wonder Dominic had been so angry before. Was freezing Hannah out his response to discovering this?
At the thought, Shirley’s lips curved into a cryptic smile as she looked at Hannah in contempt and disdain. Anathea stepped to the side, blocking Shirley’s gaze to keep her from affecting Hannah.
“Ms. Watson, long time no see.”
Shirley was a little surprised, but she at least became respectful. “Mrs. Sinclair, you’re friends with that woman?”
The moment Anathea heard that title, she realized Gregory hadn’t announced their divorce yet. She hadn’t expected that at this moment, the identity she’d always wanted to shed could still be of some use.
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“Ms. Watson, encouraging a child to make my friend’s daughter kneel is an abuse of power, don’t you think?”
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“Abuse of power?” Shirley let out a cold snort and pointed at Chloe. “That child hurt my nephew. Am I not even allowed to demand an apology? Ah, the apple doesn’t fall from the tree, they say. Daughters will mirror their mothers!”
Shirley shot Hannah a cold glance.
Not having the time and patience to waste words on Shirley, Hannah turned to Emily to ask about what had happened.
Emily recounted what she had seen and heard truthfully.
“At the time, I was in the office, grading homework, when a student came in and said Chloe and Samuel were fighting. When I arrived, Samuel was already on the ground crying, and Chloe was standing to the side…”
Emily’s tone became hesitant. “Ms. Cole, you know how children are. They have bad tempers sometimes. It’s normal to have conflicts, but Chloe… hit him a bit too hard.”
“I didn’t!” Chloe protested. “I didn’t hit him! He fell on his own!”
