Chapter 79\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wilfred and Daphne had been classmates in university. They were young and in love. However, Wilfred\u2019s mother, Marjorie Ashford, disapproved of Daphne\u2019s modest family background.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She pulled all sorts of tricks to obstruct the couple\u2019s relationship at every turn. Ultimately, Daphne vanished from Wilfred\u2019s life without a trace, leaving only a letter behind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Heartbroken and determined to spite his mother, Wilfred turned his attention to his subordinate, Eleanor Finch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eleanor was gentle, quiet, and unfailingly obedient. The two got married quickly. Even so, Marjorie remained dissatisfied and went so far as to cut off his financial support.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The newlyweds moved out of the family home and squeezed into a small apartment in the western part of the city. Not long after, Eleanor became pregnant. Only then did Marjorie reluctantly relent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf she gives birth to a boy, she\u2019ll be recognized as part of the family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But fate didn\u2019t comply. The baby was a girl. After that, the couple tried desperately for a son, but Eleanor\u2019s belly remained flat. Their days grew more and more difficult, filled with mutual blame and resentment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Sienna was five, Wilfred had an affair. He reunited with Daphne and rekindled their old feelings.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gradually, he stopped coming home. Eleanor cried herself hollow. Finally, one evening, she took little Sienna by the hand and walked out the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That day, the fiery sunset painted half the sky red. Sienna looked up in amazement and exclaimed, \u201cMom, the sky is on fire!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But when she turned, she was only met with her mother\u2019s vacant expression. She couldn\u2019t understand why there was no light in Eleanor\u2019s eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eleanor took Sienna to Daphne\u2019s place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The door opened to Daphne, who was five months pregnant. There was a ten\u2013year\u2013old boy beside her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two women got into a fierce argument. Eleanor sobbed and screamed hysterically, while Daphne merely rested a hand on her belly and watched her coldly like a joke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna stood there in confusion, unable to grasp how she suddenly had siblings\u2013an older brother and a younger sister on the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eventually, Marjorie ordered a DNA test for the boy. When the results confirmed everything, Daphne married into the Hale family with great fanfare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Eleanor disappeared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some said she jumped into the sea. Others claimed she ran off with another man. Whatever the truth, she never returned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna was forced to live with her father. In that new household, however, she became an awkward, unwelcome presence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Soon, rumors followed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard Sienna\u2019s mother was the mistress.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSienna and her brother don\u2019t share the same mother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDoesn\u2019t that make her an illegitimate child?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna felt little attachment to that family. As she looked at the couple before her now, her voice was cool and distant. \u201cSay what you need to say.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wilfred\u2019s brows drew together. As he spoke, the anger simmering beneath his words was evident. \u201cWhat kind of attitude was\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 79\u00a0<\/p>\n
that just now? You didn\u2019t even greet me in front of your mother\u2013in\u2013law. Is this how I raised you?\u00a0<\/p>\n
212\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you think you can ignore your father now that you\u2019ve married into the Hale family? Do you think you\u2019re too grown for rules, huh? Since when do parents have to tiptoe around their children?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI tiptoed around you plenty when I was younger,\u201d Sienna replied with a soft laugh, though her eyes held no warmth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNow it\u2019s your turn. Isn\u2019t that only fair? Besides, it\u2019s not like the family\u2019s short of a daughter. You\u2019ve got a son and another daughter. One less daughter won\u2019t make a difference.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daphne let out a delicate sigh, her expression arranged to show just the perfect amount of concern. She reached out to take Sienna\u2019s hand, but the latter subtly dodged it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daphne didn\u2019t falter; instead, she offered a tolerant smile. \u201cEnna, how could you say that? No matter what, we\u2019re all family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She paused, her tone earnest and gentle. \u201cIt\u2019s fine if you resent me. I understand you don\u2019t see me as your mother. But your father is bound to you by blood. He endured so many hardships while he raised you. How hurt do you think he must feel when he hears you say things like this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
What a masterful move\u2013with those gentle words, she was turning the tables on Sienna!\u00a0<\/p>\n
She got the divorce and bolted 79 Chapter 79\u00a0 Wilfred and Daphne had been classmates in university. They were young […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-she-got-the-divorce-and-bolted-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20153\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}