Chapter 80\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna sneered inwardly. Daphne was such a classic two\u2013faced bitch, playing sweet in public and venomous in private.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had a knack for adding fuel to the fire. With just a few well\u2013placed words, she fanned Wilfred\u2019s temper into a blaze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sure enough, his voice shot up. \u201cHave some sense, Sienna. If you\u2019d gone with your mother back then, who knows where you\u2019d be now? You\u2019d probably be digging through trash somewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you think you\u2019d be here, chatting and laughing among high\u2013society circles? I was the one who raised you. I fed you well, clothed you well, sent you to the best schools. After all these years, have I raised an enemy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t stop. \u201cWhen are you going to learn? How long are you going to dwell on those tiny grievances? Kids from the mountains have it far worse than you and complain far less. Learn to appreciate what you have, will you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna listened silently, her eyes dark as a starless night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her expression was calm and unruffled as she said, \u201cThere will always be people worse off than me. But that doesn\u2019t erase my pain. You\u2019re telling me to appreciate what I have\u2013how about you take your own advice?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSome children grow up to stab their parents in the back. Yet here I am, still calmly talking to you. I think you should be grateful for that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wilfred\u2019s face flushed an ugly shade, his hand trembling as he pointed at her. \u201cYou ungrateful child! When have I ever treated you poorly? You\u2019re such a thankless creature. Thank heavens Ethan and Liv would never nitpick like you. You\u2019re just like your mother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daphne quickly stepped in to pat her husband\u2019s back. Her voice was gentle as she tried to soothe him. \u201cAlright, that\u2019s enough. Sienna, your father has high blood pressure. Let\u2019s not upset him further.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna couldn\u2019t bear watching Daphne put on an act. \u201cIf you can\u2019t stand the sight of me, why did you come looking for trouble? We could just stay out of each other\u2019s way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wilfred snapped pointedly, \u201cDon\u2019t forget your mother is still lying in the hospital. How dare you act tough?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd don\u2019t you forget Grandma\u2019s three\u2013year agreement,\u201d Sienna retaliated without yielding an inch, every word firm and forceful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe value I brought through my marriage far exceeds the medical bills. What more do you want? Why don\u2019t you make a list of everything you ever spent on me and charge me once and for all? That will save us all the nagging.\u201c.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daphne tried stepping in again to smooth things out. \u201cEnna, a bond by blood can\u2019t be severed. Your dad and I didn\u2019t come to you for any other reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou haven\u2019t been home for a while. We miss you. It\u2019s Olive\u2019s birthday next week. Why don\u2019t you drop by? We can also have a proper celebration for your birthday. Wouldn\u2019t it be nice for the family to be together in harmony?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you sure it\u2019s my birthday you\u2019ll be celebrating?\u201d Sienna scoffed as though she had heard a joke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you guys talking about? It looks intense.\u201d Clayton walked over, wrapping an arm around Sienna\u2019s shoulder as if it were the most natural thing in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna didn\u2019t answer, but her body stiffened almost imperceptibly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wilfred quickly plastered a loving expression on his face, sighing theatrically. \u201cClayton, we were just chatting. Sienna hasn\u2019t been home in ages. I thought you might have been keeping her busy! She never answers calls or messages, so we were just worried about her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s true, I just can\u2019t bear to let her go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 80\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton\u2019s smile was lazy, almost careless. \u201cWhy, do you have a problem with me now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, of course not!\u201d Wilfred waved his hands frantically. \u201cI\u2019m just relieved that Sienna is doing well. Next week is Olive\u2019s birthday, and I was hoping to get the whole family together. Sienna just doesn\u2019t seem keen and keeps saying she\u2019s busy. Who knows what\u2019s got her so occupied?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton thought for a moment. \u201cOlive\u2019s birthday? Another big party?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He remembered last year\u2019s coming\u2013of\u2013age ceremony on a luxurious cruise ship. The extravagance was outright unmatched.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOlive\u2019s always enjoyed a lively crowd,\u201d Wilfred explained with a smile, casting a sidelong glance at the silent Sienna. Sienna is more reserved and doesn\u2019t care for these things, but still, it\u2019s an important day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton reflected on it. Indeed, Sienna never did care for birthdays.\u00a0<\/p>\n
11\u00a0<\/p>\n
He leaned over and whispered in her ear, \u201cIf I\u2019m not mistaken, it\u2019s also your birthday, right? How about we throw an even grander party?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Though his voice wasn\u2019t loud, Daphne heard every single word. The corners of her lips twitched upward before she smoothed them back into a dignified smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna slowly lifted her gaze to look at Clayton. It was as though something in her eyes had shattered like broken glass.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 81\u00a0<\/p>\n
She got the divorce and bolted 80 Chapter 80\u00a0 Sienna sneered inwardly. Daphne was such a classic two\u2013faced bitch, playing […]<\/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-20154","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\/20154","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=20154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20154\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}