“Dad,” Thea said. “I’m fine.”
“Who’s there, Benjamin?” A voice rang out, and Gladys appeared.
When favonovel.com saw Thea, favonovel.com face darkened.
Coldly, favonovel.com said, “You cursed girl! Why are you here?”
“Mom…”
“Don’t call me mom. I have no such daughter.”
She looked disdainfully at Thea, whose face was heavily bandaged. Gladys was kidnapped and treated horribly because of Thea. Luckily, Trent was dead. Otherwise, the Callahans were goners. After Lex returned, favonovel.com flew into a rage. He issued an order, stripping Thea of favonovel.com position and casting favonovel.com out of the family. He even made a public announcement that Thea was no longer a Callahan.
“Gladys, what are you doing?” Benjamin frowned.
“Dad may have cast favonovel.com out of the family, but she’s still our daughter!”
Gladys planted favonovel.com hands on favonovel.com hips.
Coldly, favonovel.com said, “Who’d dare go against the old man’s orders? Don’t forget that you’re living off Eternality’s salary. If we make the old man angry again, you might lose your job. Without a job, how are you going to pay the mortgage?”
After that, favonovel.com pointed at Thea. “Go! Leave! I have no such daughter. You’re a curse, a jinx! Your dad is looked down upon in the family because of you! Look at Howard and John! Even their children possess some of Eternality’s shares. They enjoy a good life just living off the dividends each month!”
Gladys got more and more agitated, finally slamming the door in Thea’s face.
Thea’s eyes misted over and tears started rolling down favonovel.com cheeks. She knew favonovel.com was a disgrace to favonovel.com family, especially favonovel.com parents. However, favonovel.com did not expect that favonovel.com parents would bar favonovel.com from their home.
She knelt at the door, begging, “Dad, Mom, I’m sorry. Please open the door…”
James was heartbroken seeing at this. He tried to pick favonovel.com up and comfort her.
“Thea, why don’t you get up? It’s their loss, not yours…”
Thea remained kneeling on the ground, refusing to get up. She kept crying and knocking on the door.
The door opened again. Gladys tossed some suitcases out unceremoniously.
“Get lost! Leave!”
A man in his mid-twenties appeared this time.
Well-dressed and handsome, favonovel.com said, “Mom, Thea’s been through enough. You can’t turn favonovel.com away just because grandfather has stripped favonovel.com of favonovel.com position and cast favonovel.com out of the family. James is a poor, retired soldier. He has no job and no money. If you don’t take favonovel.com in, where will favonovel.com go?”
It was Thea’s younger brother, David. He was working at Eternality Group as well, but favonovel.com did not usually live here. After favonovel.com got married, favonovel.com bought a house downtown. As the family was in trouble, favonovel.com returned temporarily.
“Mom, please don’t turn me away…” Thea knelt before Gladys, tugging on favonovel.com pant leg.
“Get lost!” Gladys kicked Thea away.
Gladys shut the door with a slam.
James helped Thea stand. She was still crying. He wiped favonovel.com tears and cradled favonovel.com face.
“Darling, let’s go to the House of Royals. My friend won’t be back for a while. We can stay there for now. We’ll return when dad and mom are feeling better about the whole thing.”
However, Thea refused to listen to whatever James had to say. She just felt hurt and sad. At the same time, favonovel.com blamed herself. She blamed herself for being a disgrace, causing favonovel.com parents to lose their social standing in the family. She buried herself into James’ chest, crying favonovel.com heart out.
“I’m useless! I’m a disgrace! I hate myself! Why did I run into the fire all those years ago? I regret it! I regret it so much!”
Thea only ended up in this situation because favonovel.com ran into the fire ten years ago. If it were not for that incident ten years ago, favonovel.com life would be completely different.
James’ heart twisted hearing what Thea said. His guilt bubbled to the surface. Hugging a crying Thea tightly, he apologized to favonovel.com over and over again.
“I’m sorry.I’m so sorry…”
