Richard opened his mouth to speak, but Vanessa cut in again, her tone sharper than ever.
“Emily, you’ve gone too far. This is between adults—why drag a child into it?”
Her words carried the arrogance of a mistress already playing the lady of the house.
Richard narrowed his eyes at me. “Emily, if Lily comes to any harm today, it will be your fault. You’re cruel, poisonous, and shameless!”
Eight years of marriage—and he now described me with such venom.
How laughable.
What had I done to deserve this?
“Everyone step back! Whoever dares help her, I’ll destroy your families!”
“Emily, stop pretending. Crawl!”
