Chapter 353


    When Joe returned to the vi, he angrily removed his coat and tossed it on the floor.


    All of the maids looked at him, stunned. They dared not breathe loudly.


    Mandy walked in, looking terrible. She sat on the couch, and her eyes were getting red. She said


    while being mad and wronged. “I’ve never been humiliated like that in my life!”


    Joe red at her and said nothing.


    Mandy came from a prestigious family as well. She beat the other three families when she was


    grandly married over 20 years ago.


    However, she had to bow to apologize to Cordelia today.


    “What did I do wrong!?” She cried. “The only mistake I made was that I shouldn’t have—”


    “Enough!” Joe stared at her.


    He knew what she was going to say.


    However, it was best not to say that when Nelly was around.


    Joe’s face turned grim when he looked at Nelly, who dared note in.


    “How dare you stand there!?” he scolded. “It’s all your fault whatever happened today!


    “Even if you wanted to frame that Cordelia, you should’ve gone for something better! Also, although


    the Tanners are not a charitable family, we’re righteous. We’d never harm people by doing


    something like that!


    The muscles on his face twitched from his rage, “Nelly, you’ve humiliated our entire family!”


    Nelly bit her lip and said nothing. However, the grudge in her surged like a volcano’s eruption.


    “Seems like we can’t keep the marriage with the Hamertons…” He sighed.


    “No, dad!” Nelly said in a panic. “I’lle up with a solution. I’ll definitely—”


    “What solution can youe up with!?” Joe was enraged. He picked up the antique porcin vase


    next to him and crushed it on the floor!


    A crisp ng echoed as the vase waspletely crushed. A piece of porcin stabbed Nelly’s foot.


    She screamed and stepped back.


    “Dad—”


    “Don’t call me that!” roared Joe. “I’m telling you. You better stay away from Zephyr. Stop


    embarrassing yourself!”


    “Are you suggesting that I should let Cordelia step on our head?”


    “What to do?” He red coldly at her. “Can’t you see what’s happening? He has his heart on that


    woman, Kate is on her side, and… I heard Janine loves her very much as well! She came all the


    way from Chaisnd to support her!”


    Nelly was shaking from the rage. Her face paled. “But… Elder Mr. Hamerton is on my side.”


    “So what?” Joe scoffed. “Zephyr still has thest say! Moreover, be it Kate or Janine, can we afford


    to offend either? I’m afraid even Liam will have to think carefully before calling the shots!”


    “So there’s no hope for me at all?”


    Joe looked at her stubborn face. He was annoyed, so he went upstairs.


    Mandy stood up from the couch slowly. She took a deep breath.


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    Her eyes showed utmost disgust and annoyance when she looked at Nelly.


    “Mom—”


    “Shut it!” yelled Mandy. “I didn’t finish what I said… The only mistake I made was that I shouldn''t


    have adopted you at the orphanage. I shouldn’t have made you a Tanner!”


    Nelly was stunned for a long time. She heard a bang in her ears.


    The past that she had forgotten tore bloody wounds in her memory. They were drowning her.


    Mandy’s eyes were filled with mockery. “Nelly, you don’t have the Tanners’ blood in you. You don’t


    deserve Zephyr to begin with.


    “Also, you’re not the person who should marry him! You’re just a recement. If I knew that you’re


    so incapable, I’d rather never have a daughter like you!”


    The butler helped her to her room after she was done speaking.


    The remaining maids in the living room looked at Nelly with pity.