Chapter 631


    Chadwick carefully set his wine ss on the table. "Mom, could you please refrain from making such


    bing your daughter-inw."


    Selene''s sharp gaze met Chadwick''s, and eventually, she relented. "I heard you recently donated your


    liver, which ismendable. Starting today, you''re wee at the Pendletons. Don''t worry. I''ll guide


    you as if you were my own daughter."


    Observing Selene''s change in tone, Liora respectfully inquired, "Selene, Mandy is also getting married.


    How about teaching both Esther and Mandy together?"


    Selene replied mockingly, "What can I teach her? How to deal with her husband''s mistress?"


    Liora managed a forced smile.


    Back when Mandy was known as Liliane, she frequently taunted Esther as the illegitimate love child.


    Now, experiencing this constant ridicule herself, Mandy understood the pain it caused.


    "Mother, if I had a choice—"


    Liora held Mandy''s hand, speaking in a hushed voice. "Selene, Mandy calls you ''mother''. You can


    teach her too. I haven''t achieved much in my life, and Mandy is my only daughter. I hope she can live


    the rest of her life happily."


    What Liora truly wished for was Mandy to marry outside the Pendletons. With the Pendletons'' support,


    Bradley must consider their influence in all his actions.


    Selene nced at Mandy. Seeing that Mandy hadn''t caused any trouble in front of her all these years


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    and was now getting married, she finally agreed. "I''ll also teach her and show her that there are many


    paths for a woman in life."


    Mandy''s hand throbbed from Liora''s pinching. She softly told Selene, "Thank you, Mother."


    Who in the world wanted to learn how to be someone''s wife?


    Anyone wishing to emte Selene, thewful wife who endured mistreatment, was wee to do so.


    Mandy would endure significant sacrifices to bring down anyone who dared to upset her!


    With Liora''s interruption, Selene''s gaze softened. She observed Esther, who appeared like a wronged,


    submissive woman, and thought about how unsophisticated she was—just as expected of someone


    without a mother to guide her!


    If Esther didn''t have the support of the Quills, Selene would never have willingly allowed her precious


    son to marry such a "second-hand" woman.


    Upon hearing Selene''s thoughts, Sadie felt an intense urge to express her anger. The Quills restrained


    her with their nces, but she was seething. She felt like she might have a heart attack if she stayed


    any longer. Halfway through the meal, she excused herself and left.


    Esther hung her head low as she sat next to Chadwick.


    Selene''s anger simmered as she observed how uninteresting and dull Esther appeared. She


    swallowed her frustration to avoidshing out then and there.


    "I apologize, please excuse me." Esther set her napkin down and hurriedly left, despite the skeptical


    gazes she received.


    She entered the restroom and gazed at herself in the mirror, feeling as if a dark cloud loomed over her.


    After sshing some water on her face and applying lipstick from her bag, she told herself to endure a


    little longer. When the Pendletons eventually fell apart, she would gain her freedom.


    As she was about to leave, Bradley, who had seemingly appeared out of nowhere, covered her mouth


    and pulled her into one of the restroom stalls.


    He forced Esther to sit on the toilet, looking down at her with a sense of superiority. An inexplicable


    urge for violence surged within him.


    "Have you lost your mind?!"