Chapter 411


    With a tight clench of her hand and her teeth biting down hard on her lip, ra felt an agonizing pain


    slowly welling up in her heart.


    She thought she could have maintained her calm, even in the face of the prospect of Emmett being


    together with Leah. But then why did it still hurt so much for her?


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    “My boy, you haven’t gotten over her, have you?” Sophia’s words hit like a sledgehammer. She quickly


    pulled her son aside. “Don’t waste your pride on a woman like that. Kick her out of the Melendez family


    now! It’s been humiliating enough having her around, and now you’ve given her a job in our house? Are


    you trying to give me a heart attack? Every time I see her face, I feel


    sick!”


    “Well, then I’ll have her work with me and keep her away from you.”


    “You’re missing the point entirely, son. She…”


    Before Sophia could finish speaking, Emmett interrupted her curtly, “I have my reasons for my


    decisions. You brought Leah back without consulting me, didn’t you?”


    “I… I…” Sophia was at a loss for words. “I did that for your own good. Leah is the biological mother of


    the two children, and if you two could be together, it would be good for everyone involved. That


    includes me, the Melendez family, and the kids. You should sever all ties with ra and let each of us


    go our own way. Doesn’t that sound better?”


    Emmett’s lips thinned, and after a moment, he spoke in a low voice. “I know what I’m doing, and I don’t


    need you to interfere. You better look after yourself!”


    As she watched her son walk away, Sophia was angry but didn’t dare to vent her anger on him.


    Instead, she turned her ire towards ra, who was still standing by.


    “What are you standing there for? Didn’t you hear the young master tell you to serve us dinner? Hurry


    up and bring the tes! Change all the utensils!”


    ra nodded and was about to turn around when Sophia suddenly called out to her. “Also, I better not


    see you during dinner! I don’t care whether you pretend to have a stomach ache or feel nauseous. Just


    find some excuse to get out of the dining room!”


    “Yes, I understand.”


    Sophia gave her a dismissive nce before speaking again. “If this dinner goes well, Leah might soon


    be thedy of the Melendez family, and you’ll regret it then! You’ve let down my son’s affection for


    you, even going so far as to defy me, his mother. ra, you really don’t have a heart, do you? Women


    like you deserve no sympathy. You’re nothing but a lowly wench. Now, scram!”


    ra’s hand remained clenched tight, her nails digging deep into her flesh.


    She had expected her life in the Melendez family to be tough, but she hadn’t anticipated that her self-


    esteem would be trampled on her very first day!


    And she had no power to resist. She could only endure!


    Dinner began.


    Sophia and Leah had already taken their seats, but Emmett was nowhere to be seen.


    ra’s eyes swept the room in search of Aiden and Alex, but none of them were present. Whether they


    were held up by something or Sophia had deliberately kept them away, the real reason was unknown.


    As she looked around, a tall, slender figure suddenly entered her line of sight.


    Emmett was here.


    He was dressed in a formal ck suit today.


    It seemed that he was taking his meeting with Leah very seriously.


    ra instinctively looked away, unwilling to watch any longer. However, Emmett walked straight


    towards her, and in full view of everyone, he said, “Pull out the chair next to Leah for me. I’ll be sitting


    there.”