Chapter 104
“Mr. Perkins?” Maelis felt chills down her spine when she saw Yannis’s icy gaze. Her brows knitted in pain.
Yannis said, “Mrs. Shaw, is this how a mother should act by jumping to conclusions without knowing the facts? Have you lost your mind?”
Yannis coldly shoved her hand away, and Maelis stumbled back a few unsteady steps.
“Mom.” Yosef caught hold of her. His brow furrowed even deeper. He hadn’t expected Maelis to suddenly slap Zinnia.
With lingering fear, he glanced at Zinnia and thought, ‘Thank goodness Mom failed to hit her, or there would be no way to mend things between us and Zinnia.
“Yannis, what brings you here?” Maisie asked in surprise.
Seeing Yannis step in to stop Maelis’s hand, Yvette and Maisie finally breathed a
sigh of relief.
and Betty are both her daughters. How could she be about to hit Zimmia
Neither of them had expected Maelis to suddenly lash out. They thought, ‘Zinnia without even asking what had happened?‘
Even Anne, who was standing nearby, let out a barely perceptible sigh. No one could have imagined Maelis would act that way.
Only Betty couldn’t even care about her disappointment. Her eyes were locked on the man walking in. Her back straightened, and her face contorted slightly with emotion.
As she watched the tall, strikingly handsome man enter, her heart raced uncontrollably. She couldn’t believe she was actually seeing Yannis.
Her clenched hands trembled. She thought, ‘Yannis? The person Zinnia called over was actually him.’
Betty watched Yannis by her side. Yannis never gave anyone the time of day, but now he took a protective stance next to Zinnia.
Betty wondered, ‘Isn’t Mr. Perkins famous for keeping women at a distance? Why is he standing there with that bitch? When did Zinnia get to know him? Why have I never heard a word about this?‘
Betty’s fingers clenched tightly at her side. She thought, ‘That shameless brat. She’s even managed to get her claws into Mr. Perkins.‘
For some reason, Anne instinctively glanced at Betty and caught the flash of resentment in Betty’s eyes.
Anne’s chest tightened unexpectedly. She couldn’t believe Betty was that kind of person.
But as she looked closer, she found the hatred in Betty’s eyes hadn’t faded at all. Betty was still glaring at Zinnia with pure jealousy.
Anne suddenly found herself doubting Betty’s excuse that she was just scared. Anne realized this was no longer a simple conflict. It looked like real hatred for Zinnia.
“Such poor taste.” Hugo’s disdainful remark came from behind Anne.
Anne frowned, shot a look of disgust at him, and said, “No one is stopping you from keeping your mouth shut.”
“Can’t you even take a comment?” Hugo shrugged
Yannis turned to look at Zinnia, who was stunned. His usual coldness melted away. “Zinnia, I’m here now,” he said gently.
As his gentle words reached her, Zinnia stood frozen for a while. After that, she blinked as if in a daze. She whispered, “Yannis.”
Her voice was so hoarse and faint that it was barely audible and heartbreakingly fragile.
“Don’t be afraid. I’m here now. I’m sorry I was late and let you suffer,” Yannis said.
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His heart twisted painfully at Zinnia’s sight. He stepped forward, gathered her into his arms, gently patted her back, and murmured soothing wards
Maelis was pushed aside. She stared at the two embracing ahead and then looked down at her own hand, which was still trembling
She thought in horror, ‘What was I about to do? I almost struck Zinnia.’
Wow
“Mom, you were too impulsive just now,” Yosef
William said, “Mrs. Shaw, it was just a minor spat between classmates. There’s nothing serious. They are grown now. We can’t resort to physical punishment at every turn.”
AD
