Chapter 757 Trouble at the Shaws
The moment the words left her mouth, the door burst open from the inside.
Abel stood in the doorway, pale–faced and barely upright.
He looked like a gust of wind could knock him over after going two full days without food or water.
“This is my business. It has nothing to do with her.”
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Miranda had just started to feel relieved when she finally saw Abele out. But as soon as she heard that, her brows shot up, and her voice turned sharp and piercing like a needle stabbing right into your ear. “Nothing to do with her? <b>If </b>it wasn’t for her, would you even be like this?! I never should’ve let you get involved with her in the first ce! Look at the mess you’ve made!”
She let out a cold snort, furious.
Abel frowned. “I did this to myself. Me. And nothing’s changed. I spent forever trying to find her, and now I finally did!”
Miranda’s eyes widened when she saw him snap like that. “What’s that supposed to mean? Are you seriously yelling at me because of her?!”
She staggered back a step, staring at Abel like she couldn’t believe what she was hearing. And the look in her eyes–hurt and let down–cut deep.
Abel stared right back. His body was so weak it looked like he could copse at any second.
He let out a bitterugh. “There’s nothing to talk about between us. I’m heading to the office.”
That caught Mirandapletely off guard. She was ready to blow up, but then froze.
“What did you just say?”
Abel nced sideways at her. “I’m going to the office.”
“You<b>…</b><b>” </b>
Demi was just as stunned as Miranda.
Ever since Tess left and the Shaws locked things down, Abel had been like a zombie. Now suddenly he was fired up again?
Confused wasn’t even the half of it. What Demi felt more than anything was a deep sense of unease.
She looked up at Abel. His eyes were cold, and the days of starvation had left him visibly drained. Even his steps looked shaky. But the first thing he did after walking out … was ask to go to the office?
Demi clenched her fists and forced a gentle, concerned smile. “Abel, someone’s already handling things at work. You don’t have to stress about it. What you need right now is to eat something and get your strength back.”
Abel didn’t respond. His gaze drifted from Miranda to Demi like she wasn’t even there.
“Jasmine, get the car ready.”
He turned and walked out.
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Chapter 757 Trouble at the Shaws
Joan, who had juste in with a tray of food, froze. She looked over at Miranda instinctively.
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Miranda’s face was clouded over, but when she saw Joan hesitating, she waved her off coldly, signaling <i>her </i>to go ahead and do what Abel said.
Joan quickly put the tray down and stepped out to call the driver.
Demi bit her lip. “Mom, are you really letting him go to the office like this? What if something happens?”
Miranda folded her arms. The worry in her eyes was obvious for a second, but she forced her face into a tight, hard expression.
She let out a cold scoff. “Better he stays busy at work than sits around here sulking like he’s about to die over that woman.
“And sure, Abel might be the most capable one out of the younger generation in the family, but don’t think for a second there aren’t people just waiting to take his ce. If we keep letting him spiral, what–he wants the wholepany to get hijacked? His grandfather’s already been grumbling about that Tess girl.”
Miranda’s eyes turned icy. Her tone sharpened with it.
She was still here. And as long as she was, nobody else would get a shot at tearing them down.
Demi hesitated. “Then Mom, why are you standing in the way of Abel and Tess? She inherited the Larsons. That’s a major boost for Abel.”
Miranda let out a harshugh. “Oh, sure. She got the Larsons. So what? You think that changes how she was raised? She came from a rinky–dink little backwater like Krigan. Being with Abel is just gonna make them both a joke. And if she were squeaky clean, maybe I’d suck it up. But she’s not. She already had something going on with Finn. What, you want Abel to step in and raise her almost–one–year–old kid now too?”
Her voice was dripping with disgust. She didn’t bother hiding just how much she loathed Tess. And her words? They hit below the
belt.
Demi looked like she wanted to say something, but held it in. One nce at Miranda’s furious expression, and the words died in her
throat.
Miranda didn’t have the energy <i>to </i><i>keep </i>going either. She turned on her heel and stormed off to her room.
Demi stood there, frozen in ce.
She watched her mother’s figure disappear down the hall. Her eyes narrowed.
Some instinct inside her was telling her she needed to head back to the office too.
She turned and made her way <i>to </i>the garage.
<i>On </i>the road, the car sped through the city, but the heavy pressure in Demi’s chest wouldn’t lift.
If her mother scoffed at even the Larson heiress, what about her?
Demi’s thoughts wandered back to the guys she met on those blind dates a few days ago. One disaster after another.
Resentment bubbled up in her chest. But Miranda had just brushed it off with a phone call. “You’re the daughter of the Shaws. Anyone in Kingnd would be lucky to have you. Just pick someone who won’t drag you down and maybe throw some help toward our new ventures.”
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Why?
Demi bit down, hard. She could taste the blood on the tip of her tongue.
But her mother treating Abel like royalty and her like a tool–wasn’t that how it’s always been?
She dropped her gaze and forced a bitter smile. She tried tough off the pain.
But deep down, she wasn’t okay with it. Not at all.
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