Joanna listened to Wendy''s threat with fury. If her father didn''t get a divorce, her mother''s years of waiting would be for nothing. She couldn''t let her father wrong her mother again. "Fine! We''ll tolerate it a little longer."


    Joanna opened the door, and Colin helped a weakened Wendy inside.


    She asked pointedly, "Mom, Colin, if this house gets auctioned off, where will we live?"


    Seeing Colin, whom she still needed to use, she made a point of calling Wendy "Mom."


    But Wendy was done ying games.


    Sheughed mockingly. "Well, well, Joanna. Calling me Mom again? Weren''t you just avoiding it? Don''t call me that. It''s not like you''re my real daughter anyway. Go find that slut of a mother of yours."


    "Hearing you call me ''Mom'' makes me sick."


    After all, her mother truly was a slut.


    A thick, murderous intent shed in Joanna''s eyes. She had insulted her mother again.


    "Mom, you must have been too upset earlier and misheard me. How could I not call you that? You''re the mother who raised me, so you''ll always be my mother."


    Joanna nced at Colin. The fool still had his uses, so she would deal with himter.


    Wendy''s tears flowed freely. In the past, Joanna had always been two-faced like this, manipting them against Natalie, all so she could marry Sebastian.


    By driving Natalie away, she would be the sole heiress of the Scott family. Heh... Joanna, just you wait, Wendy thought. The day your movie is released will be the day you fall from grace.


    Wendy forced a smile. "It doesn''t matter. Even if you''re not my biological child, I raised you like you were. Joanna, I have never wronged you."


    Colin, however, chimed in, "Mom, how can you say that about Joanna? Joanna is our only sister, your only daughter."


    He felt a pang of guilt. Natalie, I''m sorry. After this is all over, I''ll get on my knees and beg for your forgiveness.


    Joanna was pleased to see Colin''s foolish devotion. He was clearly on her side.


    She spoke with a sad, wronged tone, "Please don''t say that. Mom is just upset about thepany. Once she feels better, she won''t say things like this."


    Colin smiled reassuringly at her. "Don''t worry, Joanna, I''ll talk to Mom. Even though herpany is gone, she still has you and Dad, right?"


    "I know you care about Mom the most. You''ll definitely help her this time, won''t you?"


    Colin looked at Joanna with expectant eyes.


    Joanna froze for a second. When had Colin learned to counterattack like this?


    Seeing Joanna''s silence, Colin turned his hopeful gaze to Nathan. “Dad, why aren''t you saying anything? You''re going to help Mom, right?"


    Nathan''s face darkened. "Colin, this isn''t something I can help with just because I want to. I''m divorcing your mother tomorrow. You and your three brothers will go with her. All four of you chose professions that just burn through money. I cant afford you."


    "What?" Colin was stunned. "Dad, we haven''t even found Jared''s body yet, and you want to divorce Mom? The moment herpany goes under you demand a divorce is this how you repay her for how well she''s treated your entire family all these years?"


    "Hmph! You useless brat. When your mother got into trouble, why didn''t you do anything to help? I''m an old man, what can I do? It''s your own fault for not studying harder and choosing to be a good-for nothing instead." Nathan was merciless. Thepany was his lifeline, and no one was going to touch it.