Reborn Wife: A Mother's Fury

she'd put her bags down in the guest room, my phone

my velvet sofa. Behind her, the floor-to-ceiling windows show

nnings. Finally feel like I

rmed my suspicions. The first one

ayal, but I pushed it down, replacing it with cold, hard str

d, not in a guest's chair, but in the seat to Ethan's right, the one that was traditionally mine. Ethan was beaming at

ped talking w

y. "Come, sit." He gestured to a random ch

table, the seat of power in this house. The seat my father had

live-in housekee

s Davis." I paused, then added, "Over there, at the far end. We wouldn't

d his mouth to protest, but I shot him a look, a silent, ice-cold warning that

essional, simply nodd

and moved it to the end of the table, isolating Sophia completely. So

eared scallops and a rich risotto. A special, non-alcoholic

aited. A

"Um, am I getting any food?" she asked,

got. Miss Davis must be hungry. But we didn't plan for a guest. Coul

l plate holding a simple green salad and a single bread roll. Sophia stared at it

etly. "Enjoy

hey retaliated in the only way

arge at a designer boutique. A $2,000 charge at a high-end electronics

iam had gone on a re

supplementary card, linked to my primary account. An account fun

foolishly given the title of CEO to. He had no assets of his own. The house, the cars, the liquid c

orm in my mind, s

g in my bedroom when Ethan

we need

n my eyes. "

e insisted. "It's abou

ait

is too small. And since she's going to be here to help with you and

y got to

things to the guest room for n

t owner of the house, out of my own bedroom fo

emper. My screaming and throwing things had only made me look un

sat up slowly. I looked at him

a was standing with Liam, a smug, expectant loo

alked over to a beautiful, heavy crystal vase on a side tabl

s going to throw it at him. Sophia even took

he doorway, right up to where Sophia was standing. H

t, I didn't throw the v

f her brand-new, thousand-dollar shoes. Crystal shards sprayed across th

ctly into her

ce dripping with false

ekeeper to clean this up. And tell you

if nothing had happened. The message, however, had been sent. This