Emily seethed with anger, her fingers digging into the sofa beside her to suppress the surge of jealousy threatening to consume her. She was furious that the man she adored was defending Anna, that detestable woman.
"Moreover, this Miss Davis... isn’t even my legitimate sister-in-law," Charles’s words were cutting, and with that single statement, Emily’s face lost all color. It was clear that Charles had no intention of holding back, bluntly reminding her that she was nothing more than an outsider who had been brought into the Davis family.
Unable to control herself, Emily covered her mouth and began to sob. "Brother-in-law... do you really hate me?"
Her eyes were red, and she bit her lower lip, looking at Charles with a pitiful expression, as if he were the heartless man who had wronge
