Aggressive wife novel (Madeline and Noah) novel Chapter 62

Chapter 62

“She’s just a child, James. Get changed and go back to your room to dry off. I’ll see you later.” Concerned about Angie, Suzette hastily straightened her clothes and hurriedly intervened.

“You better behave, you bastard, or I’ll kick you out!” James grumbled before pulling his pants up and walking back to his room. Before he left, he gave Angie a final, hard kick! Having been kicked until her entire body was in excruciating pain, Angie lay on the ground with her hands around her stomach. Tears started flowing down her cheeks as Suzette helped her up.

“Mom, how could you possibly want to be with a monster like him? Where were you while he was beating me up? Do you not care for my life? Did you know that I nearly died of hypothermia after passing out outside the restroom this afternoon?” Finally, Angie’s pent-up rage and frustration erupted.

“Where did you go? Why did you leave me alone with that jerk?”

“Alright, alright. I’m back now, aren’t I? Stop crying and wipe off your tears.” Suzette merely retrieved some tissues from the coffee table and handed them to Angie without much of a reaction to what she had said. Upon hearing her mother’s cold remark, Angie’s sobs only got louder. How could a mother stay silent when her daughter was nearly killed and abused in front of her? She was completely distraught.

“Oh, shut up! Get out of here if you’re going to cry again! We don’t need a crybaby in the house!” Suzette scolded after getting annoyed by Angie’s cries. Angie went silent as she was taken aback by Suzette. To Angie, Suzette was the only person that could help her right now, and she had endured more than enough!

“Angie, this is how it is now. If you wish to live under another person’s roof, you must abide by their rules. Otherwise, who’s going to put up with you?”

“Mom, it’s his…”

“James is my partner now. Please, just go along with him for my sake.”

“But he took advantage of me! He’d beat me up even if I were to die! Why do I have to put up with all of these?”

“Perhaps he wouldn’t have acted that way if you hadn’t made him angry. Angie, things have changed, and so should your attitude!”

“Mom, but he’s a monster, you…”

Suzette’s furious expression cut Angie off before she could finish her sentence. Suzette was already irritated after being dumped with a bucket of water, and she was even more so after being disappointed by Angie’s attitude. As a result, she smacked Angie across the elbow with the damp towel, which she was using to dry her hair.

“Shut up! You can’t deny that you’re depending on a jerk like him! Doesn’t that make you worse than a jerk?”

Not wanting to argue any longer, Suzette brushed her hair with the towel while walking toward her bag to retrieve an invitation and she threw it at Angie.

“Keep it, it’s an invitation to Colton’s birthday banquet. Sneak into the banquet by then and act accordingly. Remember, this is your last chance. No one’s there to help you if you screw it up again!”

“Invitation? Mom, how did you get this?” Angie’s anger dissipated once she had her hands on the precious invitation.

“You don’t have to care about that. Do what has to be done! Do you realize that if you screw this up again, it’s game over for you? Where’s your spirit? Stop making such a miserable face!”

“Don’t worry, mom! I promise to give it my all!”

“That’s my girl. I await for the day you become a part of the Quincy family.”

“Mom, do you still have any money? I wouldn’t feel right attending the banquet without a fancy dress…”

“Didn’t you buy a wedding dress before? Sell it. A wedding dress is traditionally a gift from the groom to the bride. It is frowned upon for a woman to buy her own wedding dress.”

“But…”

“Come up with something else if you’re not going to sell it!”

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