Billionaire And His Son Betrayed Me: Brothers Back Me Up novel Chapter 229

Chapter 229

Noelle turned and walked away.

Tessa was left standing there, flustered and awkward in the breeze.

Not even the sunlight blazing high overhead could warm the chill creeping down her spine.

‘Xylia Schultz, Xylia… Tessa’s mind spun in disbelief. ‘So she’s actually from the Sadler family?‘

‘I can’t believe it… She really is one of the Sadlers!‘

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‘I remember hearing ages ago that the Sadler family lost a child–a girl. They searched everywhere for her, but she was never found!‘

“That missing kid… was a girl.’

‘And if I do the math, her age should match Xylia’s almost exactly.‘

‘Wait, does this mean Xylia Schultz is actually the Sadlers‘ long–lost daughter?‘ Tessa felt her heart skip a beat.

‘No! No way!‘ Tessa’s thoughts raced, panic rising in her chest. ‘This can’t be real!‘

‘I refuse to believe it.‘ she told herself stubbornly.

‘There’s no way that bitch Xylia could ever be one of them!‘ Tessa seethed internally.

Tessa stumbled back into the villa, feeling completely out of it.

Connor wasn’t home, and instead Sonny was curled up on the couch, snacking and watching TV–but it was clear he wasn’t enjoying himself at all.

What a pity. Usually, Sonny’s delicate little face and sparkling eyes were full of laughter, but today, there wasn’t a trace of a smile in them.

When Sonny saw Tessa walk in, he glanced up briefly but then quickly looked away.

Tessa glared at Sonny, her anger bubbling up as she caught the uncanny resemblance between his features and Xylia’s. ‘Even your face pisses me off,‘ she fumed to herself.

Her anger flared up, and she stormed over, snatching the snacks out of his hands and throwing them to the floor.

“Why are you stuffing your face? Everything you eat, wear, and play with is paid for by my husband. If you’ve got what it takes, why don’t you go call your precious mom to come and take you away?”

Sonny shrank back, startled by Tessa’s sudden meltdown. His fear was plain as day.

He was just a kid, and already his eyes were misting over, tears threatening to spill out.

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Seeing Sonny all pitiful and teary only made Tessa’s rage flare hotter.

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Tessa spat, “Why the hell are you crying? Just like your loser mom–totally useless! Completely worthless!”

Sick of the whole scene, Tessa started flinging every snack from the table straight at Sonny.

Sonny winced from the pain and burst into tears, sobbing loudly.

“You’re so mean!” he cried, voice shaking. “You’re not even married to my dad! You have no right to use his money–you’re the one who should get out of here!”

The housemaids, busy with their chores, heard the ruckus and rushed over to shield Sonny.

Someone quickly called Connor to let him know what was happening.

After the maids rushed over and restrained her, Tessa finally snapped out of it and realized what she’d just done.

Her face went ghostly pale as she looked at Sonny.

“Sonny, I… I’m sorry,” she stammered, her voice trembling. “Mom didn’t mean it, Mom just…”

“You’re not my mom!” Sonny yelled, choking up as he cried. “You’re just a bad woman! You don’t deserve to be my mom!”

His sobs only grew louder, his whole little body shaking.

There was a small scratch on his cheek from where the chip bag had hit him, and a thin line of blood had started to seep out.

“Sonny, let me take care of that scratch for you,” one of the maids offered softly.

When Tessa tried to help too, Sonny angrily snapped at her, “Stay away! I don’t need your help!”

Tessa held herself back and stepped aside, forcing herself to calm down.

It didn’t take long for Connor to get back home.

He spotted the fresh scratch on Sonny’s face, and his expression immediately turned dark.

As soon as Sonny saw Connor, he rushed over and hugged his dad’s leg tight.

“Dad, Ms. Schultz tried to hit me!” Sonny sobbed, voice shaky. “She yelled at me and said awful things about Mom! Please, make her leave! Don’t marry her. I don’t want her to be my mom anymore!”

Hearing that, Tessa’s fists tightened with rage. She was itching to drag Sonny over and give him a real beating.

‘I knew it–he’s just someone else’s brat. No matter how much you try, he’ll never be grateful. Total ungrateful little wolf!‘ Tessa fumed inwardly.

Connor crouched down and scooped Sonny up into his arms, his face darkening even more when he saw the

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scratch.

Then he turned to glare at Tessa, his gaze icy.

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Tessa’s heart skipped a beat and she stood rooted to the spot, fear gripping her.

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She’d finally landed the lead in Mr. Schumer’s new show, but thanks to all the recent drama and bad press, she got booted not just from the lead role–the production team didn’t even want her in the cast anymore.

She’d planned to use that one chance to break into the spotlight, but before she could even taste fame, everything went up in smoke.

Now, Connor was all she had left. She had to cling onto him for dear life.

“Connor, I… it really wasn’t on purpose,” Tessa pleaded, trying to sound pitiful. “Sonny was acting up again. As soon as I walked in, he started shouting at me, and I–well, the snacks just slipped out of my hand. I didn’t mean for them to hit him.”

Sonny was Connor’s only kid. Tessa knew she absolutely couldn’t afford to be on his bad side now.

Sonny’s face flushed with rage as he listened to Tessa’s excuses.

“Liar! I didn’t even talk to you! You barged in, called my mom a loser, told me to go find her, said I don’t even deserve Dad’s money–you’re nothing but a wicked woman!”

“No, Connor, don’t listen to him,” Tessa said quickly, trying to sound collected. “He’s just a kid–you know how children make stuff up.”

But the maids couldn’t stand to see Sonny blamed for nothing and came forward to defend him.

“Mr. Ford, we saw it ourselves,” one of the maids said, clearly. “Ms. Schultz came in while Sonny was just watching TV–she was the one yelling from the start.”

Tessa’s eyes narrowed in irritation as soon as she heard the maids speak up for Sonny.

She spun around and fixed them with a deadly glare.

“Do you believe I won’t fire every single one of you on the spot?” she snapped.

“Tessa.” Connor’s voice was cold and clipped, every syllable laced with menace.

Just hearing him call her name made Tessa’s heart drop. “That’s it. I’m screwed,‘ she thought, dread flooding

her mind.

His gaze was frigid, eyes devoid of any warmth–so cold it was almost scary.

“Sonny is my son,” Connor continued, voice like steel. “Just where do you think you can send him?”

Tessa trembled uncontrollably under Connor’s icy stare, fear gripping every nerve in her body.

“Connor, I… I swear I wasn’t trying to send Sonny away,” she pleaded, desperate and barely able to get the

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words out. “I just… I just…”

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She was at a total loss for words; nothing she could say would justify her actions.

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‘Connor’s all I’ve got. If I lose him now, I’ve got nothing left, she thought, panic gnawing at her heart.

Tears streamed down her cheeks as she stepped up to Connor, reaching for his hand with trembling fingers- only for Connor to turn aside coldly, dodging her touch without hesitation.

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