Billionaire And His Son Betrayed Me: Brothers Back Me Up novel Chapter 53

Xylia was caught off guard as Sonny started hurling wooden blocks at her, hitting her all over.

Her skin was delicate, and soon, small bruises began to form on her arms.

By the time she realized what was happening and tried to dodge, Melanie had already grabbed her hair and was dragging her further into the room.

“You’re going to bow and apologize to Tessa right now,” Melanie demanded.

“Yeah, you have to say sorry to Tessa. You’re such a mean woman. This time you really crossed the line,” Sonny shouted.

Xylia felt like her hair was being yanked out by the roots. It wasn’t until Melanie dragged her all the way to Tessa’s room that she finally let

By then, Xylia was hurting so much that tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.

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“Well? Aren’t you going to apologize to Tessa?” Melanie barked, her tone harsh and unforgiving.

Xylia was thrown to the floor. When she looked up, she saw Tessa half–reclining against the headboard, and Connor sitting on the edge of the bed, looking down at her with open hostility.

Xylia kept her mouth shut, and Melanie, furious, swung her foot at her, trying to kick her.

But this time, Xylia was ready. As Melanie aimed the kick, Xylia quickly dodged back.

Melanie’s kick hit nothing but air, and the force sent her lurching forward.

“Ah, Melanie yelped. She lost her balance and crashed to the floor.

“Grandma, Sonny cried out.

“Mom,” Connor shouted.

Sonny and Connor rushed to Melanie’s side and helped her up.

Xylia stood up by herself, shooting the three of them a cold glare.

“Xylia, you even dare to go against Mom now?” Connor snapped. After making sure Melanie was fine, Connor got up and shot Xylia a fierce glare.

“Your mom tried to kick me. I just dodged. What did I do wrong?” Xylia retorted coldly. She looked at Connor like he was just some stranger to her now.

Connor’s heart gave a jolt, a wave of frustration welling up inside him. “You messed up. Is it wrong for Mom to set you straight? You’re my wife. You-” he started.

“What? Just because I’m your wife, I’m supposed to let you all walk all over me? Xylia cut him off before he

could finish.

Her face was still streaked with red marks, and her hair was all over the place from Melanie yanking at it.

She looked a mess, but the unbreakable spirit in her eyes made it clear she wasn’t about to back down.

Connor just gaped at her, lost for words for a long moment.

But Sonny, wanting to stand up for his grandma, rushed at Xylia to push her away. “You bullied Grandma. You’re a mean lady,” he shouted.

Xylia, face blank, simply stepped aside, letting him rush past her. With a loud thud, Sonny slammed right into the wall and immediately burst into tears.

“Xylia?” Melanie yelled. Not even caring about her own mess, Melanie rushed over and scooped Sonny into her arms, fussing over him, “My sweet boy, it’s okay. I’m here.”

After making sure Sonny wasn’t hurt, Connor shot Xylia a dark, stormy glare. “Sonny’s your son; how could you just stand by and let this happen?” he demanded.

“So what if Sonny’s my son? If he tries to hit his mother, am I just supposed to stand there and take it? If I could do it all over again, I would never have given birth to such a heartless son,” Xylia said coldly.

Her words landed like a slap, leaving Connor and Sonny frozen in shock.

It wasn’t for any other reason; they had simply never heard Xylia say anything so harsh before, especially Sonny.

Sonny was always saying he didn’t want his mom around, but he’d never thought there’d come a day when she’d say she didn’t want him either, or that she regretted ever having him.

Not even caring about his own pain anymore, Sonny looked up at his mom.

But what he saw in her eyes was something he’d never seen before, she was looking at him like he was nothing but a stranger.

A wave of panic washed over Sonny.

But he was still just a kid, stubborn and proud. Even though Sonny was terrified his mom might really leave him, he refused to let her see how scared he really was.

Sonny shot Xylia a fierce glare, his face all scrunched up in anger. “Who cares? I don’t want to be your kid anyway. If I could choose, I wish Tessa were my mom instead.”

With that, Sonny jumped up and ran out, crying.

“Sonny, you’ve got a bump on your head. Let me put some medicine on it,” Melanie called out, her voice full

of worry.

Connor glared at Xylia, his anger flaring up even more. “Xylia, when did you turn into this person? Sonny’s just a little kid. Don’t you realize how much your words hurt him?”

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“So just because he’s a kid, he gets to say he doesn’t want his mom? Once or twice, I could chalk it up to him just being upset.

“But if he keeps saying it, then I have to believe he means it. So if that’s what he wants, I’ll just let him have it,” Xylia shot back coldly.

Xylia shot Connor a look, then glanced over at Tessa lounging on the bed. The smirk on her lips never faded.

“Just like you,” Xylia said with a mocking tone. “Crash at the Ford place once, it’s just dropping by. But if you keep hanging around, guess that makes you Connor’s fiancée, huh?”

“Xylia, enough of it, Connor yelled. He grabbed her wrist. “Are you out of your mind? What nonsense are you spouting?”

Connor couldn’t help but think Xylia was totally off the rails tonight, like she’d gone crazy and was ready to bite anyone who came near.

Tessa’s eyes brimmed with tears, and they spilled down her cheeks as she listened to Xylia’s words. I’m sorry for causing all this trouble.

“Sonny is always clinging to me, so I just come over to keep him company. I didn’t know it upset you this much, Xylia. I’ll leave right now.”

She lifted the covers and tried to get out of bed. But the moment she tried to move her foot, a sharp pain shot through her, and she couldn’t help but choke back a sob.

Upon seeing her like that, Connor’s heart twisted with worry, and he hurried over to stop her.

“Who told you to leave? Xylia doesn’t get to decide what happens in this house. You can stay as long as you want,” Connor said, his tone leaving no room for argument.

“Connor, please, don’t do this. Xylia already misunderstands me. Usually, our squabbles don’t matter, but this is your marriage; it’s too important. I can’t be so thoughtless,” Tessa said.

Tessa insisted on getting out of bed, and Connor tried to stop her, but she wouldn’t be deterred.

In his panic, he blurted out, “Fine. Worst case, I’ll just divorce her.”

Right now, nothing was more important than Tessa’s injury. She was a dancer; if her leg didn’t heal right, it could mess up her whole future.

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