Divorce Him, Then Dazzle novel Chapter 79

Camilla didn’t say another word. She hung up and went to the bathroom to freshen up.

When she and Latonia reached the police station, Lean and Adah were already there waiting for them.

“Don’t you take another step,” Lean called out. “If you go in there, just wait and see what I’ll do.”

Latonia stepped protectively in front of Camilla, her brows creasing in frustration. “What matters more to you, her safety or your pride? Aren’t you taking things too far?”

“This is our family’s business. Who are you to butt in?” Adah snapped back. “Maybe she turned out this way because she’s been hanging out with people like you!”

Camilla tugged lightly at Latonia’s sleeve and shook her head, voice soft. “Don’t. I’m fine. Don’t fight with them.”

Latonia could see how worn out she looked, and her heart ached a little. “Alright. Let’s just go inside.”

Lean, the head of the family, had never been challenged like this before. For a moment, his anger simmered down into something colder. The daughter he’d raised since childhood, once quiet and obedient, was now standing her ground against him.

He looked her in the eye. “Your mother and I talked it over. If you really insist on going through with this, then we don’t want a daughter like you. From now on, you live your life, we’ll live ours. Don’t expect anything from us anymore.”

Lean and Adah had always taken pride in who they were. University professors. Respected teachers, shaping future generations. Parents like them were supposed to be a source of pride, not shame.

“Think it over,” Adah told Camilla. “If you leave us, you’ll be all alone. Do you really believe Daniel married you for yourself? It was our family he cared about.”

Lean shook his head. “Why waste your breath on her? All that money we spent on her over the years, just treat it like charity. Guess we were fools for raising someone who would turn out like this.”

Camilla gave a small, almost tired smile.

“I started earning scholarships as a kid. By the time I was in middle and high school, school awards covered my tuition and even came with serious prize money.”