She Walked Away With His Twins, While He Begged the Ground She Walked On novel Chapter 17

"Mrs. York, I didn't..."

Judith refused to let Quinn call her 'Mom', as she had never accepted her as a daughter-in-law.

The mother and daughter had spent the last four years making Quinn's life a living hell, treating her like a glorified servant. Over time, the constant abuse had worn her down into a habit of submission and endurance.

Her heart instinctively trembled, gripped by a conditioned fear.

Before she could finish her sentence, Judith's sharp reprimand cut her off. "Are you still trying to lie your way out of this?"

"Years ago, when you poisoned Jade and nearly ruined her face, you said the exact same thing. And what happened? Daisy saw you slip powder into her drink with her own eyes."

"The only reason we didn't throw you in jail back then was because your mother spent years taking care of Evelyn."

Back then, right after Miles and Quinn got married, his childhood sweetheart, Jade, threw a fit and threatened to move abroad.

But the night before her flight, she broke out in a terrible rash.

Laying in a hospital bed, weeping delicately, Jade claimed it was from the tea Quinn had brought her.

From that day on, Miles had branded Quinn as a venomous, calculating woman.

She had tried to explain, but why would Miles ever believe her?

On one side was the girl he had grown up with; on the other was the daughter of a servant.

With the maid swearing she saw it happen, the evidence was stacked against her. Her explanations were drowned out completely.

Judith had forced her to stand outside in the freezing rain until Jade was satisfied.

"Get out of my sight!"

Now, that same vicious command struck her all over again.

The atmosphere in the living room grew suffocatingly heavy. The servants kept their heads down, and even Jack didn't dare intervene.

Macy sneered at Quinn from the sofa. "Jade is still having chest pains, and it's all because of you."

Quinn's initial flicker of fear was nothing more than a brief echo of the past. In the next instant, clarity sliced through all her ingrained suffering.

She lowered her gaze slightly, a cold light settling in her eyes.

She was right. She and Miles were getting their divorce papers next week, and her mother would be discharged from the hospital soon.

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