The Ex-Wife He Can’t Have novel Chapter 276

If she retaliated, who knew what rumors would spiral out of control?

Connor would likely never be able to hold his head high around his friends again.

Which was exactly why she chose to endure it for now.

"I'm fine," Jillian whispered, trying to soothe him.

But staring at her heavily bruised cheek, an intense wave of fury ignited inside the little boy's chest.

He whipped his head around, glaring at Sienna through his tears, and screamed, "Why did you hit her! I hate you! You're not my family anymore!"

Sienna flinched, completely shell-shocked.

She had never imagined Connor would dare speak to her with such venom.

Killian was never her biological son to begin with, meaning Connor wasn't truly her blood grandson either.

Any warmth she showed him on a daily basis was purely a performance to maintain the wealthy family's image.

Deep down, she didn't even care for the boy that much.

Being publicly defied by him right now felt incredibly humiliating, like her authority was being openly mocked.

"You disrespectful little brat! You need a lesson in manners!" Sienna hissed, raising her hand to strike Connor.

"Try touching him."

Killian's vicious growl sliced through the air, completely devoid of warmth and dripping with raw menace.

Sienna's arm froze mid-swing, her fingers trembling slightly before she slowly lowered her hand.

Reality struck her. She didn't view Killian as her own son, and Killian clearly didn't respect her as a mother either.

But Connor was Killian's actual flesh and blood.

In Killian's eyes, her status as his supposed mother was absolutely nothing compared to his son.

Yet, as the matriarch of the Quincy household, she absolutely refused to look weak in front of a packed room of guests.

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