The Fragrance Queen's Final Note novel Chapter 112

Justin Xylon lunged forward, his face flushed with rage.

He glared at his daughter. How dare she disrespect her elders like this! She was completely out of control!

He then turned his fury on his wife, mirroring his father's aggressive posture. "Dad is absolutely right! This is all your fault! Look at the monster you've raised. Like mother, like daughter. She turned out this way because you failed as a parent!"

Queenie stared at her father, a profound sadness washing over her.

In that split second, a terrifying realization hit her: she had unwittingly stepped into the exact same trap her mother had.

When she had been blinded by love, she had never noticed the red flags.

Now, she saw it crystal clear. Her husband, Zander Calvert, was exactly like her father.

Whenever a problem arose, they deflected blame, belittled their wives, and stripped them of their dignity.

"Get out of my sight! Go kneel in the Ancestral Hall!"

Desmond had nearly passed out from the shock of his granddaughter's insubordination. He had collapsed back into his chair, gasping for air before he finally recovered.

Once he caught his breath, he barked the order.

Queenie didn't want her mother to suffer any more abuse on her behalf.

With her head held high, she turned and marched out of the room.

Throughout the entire explosive confrontation, Zander had stood off to the side, completely silent.

At first, he had been genuinely startled when Queenie opened the box. But once he realized what was happening, he had secretly relished the drama.

He didn't lift a finger to defend his wife.

In fact, he prayed the argument would escalate.

He wanted her to completely sever ties with her family. If she didn't have her maiden home to fall back on, she would have no choice but to rely entirely on him.

The worse her family treated her, the more she would realize how lucky she was to be married to him.

She would finally start appreciating the life he gave her.

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