Their Punching Bag Became The Storm novel Chapter 121

Chapter 121 Why Can’t He Take It?

Chapter 121 Why Can’t He Take It?

The more Paula thought about it, the angrier she got.

She couldn’t understand why Edgar was suddenly so protective of Whitney.

Back when Whitney was still living at home, Edgar never really paid much attention to her.

“You…” Edgar was so furious that his hand shook as he pointed at Paula. “With your attitude, how did you ever become the number one socialite in Roynfort?”

Edgar’s attitude made Paula feel more aggrieved.

She wasn’t thinking about Emily anymore.

She lunged at Edgar, pounding him with her fists. “Edgar, you’ve really got some nerve! Now you’re pointing your finger at me and yelling at me? Do you really think I won’t grab Emily and leave?

“Let me tell you, if you don’t get Whitney here to apologize to Emily and Eric, I’m not letting you off the hook today!” Edgar grabbed Paula’s hand, frowning, looking totally fed up.

Watching Edgar and Paula argue like crazy, Emily knew perfectly well that Edgar was the one in charge of the Anderson family now.

Emily thought to herself, ‘I still have to depend on Edgar if I want to survive.

‘At a time like this, I absolutely can’t risk messing up their relationship.‘

Emily couldn’t wrap her head around why Edgar’s attitude toward Whitney had shifted so much all of a sudden.

From everything she knew about the Anderson family, Edgar wasn’t suddenly feeling all fatherly toward Whitney; that much was clear.

There was something Whitney had that Edgar wanted, plain and simple.

Edgar only cared about himself.

He only cared about anything that served his own interests.

Emily could only try to make Edgar see Whitney in a worse and worse light, hoping to chip away at whatever value he thought Whitney had.

She also had to prove that she was more useful to Edgar than Whitney ever could be.

Emily pleaded, her voice thick with tears, “Dad, Mom, please stop fighting.

“It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have upset Whitney… I shouldn’t have offended her and brought shame to the Anderson family. This is all because of me.”

She stepped forward and held Paula’s hands tightly, making sure Paula wouldn’t rush at Edgar again. “Mom, please don’t blame Whitney. It’s been two days, and she still hasn’t come back.

“Here in Roynfort, we’re the only family she has. She doesn’t dare return to the Anderson residence… I can’t help but worry something might have happened to her.”

Emily’s face

something

full of worry as she turned to Edgar. “Dad, Mom does have a point. We really need to find Whitney soon. If

Edgar stens to her out there… then it’ll all be my fault.”

at Emily’s delicate face, his eyes darkening. “Alright, all of you, stay out of trouble for now. I’ll take care of

finding Whitney.”

“What are you trying find?” Chase’s voice cut through the tension as he strode in from the hallway.

He took one look at Paula and Emily, both with eyes puffy from crying, and his brows knitted. Without hesitation, he marched over, reaching out to pull Emily into his arms.

But the moment his hand touched Emily’s arm, Paula shot him a death glare.

Paula shot him a death glare.

Over the past couple of days, Paula hadn’t warned Eric to keep his distance from Emily.

She’d given all her other sons the same warning.

With Paula watching, neither of

of them dared to have

Successfully unlocked! Chase gave Emily a quick pat on the shoulder, the locke

Duo, what are you trying to find? Whitney?”

He let out a cold laugh. “You’re not going to find her. Whitney already said she’s cutting ties with us.

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“And don’t worry about her. She’s living it up at Prestige Manor now.”

His voice was thick with sarcasm, every word dripping with mockery.

Paula’s face darkened instantly. “Cutting ties? Who does she think she is, trying to cut ties with us? If anyone should be cutting ties, it ought to be us, not her!”

‘Who does she think she is, coming from some poor county, daring to cut ties with me?‘ Paula seethed inwardly

Back when Whitney was causing chaos in the Anderson family, bullying Emily, and turning the whole house upside down, Paula had swallowed her anger again and again. She’d never thought about disowning Whitney or kicking her out. After all, Whitney was her own flesh and blood.

But now, after all that patience, Whitney had the nerve to take advantage of it and walk all over her.

Paula was livid. Whitney had absolutely no business claiming she could cut ties with the Anderson family. “Prestige Manor? That country bumpkin thinks she can live there? Is she dreaming?” Paula sneered inwardly. Prestige Manor was a place that even people from the Anderson family could not live in..

And now Whitney was boldly claiming she wouldn’t return to the Anderson family and was going to move into Prestige Manor instead.

“She said it herself,” Chase sneered, his contempt deeper. “Right in front of us, she claimed she was going to invite all those people she’s been sucking up to on the show over to Prestige Manor for dinner.”

Emily, eyes still brimming with tears, nodw

weakly. “Yes. Whitney really did say that. I tried to talk her out of it.

“If she wanted to host those friends from the show, she could’ve brought them to the Anderson family. There was no need to pretend like that.”

“See? This is your good daughte

mighty in front of those big shots.”

Paula, humiliated and furious, turned to glare at Edgar. “She actually acts all high and

But Edgar arched his eyebrow, a sly grin spreading across his face.

“Prestige Manor,” he muttered

under

He pulled out his phone and his

breath, his grin widening. “Good. Very good!”

to leave the room.

“Edgar!” Paula yelled, ready chase after him, but Emily quickly grabbed her arm and held her back.

Emily gently soothed

Paula thought to truly count on.

, coaxing

until she stopped caring about Edgar.

See? The daughter I raised myself, the one who’s always been by my side, is the only one I can

‘That so–called real daughter, the one I never raised, will never amount to anything. She’s so petty and nasty, always letting all her country

ways show.‘

Whitney had no intention of getting back to the Anderson family.

Eric had it coming

She was

Whiting

a taste of his own medicine, and there was nothing wrong with that. digging into her takeout, scrolling through all the online chatter.

The Anderson fan was dominating the trending topics lately, and every time Brandon showed up in public, reporters

mobbed him.

They kept throwing tough questions at him until Brandon couldn’t take it anymore and ended up lashing out at the reporters.

Back in her previous life, Brandon didn’t hesitate to sic his PR team on her, trashing her reputation to protect Emily. Back then, facing those reporters, Whitney was about to lose it, her anger barely contained.

Brandon had shrugged and said, “So what if you get grilled or cursed out a bit? As long as the Anderson family doesn’t get dragged down, who cares?”

Whitney scoffed inwardly, ‘So when it was me, getting grilled by reporters was no big deal. But now that Brandon’s the one under fire, suddenly he can’t handle it?

Just a few tough questions and he’s already losing it.

‘Figures. I was never important enough for anyone to care.

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The Anderson family’s stock prices were fluctuating wildly.

Whitney paused, then closed the gossip app and switched to another one on her phone.

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