Chapter 92
Chapter 92
He thought, ‘Of course, they all knew Aubree was being framed. How naive I was. As the masterminds behind it all, they were fully aware of the truth.
He had thought they just misunderstood Aubree.
It wasn’t until today that Emery finally saw his so-called family for who they really were.
Breathing heavily, his voice trembling with anger, Emery demanded, “So what you’re saying is that I accidentally ruined your scheme to frame Aubree, and now you actually want me to join in bullying her?”
When their veneer of decency was torn away, the words beneath cut like a knife.
Emery was utterly shocked, he couldn’t believe those words had actually come from his own parents.
“Emery, how can you call this bullying Aubree?” Trevor spread his hands in exasperation, looking utterly helpless, “She’s the one picking on Carmen and defying Mom and Dad. Aubree’s so rebellious, we’re just trying to teach her a lesson before she gets herself into even bigger trouble. We’re only doing this for her own good.”
Alice gave her third son an approving look. “Trevor’s right,” she said, feigning concern, “Aren’t we just doing this for Aubree’s own good? Back when she still lived at home, she’d never have dared act like this!”
With a dejected look, Alice thought to herself, ‘Daxton really was so-called farsighted.” When Aubree was first brought home, she had genuinely wanted to make amends to her long-lost daughter by giving her the best of everything.
But Daxton had cautioned her, since no one knew what kind of temperament Aubree had developed growing up in an orphanage, giving her too much might only spoil her or make her too wild at heart.
Ronald’s face darkened with rage. “That damned brat had the nerve to sever ties with us at the hospital, she must’ve already latched onto the Turner family! You and Bryan have lost your minds, spoiling her like this. You’re only emboldening her to defy us! If she dares lay a finger on Carmen, I swear I’ll make you both pay!”
Ronald snapped, “That brat won’t learn her lesson until she feels real pain! Now that she’s got some skills, she dares to defy the family, give her an inch and she’ll take a mile. We’re asking you to put her in her place. It’s all for Aubree’s own good. Even if you’re not doing it for Carmen, at least do it for her.”
His anger only grew as he recalled that party where his friends were gossiping about that online scandal, making a spectacle of his family. He fumed, ‘That brat is an utter disgrace! At least when we kept her locked up at home, her misbehavior stayed within the family. Now that she’s out in the world, she’s running wild!’
Having achieved her desired effect, Carmen bit her lip, feigning hesitation as she glanced at Emery. “Emery, I know you care about Aubree, but it’s really not safe for her to be out there alone. Whatever the circumstances, couldn’t we just ask her to come home first?”
Back then, Emery never thought there was anything wrong with what Carmen said. He truly believed she cared about Aubree. But hearing those same words now just made him feel laughable.
Emery thought to herself, ‘Aubree already resents them. If Mom and Dad really force her back by clipping her wings under the pretense of ‘doing what’s best for her,’ is that truly for her benefit? Or are they just making sure she ends up loathing them?
‘Back when Bree was still at home, I thought her unruly temperament needed reflecting. But now I see it clearly, it was never Bree who needed to change. From the very start, we were the ones looking at her through prejudiced eyes, finding fault with everything she did.
‘Every word from Mom and Dad felt like a dagger stabbing into my heart, the pain so intense it stole my breath. Their arguments were utterly ridiculous. If it were Carmen starting a club, they’d be falling over themselves to support her. I’d honestly think they’d been possessed! But when it’s Aubree, suddenly she’s ‘too ambitious’? And now, clipping her wings is
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