BuzzNovelIlleana struggled to her feet, trembling, her hair a tangled mess, streaks of mascara running down her cheeks.
She looked as disheveled as anyone could imagine.
“Dad...” Her voice was choked with tears, but instead of the comfort she hoped for, a sharp slap echoed through
the room.
“You're an absolute disgrace.”
Her head snapped to the side from the force of the blow. Clutching her cheek, she stared at him in disbelief. All
her life, the Mortons had treated her like a precious jewel-she’d never even been spoken to harshly, let alone
struck. Yet today, her own father had slapped her.
She was the victim here! She was the one who should be angry, who deserved sympathy!
But now, afraid to speak or even look up, she just held her face, her body shaking even harder.
“If I'd known you'd embarrasslike this, | never would've taken you back!”
Illeana jerked her head up, her eyes brimming with hurt. “Dad, it was an accident. | was scared too!”
“You let a dumb animal scare you into this mess, and you expectto believe you're good for anything? Why
doesn’t Alessia fall apart like this? Look at yourself-do you have any idea how much shyou've brought on
the Scott family? You're no better than those street women from the slums!”
“Alessia! Always Alessia!” lleana’s fists clenched, all her resentment buried deep
inside.
Her eyes rimmed red, she choked out, “Dad, I'm sorry, | promise it won't happen again. I... | was chased by a dog
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtwhen | was little, | just- I'm scared... but | swear, it won't happen again.”
“If you mess up one more time, I'll send you right back to where you cfrom!” Scott spat. He regretted ever
thinking Ileana was easy to control-she looked shrewd, but in reality, she was nothing but foolish and spiteful.
At least Alessia, for all her stubbornness, wasn't liable to cause this much trouble.
The more he looked at Ileana, the more annoyed he became. With a final glare, Scott stormed out.
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The door slammed shut, making lleana flinch. Terror seized her; if she lost Scott's trust, her carefully
orchestrated return to the family would crumble to dust.
Visions of that cramped, sour-smelling apartment she’d once called hswelled. in her mind, feeding her
panic.
No. No, | can’t go back! | won't!
Her mind raced for solutions, high heels clicking frantically on the polished floor. Spotting her last hope, Ileana
reached out, desperation and pleading in her eyes.
“Mom...” Her voice was shrill, almost broken.
Yvonne paused, turning back. She took lleana’s hand for the briefest moment, and lleana’s face brightened-until
Yvonne's cold gaze cut right through her. With a sharp tug, Yvonne wrenched her hand away, sending Ileana
stumbling to the floor, her hopeful smile frozen in place.
“Mom?”
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The door opened and closed again. This time, Illeana didn’t flinch. She knelt there, alone, her expression twisted
with despair.
A bitter laugh escaped her lips, growing louder and more frantic until she was gasping for breath and tears
blurred her vision.
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