Called Off the Wedding, Left Him Bankrupt novel Chapter 56

Cynthia's brows knitted together in annoyance at his words, and she rose abruptly to leave.

Terrance grabbed her wrist before she could go. "Cynthia, you and your sister are both your father's children. He can't bear to see her struggling alone. I just want your brother to join the company and help her out, that's all."

She jerked her hand free.

"Brother? Who are you talking about? Roland Brown?"

Terrance's face tightened, and he snapped, "He's changed his name. It's Roland Tremaine now."

Cynthia let out a cold, mocking laugh. "A new last name doesn't change his DNA, does it? Doesn't change the fact that he's Georgette Sutherland's son by another man, does it?"

She knew this was Terrance's sore spot—so she twisted the knife.

His face darkened with rage. He shot up from his chair and slapped Cynthia hard across the face.

For a moment, the room fell silent.

Cynthia grabbed the coffee mug from the table and flung its contents straight into Terrance's face.

Hot coffee splattered everywhere, blurring Terrance's vision.

Cynthia stepped back, putting a safe distance between them.

"You're pathetic, you know that? When you were young, Georgette wouldn't have anything to do with you. Then, after her husband died and she couldn't land someone better, she finally turned to you!"

"My mother's been divorced from you for years. How come Georgette never gave you a child? She's just using you as a stepping stone, and you still buy into it?"

"And now you show up here, what, because the little trust fund Grandma left you is finally running dry? You really think you can wave a bit of cash and buy my fifteen percent of Tremaine Holdings? Keep dreaming."

Terrance wiped the coffee from his face, his expression turning a shade darker with every word Cynthia hurled at him.

"You ungrateful brat!"

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