Divorced and Pregnant My New Life with a Billionaire Drives My Ex Crazy novel Chapter 225

Wiona looked straight into Grandma Grace’s eyes and spoke in a steady voice. “Grandma Grace, please don’t put your life on my shoulders anymore. I can’t carry that kind of weight. And about what you did to me before, I doubt you want the whole country to hear about it.”

Shock flashed across Grandma Grace’s face. Her hand shook as she pointed at Wiona. “You… you’re threatening me?”

“Wiona, since you married into our family, I’ve always treated you fair.”

Right then, Grandma Grace dropped all pretense. If Wiona wouldn’t go along with her wishes, she was nothing but a traitor. Grandma Grace felt she’d already humbled herself enough, even letting go of her pride just to convince Wiona to stay. But Wiona just kept turning her down, again and again, making things worse each time. Bitterness started to build in her heart.

Wiona opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, Jean suddenly dropped to her knees with a thud.

“Wiona, please, I’m begging you,” Jean pleaded. “She can’t handle any more stress. The Salisbury family can’t take any more chaos right now. Please, I’m begging you.”

Jean kept glancing at Wiona, not to force her, but out of real fear that Grandma Grace might not survive another shock.

Wiona swallowed her words. She stayed silent, dropped what she was holding, and walked away. Jean hurried after her.

“Tell me, what do you really want?” Wiona asked quickly. “You know if it weren’t for Dr. Monroe, I wouldn’t have given in earlier.”

Jean’s eyes were red from crying. “I know. Thank you for not saying more back there. But you don’t want Grandma Grace to die because of you, do you? She’s already running on empty. After everything that’s happened lately, even I don’t know how much time she has left. The doctors said three to six months, but now that sounds impossible. If your words just now had pushed her over the edge, could you live with that? Yes, Grandma Grace hurt you, but she was right about one thing. She really cared about you. She liked you, that’s why she wanted you in the Salisbury family.”

Wiona let out a cold laugh.

“Cared about me? Is that what you call controlling me, forcing me to give up my career as an artist, and keeping me trapped in the Salisbury family forever? And honestly, I don’t need her ‘care.’ It’s too much for me.”

Wiona had been sincere with Grandma Grace too. She’d compromised over and over, even fought with Jace and put off the divorce for Grandma Grace’s sake. She’d stayed up late to design that jewelry set herself. Every time she went back to the Salisbury estate, she knew she’d get nothing but grief, but she still chose to be there, just to avoid disappointing her. Was her own sincerity worthless? All she got was constant manipulation and being forced to back down time after time.

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