Thorns Grow After Betrayal (Celeste and Chester) novel Chapter 215

“Hasn’t Joanna always treated you well? With me as your mother, haven’t you been perfectly happy all this time?”

Celia’s face, which had been full of righteous indignation a second ago, suddenly wilted.

Ever since Mom’s accident, Joanna barely paid any attention to her anymore. Celia had even gone out of her way to confess to Mrs. Sinclair that she was the reason her mother got hurt—hoping for some comfort—but Mrs. Sinclair’s response was lukewarm at best.

And in the days she’d been living with Mrs. Sinclair, it was obvious she wasn’t cut out for taking care of kids. She kept forgetting about Celia’s food allergies and always got the wrong clothes ready when the weather changed, so Celia was constantly coming down with little colds.

If she was being honest, Mrs. Sinclair was nothing like her mom when it came to taking care of her.

But the last thing Celia wanted was to see her mother look smug about it.

She stuck out her lower lip. “Mrs. Sinclair is a real career woman—she barely has time for me and Raymond since she’s always so busy. I don’t want to bother her. You're not like that, Mom.”

Celestine looked at her daughter in silence, listening to her try so hard to defend Joanna.

No matter how little that woman did for her, Celia could always come up with some excuse. But when it came to her own mother, no matter how much Celestine did, it was just taken for granted. The moment she made a mistake, it was as if she’d broken some sacred law.

Celestine just smiled faintly, saying nothing.

“Mom, can’t you just stay?” Celia snuck a glance at her mother’s face. “Don’t get divorced from Dad, okay? When I have free time, I’ll spend it with you. I won’t go to Mrs. Sinclair’s anymore. But you shouldn’t be petty—sometimes she misses me and Raymond, so maybe we’ll visit her for a few days. Ow, Raymond, why are you pulling on me?”

Raymond was furiously giving Celia meaningful looks.

Wasn’t it obvious their mom wanted a divorce because of Mrs. Sinclair? Yet here was his little sister, going on and on about her.

He tried to warn her, but she just didn’t get it.

“Mom, don’t listen to her nonsense! I promise, from now on, I’ll only stay with you!”

“Oh?” Celestine folded her arms and eyed him carefully. “And what about your Mrs. Sinclair?”

Raymond hesitated, a flicker of guilt on his face.

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