When My Ex's Worst Enemy Became My Sanctuary novel Chapter 128

“Mom, seriously, how much longer are you going to defend Dorothea? She whipped my sister today. What’s next, is she going to stab her?”

“I am never, ever going to accept Dorothea as my sister!” Alonzo’s face was bright red, his anger practically vibrating in the air. “Dad, aren’t you going to say anything?”

If it wasn’t for Latham, Layton wouldn’t be this torn up inside.

But right now, there just wasn’t room in this house for Dorothea anymore.

Even if they let this go, it would always be there, stuck in their hearts like a thorn that would never come out.

He looked at his wife for a long moment. “Elise, what do you think?”

Elise was caught in the middle, so conflicted she could barely breathe. She pressed her hands to her face, tears streaming through her fingers.

“Layton, I know she and I aren’t close, but please... for my sake, can we not call the police?”

“I’ll make it up to Carola, I promise. Okay?”

It was the first time Elise had ever spoken up for Dorothea.

Layton took a slow drag on his cigar. Smoke drifted around him, making his expression hard to read. “We won’t call the police, but what about next time?”

“What if she does something like this again?”

Elise could hardly speak through her sobs. After a while, she finally managed, “I’ll make a public announcement... I’ll cut ties with her in the media. From now on, she’s not my daughter.”

“If it happens again, you can handle it however you want.”

“Dad!” Alonzo was clearly upset. “What about this time? Are we just going to forget it happened?”

With Latham behind Dorothea, there wasn’t much Layton could do even if he wanted to.

And their relationship with the Stephens family was basically over.

He stubbed out his cigar. His voice was low and heavy. “Okay, we’ll do it your way.”

***

Garth didn’t see Dorothea all day. It made him anxious.

He tried calling Latham on his smartwatch, but no one answered.

He tried his dad next. It rang twice before Scott finally picked up.

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