“My stepfather is almost the same age as my grandfather. Do you still want me to
call him dad?”
Kenia sighed and said, “l am too old to find someone better. You are young and
beautiful, so you must find a good man to marry. Of course, his background can’t
be lower than the Lloyd family. How about that young man you met at the
banquet last time? Have you had a good conversation with him? He seems to
come from a wealthy family. You must seize the opportunity. Do you
understand?”
Tessa smiled and said, “Mom, don’t worry. I know he likes me, and I am sure he
will fall for me soon.”
Suddenly, they heard a loud bang.
Kenia and Tessa were both startled when the door was kicked open.
The person who came in was Tessa’s stepfather, Jacob.
Since Tessa knew she had no one to rely on except Jacob, she pretended to be
a good daughter. She stood up, walked up to him, and asked with a smile, “Dad,
are you here to see mom?”
But unexpectedly, two crisp slap sounds echoed in the room. Tessa was slapped
by Jacob hard.
The impact was so strong that Tessa fell to the floor, and one of her teeth was
broken.
Tessa’s face was red and swollen, and the corner of her mouth bled.
She covered her cheek and asked aggrievedly, “Dad... Why did you hit me?”
Jacob snorted coldly.
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“That's just a small lesson for you. Pack your things and get out of my house right
now!”
When Kenia saw that Tessa was being beaten, she felt so sorry for Tessa that
she stopped pretending to be sick. She jumped out of bed and shouted, “Jacob,
what is wrong with you? Why do you hit my daughter as soon as you come
back? Have you forgotten that I am a member of the Lloyd family?”
This was Kenia’s usual trick. Every time she had a fight with Jacob, she would
use the name of the Lloyd family to suppress him.
Jacob’s company was not as big as that of the Lloyd family, and he even relied
on the Lloyd family in order to get some projects sometimes.
But this time, Kenia'’s trick didn’t seem to work anymore. Jacob lifted his foot and
kicked Kenia crazily.
Kenia was unprepared. As a result, she was kicked away, and her body hit the
wall with a bang.
Her old injury had not recovered yet. And now, she had gotten another injury.
Kenia was so hurt that she cried hard.
When Tessa saw that Jacob didn’t care about Kenia at all, she cried out, “Dad,
what's the matter with you?”
But suddenly, Jacob spat on Tessa'’s face and threw a stack of Newspapers at
her.
“Look at what you've done! You are so disgraceful!”
Tessa held the newspaper in her hand and looked at it. On the front page, there
was a piece of eye-catching news.
“One secret in Ardlens was revealed. A fake socialite lives a shameless life.”