Chapter 23 Iâll Tear Your Mouth Apart!
Caroline leaned casually against the secondâfloor railing, gazing down at Elizabeth with an air of superiority.
Her demeanor, her postureâthis was the confidence of a true mistress of the house.
Elizabeth was livid. âWho are you calling a dog?â
âWho else could it be?â Caroline replied, a faint smirk on her lips.
âCaroline, I see youâve gotten bolder after a few days apart,â Elizabeth snarled through gritted teeth. âDo you really think I canât deal with you now?â
Caroline and Elizabeth had clashed for years.
Elizabeth, the biological daughter, had always targeted Caroline.
Anything Caroline liked, Elizabeth wanted.
Any mistake made, Elizabeth pinned it on Caroline.
Elizabeth took the good; Caroline bore the bad.
Over the years, Caroline endured endless bullying and suffering under the Brooks familyâs roof. Even when she left and married into the Ellison family, they squeezed her for every last ounce of value.
Caroline had tolerated it all, calling it repayment for their care.
But selling her first time to a stranger? That was something she could never forgive.
âSay what you came to say.â Carolineâs tone was sharp. âIf not, thereâs the door.â
âHow dare you talk to me like that!â Elizabeth barked. âFine, Iâll make you regret this!â
Elizabeth had always lorded over Caroline. How could she stand being put down now?
Seizing the opportunity to flaunt her power, she charged up the stairs, hand outstretched to grab Carolineâs hair.
âWhoâs the dog now? Whoâs spewing nonsense? You think being Mrs. Ellison makes you untouchable? That seat wonât be yours for long. itâs mine!â
Caroline sidestepped smoothly. âWhatâs your problem? Acting crazy out of nowhere.â
This was Davidâs home, not hers, yet Elizabeth dared to barge in, yelling and trying to pick a fight?
âHah! Iâll hit you wherever I want, at home or anywhere else! All the times you upset me? Iâll pay them back now, Caroline, youâll always be beneath me!â
Elizabeth missed her first grab and immediately switched tactics, swinging her hand toward Carolineâs face.
Caroline reacted swiftly, catching her wrist midâair. âElizabeth, did you forget your rabies shot?â
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âWhat did you just say?â Elizabeth shrieked. âI canât win gainst your mouth, but Iâll tear it apart!â
Elizabeth raised her other hand, aiming to slap Caroline.
But Caroline had had enough. Twisting Elizabethâs wrist in one fluid motion, she shoved her forcefully.
âAh!â
Elizabeth tumbled to the ground in a heap, arms and legs flailing.
âYou⦠You dared to fight back?â Elizabeth gasped, pointing an accusatory finger. âFine, youâre finally showing your true colors now that youâre out of the Brooks family!â
Carolineâs voice was cold and firm. âElizabeth, Iâm no longer the girl you could bully at will. And I donât owe your family anything anymore.â
Elizabeth was seething. She had come here to flaunt her power, but instead, Caroline had humiliated her.
She couldnât let it go.
âCaroline, Iâll fight you to the end!â
Elizabeth scrambled to her feet and lunged at Caroline
Caroline didnât budge. She waited until Elizabeth was almost upon her, then casually stepped aside.
Bang!
Elizabeth crashed headlong into the wall, stars bursting before her eyes.
Caroline shrugged. âHow stupid.â
Just then, Davidâs cold voice rang out from the entrance below.
âThe only stupid one here, Caroline, is you.â
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