A Warm Marriage After Rebirth

Ever since she arrived in Aethelgard, Seraphina Sterling had been holding in a simmering rage. Now, she was finally taking the opportunity to unleash it all on Faye Sterling.

A sharp pain shot through her wrist. It was hard to imagine a girl possessing such incredible grip strength! Faye Sterling was furious, but she had no choice but to submit. The pain was unbearable, and she could only answer reluctantly, "I get it!"

"Good." Seraphina Sterling arched a delicate eyebrow but showed no intention of letting go. The smile on her face grew even brighter. "Since you know you were wrong, you should know what to do next!"

"Aunt Kimberly, I was completely in the wrong just now. I was rude, and I shouldn’t have spoken to you with that tone! Please, forgive me!" Faye Sterling was truly terrified. Her wrist was going numb, and she felt that if Seraphina didn’t let go soon, her hand would surely be broken!

"You must respect your elders. That’s a basic duty for the younger generation! You acted this way toward me, and since we’re all part of the Sterling family, I can choose not to be angry. I can overlook it. But what about in the future, when you’re married? If you have this same attitude with your in-laws, do you think they’ll forgive you? The suffering you’ll endure then will be far greater than what you’re feeling now!"

"I’ll forgive you this time," Kimberly Jennings said sharply. "I hope you take this to heart and never make such a childish mistake again! People outside the family won’t be as kind as we are! If you don’t learn your lesson, you’ll be the one to suffer in the future!"

"Yes, Aunt Kimberly, I understand now!" Faye Sterling’s eyes were filled with tears. Her wrist hurt so much! She was nearly at her breaking point!

Seraphina Sterling finally released her wrist. "My mother is generous. Since she’s forgiven you, we’ll let it go this time! But if there’s a next time, it won’t be this easy!"

’Easy? She calls this easy?’

Standing off to the side and enjoying the show, Zion Hale and Wyatt Gallagher exchanged a look and pursed their lips. Faye Sterling had been on the verge of tears from the pain, which just went to show how strong Seraphina’s grip was! And yet, to her, this was going ’easy’! ’Mamma mia, just how bad could the ’hard’ version be? Would she actually just snap Faye’s wrist?’

’She looks like such a sweet, gentle girl, and with that soft voice, you’d think she’s the one who needs protecting. Who knew she was so violent!’

The moment she was free, Faye Sterling bolted upstairs and ran back to her room. ’Seraphina Sterling is terrifying! She dared to slap me and squeeze my wrist to force an apology right in front of my own parents! That living room is just too scary!’

As soon as Faye Sterling went upstairs, Jasmine Faulkner followed her. Faye was her precious daughter! She couldn’t even bear to scold her, and now she’d been beaten like this. Her heart ached just looking at her! The marks on her face and wrist needed to be treated!

With Jasmine Faulkner and her daughter gone, the living room became much more peaceful.

"How did you two end up coming back together?"

Walter Sterling might not be actively managing affairs anymore, but his memory was still sharp. He knew that both of these young men were types who avoided their family businesses. Zion Hale was one thing; the Hale Family already had the exceptionally talented Justin Hale. But Wyatt was the Gallagher Family’s only son, and he stubbornly refused to get involved in their business. Felix Gallagher was said to be driven mad by it—a story that had spread throughout high society! Walter knew all about it, even without leaving the house.

"Seraphina just got back to Aethelgard and doesn’t know anyone in the circle yet," Zion Hale explained, his usual flippant tone noticeably subdued. "And that one from the Sterling family was deliberately giving her a hard time. I was worried my little sis would get bullied, so I came up with an excuse to pull her out of the fire!" Seraphina Sterling had just disciplined Faye Sterling for not respecting her elders, and he had no intention of walking into the line of fire himself.