Chapter 60: Knight in shining amour?
Laura’s face flushed red with anger as she clutched onto her chest, stumbling backwards a couple of steps. She looked as though she could hardly catch her breath as she glared at me with a fiery blaze swirling within her eyes.
As if on cue, I watched as a familiar figure came running over in an instant, the sound of the hurried footsteps echoing in my ears.
"Laura!" The high-pitched voice called out, her voice laced with concern and worry.
It was Stella who had rushed over to her side, her arms reaching out to hold her and keep her steady so that she doesn’t lose her balance and fall over.
"You —!" Laura sneered with a disdainful scorn as she narrowed her eyes into thin slits. "How dare you talk back to an elderly?! At the end of the day, I’m still your mother-in-law!" She yelled in my face, a fierce look masked her features.
A humourless laughter erupted from my throat as I raised a brow at her this time.
"Mother-in-law? You mean ex-mother-in-law," I reiterated this time, my tone carrying a slight edge to it. "Blake and I have separated and I have nothing to do with you or him ever since that day," I stated, my voice cold and distant as we maintained eye contact.
"Aurelia! What is wrong with you? How could you say such a thing to Laura?" Stella butted in before Laura could even say a word. Her brows were furrowed together to form a deep crease on her forehead. "How could you be so heartless and cruel?" She snarled, the words that left her lips were dripping with accusation.
I remained silent, watching as Laura collapsed into Stella’s arms in a dramatic manner, eliciting a soft gasp from Stella. "Blake must have been blind to have chosen to marry you!" She called out in an exasperated tone. "Look at you!"