I Quit Being a Stepmother (Cypress Gem) novel Chapter 150

Chapter 150

Rhea cast a sidelong glance at Lauren, who lay crumpled on the floor like a heap of trash. She got up and left the private room.

Someone was watching Arielle and Adrian. Rhea headed to them and crouched before them. “I’ll ask someone to take you to the hospital now. Wait for me at home tomorrow, okay?”

She needed to head back to finalize the divorce with Carter. She had more than enough evidence for

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“Okay, Mom.” The kids were obedient.

“Rhea Ravelle, how can you call yourself a human when you did something so vile? You have no morals or scruples! I can’t believe I didn’t see your vicious side sooner!”

Not far from them, Carter shouted at Rhea while struggling to break free of the security guards‘ hold.

She sauntered over to him. He was pinned with his head held low, so he had no choice but to tilt his chin up to look at her.

“You think this is vile?” She leaned in slightly. “There’s more where this came from, and you’ve yet to see what’s truly vile. Just wait, Carter. Everything I’ve done for you over the past six years and every bit of disgust you’ve repaid me with… I’ll make sure to get even with you, one thing at a time.”

The women in the private room suddenly ran out, looking panicked. Then, they heard Rhea say icily, “From today onward, these people are banned from Primero Avenue.”

While being “escorted” out of the bar, Carter gnashed his teeth so hard that they hurt. He’d never been this humiliated in his life!

“Carter…” Lauren’s voice shook as she was helped out of the bar, drenched from the liquor.

“We have something to do. We should go.” Sharon’s two friends from Draventh turned to leave.

“Wait!” She stomped over to them, snarling, “Why did you two hide and keep quiet earlier? We’ve been friends for years! How could you just watch me-”

“You have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into, Sharon!” one of the women interrupted. She grabbed Sharon’s sleeve and said, “None of those women are to be trifled with. The Draventh Seven are no pushovers! Look, we really need to go.”

They didn’t want to get dragged into this mess!

Carter’s driver, Glen Page, approached. “Mr. Jamison?”

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“Where are the kids?” Carter asked, his expression stormy.

Glen answered, “They were taken to the hospital. Mrs. Jamison sent me the location and told me to pick them up later.”

“Take me there!”

Lauren looked hurt after settling into her seat in the car. “Carter, I’m not afraid of being insulted. I can understand why she would treat me the way she did. Women are all creatures of jealousy, after all. But how could she do that to you?”

Rhea had treated Carter like he was scum. She’d had him thrown out of the bar while being pinned down by those security guards!

Carter looked at his crumpled suit with an ugly look on his face. No one in the southern tri–state area had ever dared to subject him to such treatment! No one!

Rhea was the first. It seemed that she really had stopped loving him.

Carter was so overwhelmed by his anger that it washed out the hint of sorrow he felt. He wouldn’t allow anyone to betray him, especially his wife!

Rhea wanted to cozy up to someone more powerful, huh? As if he would let that happen.

He yanked off his tie and threw it out the window.

Lauren didn’t dare make a sound. She sat there silently for a while before saying, “Carter, I feel kind of sick…”

She was telling the truth this time. She’d had a few bottles of wine forced into her. No one could handle that.

Carter gave her a sidelong glance, seemingly finally noticing that her clothes were soaked through. Why didn’t you retaliate? Why did you let them step all over you?”

“There were too many of them…” She suddenly clutched her stomach. “I… My stomach hurts!”

Carter abruptly remembered that she could be pregnant. He roared, “Drive faster!”

Glen didn’t speed up, though. He said, “We’re caught in traffic, Mr. Jamison.”

He and the other hired help didn’t like Lauren, so they didn’t dare say whether anything was wrong with her.

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