Swapping a Broken Heart for a New Start novel Chapter 155

I couldn’t believe it. A family this big, this powerful—bullying a little kid who’s barely three years old? I’d heard about dysfunctional families, but these people really took the cake.

The so-called "first family" of the city, and this is how they act? What a joke.

“Camila, all I did was let her get a taste of her own medicine, and suddenly you all can't handle it?”

“Fine, you want to call the cops? Here, I’ll do it myself. Maybe you should call the press too, let everyone see what you’re really like!”

With that, Camila whipped out her phone, ready to dial.

“Stop!”

Jordan Smith stepped in, his face thunderous.

He was still processing what Sarah Brown had said, but his eyes drifted to Lillian.

The little one’s porcelain skin was blotched red in a few places—most noticeably her cheeks.

Everyone else stared at Lillian, shocked into silence by the sight of her flushed and teary face.

Camila couldn’t be bothered to argue any longer. She scooped Lillian into her arms and swept past the crowd without a word.

Sarah Brown and Lightning—their golden retriever—hurried after her.

Only then did Barbara Jones, who’d been hiding out in the storage room, dare to make a sound.

Mason Smith rushed in to help his wife up, peeling the duct tape from her face.

As soon as he touched it, Barbara let out a scream.

Mason, clueless, thought she was just furious. He yanked the tape off even faster.

But the tape didn’t just stick to her skin—it caught her hair too.

By the time it was all off, she’d lost a few strands, and her face was a mess of angry red marks. Some spots even looked like the skin had peeled, stinging sharply.

Barbara was livid. “That ungrateful brat, Camila, she actually did this to me? Jordan, go get her back, now!”

She was ready to make Camila pay.

But Jordan’s expression was as dark as a thundercloud. “Enough! You want to keep this up? Why did you mess with Lillian in the first place? She’s just a kid. Did you even think about what could happen? Isn’t this family’s reputation already enough of a circus?”

Barbara shook with rage.

As far as she was concerned, it wasn’t enough at all. Camila had humiliated her—and taken photos, too.

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