Chapter 494
Adam’s growing unease intensified.
He reached for his phone, only to find his pockets empty. It suddenly dawned on him
He looked at Carly and gently said, “Carly, let your mom stay with you. I have some
he had forgotten to bring his phone when he mished Carly to the hospital.
nents to review, and I’ll come back first thing in the moming
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Culy immediately threw herself at him, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist, “No! I don’t want my mom here I want you to stay with me, Adam!”
- Adam reached out, trying to pry heroff.
Just then, a sharp voice rang out from the doorway.
“You ungrateful beat!”
Adam turned and saw Mary standing at the door
He was shocked. He hadn’t expected to see his grandmother here, “Grandma, what are you doing h
¦here?”
Carly and Lucy were also taken aback “Mrs. Alvarez Senior…
Mary stood at the doorway, her eyes burning with rage as she saw Adam and Carly clinging to each other. She stormed in, lifted her cane, and struck Adam hand on the back. “So this is where you’ve been, you ungrateful brat! With this shameless woman!”
Adam didn’t dodge. The cane struck hinwith a loud thwack
Mary didn’t stop. She hit him a second time, then a third.
Lucy and Carly were both homified.
Leo rushed in and grabbed Mary’s arm. “Mrs. Alvarez Senior, please calm down!”
Adam looked at Mary in confusion “Grandma, what’s wrong? What did I do?”
Mary glared at him. “Do I really need to spell it out for you? You-
Before she could continue, Carly spoke up. “Mrs. Alvarez Senior, let’s talk this out. Please don’t hit Adam. He’s your own grandson!”
Mary tumed her fiery gaze to Carly. “Who gave you the right to speak? is this how you were raised?”
Carly ined to argue, “I—”
Mary cut her off.“I was only planning to teach my grandson a lesson, but since you’ve thrown yourself into the line of fire, I’ll teach you some manners tool” With that, Mary raised her cane and swung it at Carly.
The cane struck Carly hard, and the cried out in pain. “Mrs. Alvarez Senior, why are you hitting me? Stop!
Mary ignored her pleas and swung the cane down on Carly again and again. “You ungrateful wretch! Celine is your sister, yet you shamelessly seduce her husband! That’s strike one! You cling to Adam, always whining about your heart, yet you’re perfectly fine That’s strike two!
Your family is full of scheming vipers, always plotting against Celine,
e, and that’s strike three! I should just beat you to death today!”
Carly’s face turned pale with pain. “It hurts! Stop hitting mel Adam, protect me!”
Adam iried to step forward, but Leo quickly field bin back “Mr. Alvarez, you should worry about yourself first. You’re not in the clear either.”
Adam fell silent.
Lucy’s heart ached as she watched Carly being beaten. She threw herself over her daughter, slueldhog Carly with her own body. “Mrs. Alvarez Senior, why are you doing this? Stop at once!”
