Chapter 111
Bonnienoticedtheincoming slap and steppedbackto avoid it.She then said,“Iremember firstgoingtothecountryside.You slapped me then because Trina framed me forpushingher down the stairs, even thoughshedidit on purpose.
“At that moment,Isworetomyself thatitwouldbethelasttime I letTrinaset me up. I decided that no one couldslapmeifIdidn’tdoanythingwrong!”
“That’soutrageous!What did I dotodeservesomeone asheartlessasyou?You’resuchasorryexcuseofa daughter!”Verawasexasperated.
Harold staredatGresham bitterlyandroared,“It’sbad enough that Bonnie embarrassedherself,but shemadesuch a huge messofTrina’sengagementparty. Everyone will laugh at us over this!”
Yolanda had also grownsickof Bonnie.“Itoldyoushe’s a country bumpkin!Youcan try toteachherallyouwant,but nothing will help. Good on you for not listening to me.Take her backtowhere she came from. Take her as far away aspossible.”
Gresham sighed, approached Bonnie,and raised his hand.
“What, are you going to slap me too?” Bonnie stood her ground indifferently.
Floyd was worried about how things would turn out and quickly texted Ivor to tell him about everything that was happening there. Ivor’s expression grew grim when he read the text and replied,“Videocallme now.”
“Right away.” Floyd made a videocall, and Ivor accepted it.
Almost immediately after,the latter understood the situation. The entire Shepard family had pitted themselves against Bonnie. They were frowning at her as if they could not wait togetrid of her.
It was a heartbreaking sight for Ivor.
Gresham stared at Bonnie solemnly.“You have one last chancetoapologizeto Trina. If you refuse,I’ll disownyou!”
“You’ve never treated me as your own tobeginwith.”Bonnie stared back at him defiantly.
“Why, you-” Gresham was outraged.“Itseems yourefuseto apologize, after all.Ifyoudon’t give a damn about your status as one of the Shepards, thensuityourself. From now on, the Shepards disown you. Crawl back to the countryside andlivetherestof your lifewithyour patheticfosterparents!”
His words upset Bonnie. She retorted, “Watch your tongue! They might be from the countryside,but you don’t have the right to insult them. Although my parents were born andraisedthere,they’re down to earth and have worked tirelessly their whole lives.
“They did everything to provide fortheirkids selflessly,unlike you. You merelycareabout your damn reputation.”
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Vera roared, “Is that the way to talk to your father, Bonnie? You’re such an outrageous and rebellious child. Karma will get you one of these days!”
Although you guys are my birth parents, it doesn’t meanyoucan do whatever you wanttome. You can’t just humiliate me and punish me.”Bonnie swept her gaze across Harold, Yolanda, and the other Shepards.
She added, “Iknow allofyou wanttoget rid of me.YouthinkIbroughtshametothe family. You’ve wanted to chase me out long ago,especially Grandpa and Grandma.Youasked metoputin another request with Orson because you toreuphispainting, but I turnedyoudown.
“You two have detested me even moreeversince.Whathappenedtodayissimplythelaststraw. I knew you guys would think I’m a badfitforthefamily.Well,thefeeling ismutual.I’m more than happy to cut tieswiththefamily. Iwantnothing todowith you all!”
“Fine then!” Harold slammed his cane.“Itdoesn’tmatterifyouthrive or fail inthefuture.Get out of my sight now!”
He was confident peace would returntohis family once Bonnie left.
Trina barely stifled laughter.She knew she would no longer have to worry about losing her status in
the family. Still, shethoughtit wasashame asalife without Bonnie would be mundane.
Even so, Bonnie remained unfazed, saying, “It’s decided, then.”
She turned and barely took a step when she heard Harold’s voice from behind her,“Iwant you to
make an official announcement on Twitter,Gresham. Let everyone know that we’ve disowned Bonnie. I don’t want her future debacles to drag our family’s name through the mud.”
The guests felt a shiver down their spine at what he said.
After the announcement,Bonnie was no longer associatedwiththe Shepards. From that point, nothing she did could reverse it, even if she fell on her knees and begged for Harold’s mercy.