My Mother and Husband Both Chose Her Over Me Chapter 07
Enough!” Talia shoved me away.
My lower back struck the corner of a cabinet before I fell onto the rug
“If you want to know why, ask yourself,” she said. “Depression, depression, depression.
“Who has the energy to keep playing along with you every day?”
“You’re exhausting, Noelle. Everyone has a life, but the moment you feel depressed, the whole world is supposed to stop for you.”
“Playing along?” My voice shook.
Talia laughed. “Stop talking about what happened in high school.
“How long ago was that? Serena apologized.
“What else do you want?”
I struggled against a sob. “I never hurt you.
“I begged Adrian to give you a job at his company.”
“Yes, you got me an internship after begging him for a week.” She spread her hands.
“Serena made one call, and he gave me a permanent position. Then he promoted me to director.”
I stared at her.
“You don’t matter anymore,” she said. “Settle down while the rest of us still have enough patience to keep up the act.”
“Have some self-awareness. Your mental health is fragile, but that doesn’t make everything Serena’s fault.”
Her bedroom door slammed in my face.
In my miserable life, only three people had ever claimed to protect me: my mother, Adrian, and Talia. Now all three had chosen someone else.
Talia had put care into the meal, but I did not touch it.
When I woke the next morning, she was gone. I tried the apartment door and found it locked.
Now that the mask was off, she no longer bothered pretending or leaving me a way out. I gave a hollow laugh, returned to the guest room, and waited in silence.
That afternoon, the front door flew open. Adrian stood there gripping the results of Milo’s allergy panel.
“Noelle, what did you do to hiu?”.
I had locked my bedroom door.
Talia pounded on it. “Come out.
“Don’t hide after what you’ve done. We know you tampered with his food.”
There was no answer.
“I’ll get the key,” Talia said.
Adrian had already kicked the door. It burst inward with a crash.
“Noelle!”
His breath stopped. I lay motionless on the bed, and the blood around my wrist had already dried.
“Nell?”
Talia covered her mouth. Adrian reached me first and lifted me into his arms.
“Get the car. Now!”
