A Divorce He Regrets

Chapter 192:

Before she could stammer out another pathetic excuse, Alex stepped forward, placing a firm hand on my shoulder. His touch sent a wave of calm through me, though my body still trembled.

“Raina,” he murmured softly, leaning close. “You need to calm down. Remember what the doctor said. Don’t let her get to you.”

I closed my eyes for a moment, breathing deeply as I tried to center myself. Alex was right. Letting Adelaide rile me up wasn’t going to solve anything.

The kitchen door swung open, and Dominic walked in, his gaze immediately locking onto Adelaide. His jaw tightened as he took in the scene—Adelaide disheveled and on the floor, me shaking with barely restrained fury, and Alex holding me steady.

Dominic’s voice was low and cold when he spoke. “She’ll be locked up for a very long time,” he said, his words carrying a finality that left no room for argument.

Adelaide’s eyes widened in panic, and she began stammering again, but Dominic didn’t give her a chance to continue. He turned toward the hallway and barked, “In here.”

A moment later, two police officers entered the kitchen. Adelaide’s panic reached a fever pitch.

“No! Wait!” she cried, scrambling to her feet. “You can’t do this to me! I didn’t do anything wrong!”

The officers moved swiftly, their expressions impassive as they cuffed Adelaide’s hands behind her back. She twisted and thrashed in their grip, her voice rising to a shrill scream.

“This isn’t fair!” she shouted, her words laced with venom. “I worked my whole life for this family! You can’t just throw me out like this!” The officers ignored her protests, dragging her toward the door as she continued to struggle.

Adelaide’s shouts echoed down the hallway, a mix of anger and desperation. “You all deserve to die!” she screamed, thrashing against their grip. “Especially you, Raina!”noveldrama

The venom in her words froze me in my tracks. My breath hitched, and a sharp chill ran down my spine. I stepped forward, my voice firm despite the unease bubbling inside me. “What are you talking about, Adelaide?”

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The officer pulling her toward the exit paused at her insistence, his grip firm on her arm as she twisted to face me. Her eyes burned with a rage I hadn’t seen before—red and wild, as if she were on the verge of losing control completely.

“I worked my whole life in this house!” she spat, her voice shaking with fury. “I ran everything. Kept everything running smoothly! And then you came back, and suddenly, it was all about you. Everything revolved around you!”

Her words hit me like a slap—not because they held any truth, but because of the sheer bitterness behind them. She wasn’t just angry; she was seething, consumed by resentment.

I stood there, stunned for a moment, before a sharp, bitter laugh escaped me. Tears pricked at the corners of my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. “Everything revolved around me?” I repeated, my voice faltering slightly as I processed her audacity.

Adelaide leaned forward as far as the officer’s grip allowed, her face twisted into a sneer. “It was supposed to be mine!” she screamed. “All of it! Mine!”

I wiped my face, the back of my hand brushing away a stray tear as I tried to steady my breathing. My laugh this time was quieter, darker, laced with disbelief. “Yours?” I asked, my voice dripping with incredulity. Alex’s hand touched the small of my back, a silent reminder of his presence, but I didn’t look at him. My gaze remained locked on Adelaide, her face a portrait of unhinged fury.

“You thought you could inherit the Graham fortune?” I asked, taking a slow step toward her. “What in the world made you think that would happen?”

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