My coldhearted ex demands a remarriage

Chapter 589:

With that, Billie grabbed a fork from the table. Before anyone could react, she aimed it at her neck with all her strength, her intent clear.

Daxton, who had been silently observing from the sidelines, was the first to react. With lightning speed, he closed the distance to Billie and grabbed her wrist before she could harm herself. With a firm but measured grip, he applied just enough pressure to weaken her hold. The fork slipped from her hand, clattering harmlessly to the floor.

Daxton kicked it aside, ensuring it was out of reach before releasing her wrist.

Billie, her resolve shattered, collapsed onto the floor. Covering her face, she began sobbing quietly, her earlier defiance replaced by despair.noveldrama

“Enough!” Shawn’s voice rang out, firm and commanding. “This is the Norris family home, not some dramatic rural sideshow! Billie, you’re a graduate of a prestigious university. Since when did you start dealing with problems by throwing childish tantrums like this?” He looked at her with deep disappointment. However, the memory of her fragile state after losing Lisa softened his tone. Shawn swallowed the harsher words he wanted to say.

Daxton bypassed the sobbing Billie and moved to help Carrie to her feet.

Startled by Billie’s outburst, Carrie didn’t resist as Daxton gently guided her back to her chair.

His fingers brushed briefly against her wrist as he helped her up. Her skin was soft and delicate, like a child’s, yet the weight of her pain was unmistakable.

Before anyone could say more, a hurried voice called out from the doorway. “Mom, what’s wrong?”

Everyone turned to see Lise entering the room in a flowing white outfit, her expression one of concern.

Lise approached Billie and helped her to her feet.

“Lise?” Billie’s tears stopped abruptly as she scrambled to her feet. She pulled Lise close. Billie’s earlier vulnerability gave way to fierce protectiveness.

Billie shielded Lise as though the family might harm her. “Lise, why are you here?” she asked, her tone trembling with a mixture of relief and panic.

“I heard something was wrong, so I came,” Lise replied calmly, though her sharp gaze quickly found Carrie. Positioning herself protectively in front of Billie, Lise’s voice turned cold. “I have no intention of clinging to Kristopher. If you resent me because of my past with him, I’ll accept that. But I won’t let you bully my mother.”

Her words carried a subtle but pointed accusation.

Twisting the narrative, she painted herself as the victim.

Carrie’s eyes remained fixed on Lise, her expression cool and unyielding. She had no intention of arguing in the Norris Mansion, not when emotions were running so high.

Melany reached for Carrie’s hand, gently squeezing it as if to offer silent comfort.

Carrie had endured so much pain—too much for someone so young.

Melany’s heart ached, but she was torn. One was her daughter-in-law, and the other was her granddaughter-in-law. Both were dear to her, and while she wanted to protect Carrie, she couldn’t entirely disregard Billie’s emotions.

Billie, too, had suffered deeply in her youth, and the sight of her now, clinging to Lise, evoked a sense of helplessness in Melany. She had faced countless challenges in her life, standing by Shawn’s side through it all. Back then, she feared no danger or adversity. Yet now, within the small confines of the Norris Mansion, the conflict between these two women left her at a loss.

Shawn, however, wasn’t as patient. His voice was stern as he addressed Lise. “Ms. Nash, watch your words. Don’t overstep and claim ties to this family that don’t exist. The only person allowed to call Billie ‘Mom’ is Kristopher. Don’t mistake your situation.”

Melany’s tone, while calm, grew colder. “Regardless of whether the heart in your chest is Lisa’s or not, you are no different from the underprivileged children our family has supported over the years. Lisa’s organs were donated because of her kind heart. She made the decision to give life to others in her final moments. But no one—no one—can replace her in this family or in our hearts.”

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