Upon being called, Grayson quickly intervened in his wife’s favor. He stepped forward and began yelling at his daughter, “How could you treat Catherine like this?! No matter what has happened, she’s still your elder. Hurry up and apologize to her!”

Serenity stared coldly back at her father. She used to put herself through hell just to gain his approval, just so he would treat her like he did Aria. In the end, she realized that it was just her wishful thinking.

At this point, she had truly given up on him.

“Apologize? What should I apologize for? Are you implying that I should let her do whatever she wants with me when she starts abusing me? Do you think I should sit back and let her humiliate me and even my mother? I don’t think I need to say out loud who betrayed Mom all those years ago.”

An embarrassed expression appeared on Grayson’s face. Amidst Catherine’s incessant wailing, he retorted, “So what if Catherine slapped you a few times? Why didn’t you mention the things you d