6 ##Chapter 6 When the house became a pile of ruins, I watched the workers finish coldly, feeling an unprecedented satisfaction. Just then, the front door was thrown open violently. "What on earth is happening here!" Axel's mother-Mrs. Franklin-rushed in. Looking at the devastated living room, she nearly fainted. "Grace! Have you lost your mind? This is your home!" I turned slowly, my voice ice-cold: "You're wrong! Don't forget-this house was paid for with James family money." Ella immediately threw herself over, tears streaming: "Mom, I'm sorry, it's all because of me... Grace doesn't like me, she's been trying to drive me away, which is why I..." Her voice trembled as she stroked her belly, like an innocent woman wronged to the extreme. Mrs. Franklin patted her hand distressedly, then glared at me fiercely: "Look at yourself! You don't deserve to be a Franklin daughter-in-law!" I laughed-a cold, piercing sound: "Daughter-in-law? Your son slapped me for her sake. Want to see the marks on my face?" Mrs. Franklin was momentarily stunned, then became defiant: "He's your husband! What's wrong with him getting physical over something trivial? It's just a bracelet-was it worth making such a scene?" "Just a bracelet?" I laughed coldly, opening my palm to reveal the shattered jade fragments. "This was the only memento my mother left me. Your 'good daughter-in-law' broke it, and she smiled afterward." Ella's face went pale as she immediately lowered her head, looking pitiful: "I didn't mean to..." Axel stepped forward frantically, trying to grab me: "Grace, enough-calm down-" I violently shook off his hand, my flame-red lips curving upward, my voice cold as a blade: "Starting today, I'm no longer your wife." Mrs. Franklin laughed angrily: "You dare leave? Without the Franklin family, you're nothing!" I looked at her steadily, my gaze ice-cold: "Then watch as you lose everything." She startled, her face changing dramatically: "What did you say?" I raised my hand and, in front of everyone, made a phone call. "Dad, initiate the withdrawal. Starting now, all cooperation between the James family and Franklin Entertainment is terminated." My father's voice was cold on the other end: "Understood." Click-I hung up and surveyed their rigid faces, my heart surging with immense satisfaction. "Mrs. Franklin, don't worry-the divorce papers will be delivered soon." I smiled coldly, my voice low but sharp: "By then, you'll know exactly who doesn't deserve what." I picked up my suitcase and walked out of the ruins with my head high. Behind me, Ella wailed, Axel panicked, and Mrs. Franklin trembled with rage. But I felt lighter than ever before. And you've already lost. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!
