Chapter 278

Jenna finally burst into tears. "I'm sorry…" She hadn't even finished when James stepped into the room, unable to hold back. "Jenna, go home," he said. But this time, he didn't come rushing to her defense. Instead, he asked her to leave. Wendy let out a short, scornful laugh at the sudden change in behavior and picked up the files she had just finished packing. Jenna looked resentful but said nothing. Still sniffling, she left the room. Wendy turned to leave, too, but James shut the door behind her. "What now? Are you here to stand up for her?" She sneered coldly. "James, don't forget—Ethan is your son too. You're just going to sit back and let people push him around like that?" James had never been the kind of father who understood how to raise a child, let alone one sensitive to the scars childhood could leave behind. Wendy looked at his stony expression. All the things she wanted to say stopped short at her lips. Because she knew that if James didn't want to understand som