Chapter 17

At the familiar voice, Bellatrix turned around to see Melanie gracefully walk in, flanked by her assistant. "Well, if it isn't the Homewreckers’ daughter," She repeated, standing in front of Bellatrix this time around and fixing her with a smile that looked innocent, but was anything but that. Bellatrix felt the corners of her mouth twitch. The Homewreckers’ daughter, that was a name she and Regina had called her all the time when the adults were away. It was this little notion of theirs they believed, that if Bellatrix's mother and father hadn't gotten back together after the heated argument they had, which led to his drunken mistake, then, Joe would have been with Regina's mother, in turn, not making Regina an illegitimate child. It was a ridiculous thought and yet, the girls had still managed to degrade her with the nickname. Even now, the name got on Bellatrix's nerves. However, she simply smiled professionally, not wanting to cause a scene and end up giving Cillian the opportunity