Chapter 148

Beatrice Wright knew exactly how to push Alexander Barron's buttons. She just had to keep bringing up how awful Laura Dawson treated her, and sooner or later, he’d start to feel sorry for her. Sure enough, her little trick worked. Laura’s full-blown meltdown was enough to make Alexander want to get out of there, but seeing Beatrice looking so wronged made him hesitate. His sharp eyes flickered, clearly conflicted. He strode over and frowned. “Get up. Stop kneeling here.” He knew the more Beatrice talked back to his unstable mother, the worse things would get for both of them. Beatrice looked up at him in surprise, her heart pounding like crazy. He looked like a hero stepping in to save her. “I didn’t tell her she could leave! I said she needs to get out of here crawling! Beatrice, get lost, now!” Laura screeched in frustration. “Stand up. Let’s go.” Alexander didn’t even acknowledge his mom’s fury. He tossed the words at Beatrice and walked straight out. Beatrice glanced at the raging