Chapter 179
Bonnie’s aggressiveness frightened Trina. The latter screamed, “Let go of me! You’re choking me, damn it! Mom, Dad, help! Bonnie’s trying to kill me!”
Vera and Gresham heard the commotion and ran downstairs. The former grabbed Bonnie’s sleeve and pulled her away. “Bonnie, what are you doing?! Let go of her, or I’ll call the cops!”
Gresham prepared to get physical, saying, “Bonnie, are you deaf?! You don’t belong here anymore, so stop behaving so recklessly in my house!”
Bonnie turned and glared at the older couple. “I’ll let go if she retrieves the sweater from the trash!”
“What sweater?” Vera and Gresham were puzzled as they looked at the trash bin. Indeed, there was a sweater inside. “What’s going on here?”
Bonnie gritted her teeth, saying, “My mom knitted that for Trina as a birthday gift. It’s okay if she doesn’t like it, but she doesn’t have to throw it away. I don’t care if Trina is reluctant to accept someone from the countryside as her mother, but she’s still Trina’s biological mother.”
“Is that true, Trina?” Vera frowned. Although she disliked country folk and looked down on them, the sweater was still a personal gift from Trina’s birth mother. If Trina really did throw the sweater away, it would speak volumes about her character.
Suddenly, Welma’s voice sounded, “Trina, is that true? Do you despise me that much?”
Trina turned to see Welma and Gerald. The former felt a sudden pang of guilt.
Earlier, Welma and Gerald waited outside for Benedict to return. After a brief discussion, they decided to enter the house. However, they did not expect to hear what Bonnie said.
Bonnie’s heart raced as she looked at her foster parents, especially Welma, who was on the verge of
tears.
“No, it’s not true! Bonnie’s making things up!” Trina began to sob. “She’s jealous that you gave me the sweater and snatched it from me. She was the one who threw it away. Į got angry and scolded her, and then she tried to strangle me!
“Y–You guys have to believe me. Why would I throw away such a precious gift? I’d be worse than an animal if I did that!”
Vera and Gresham nodded, saying, “We believe Trina. Bonnie, let go of her now!”
Bonnie remained stubborn. “I said I’d let her go once she retrieves the sweater from the trash.”
Trina looked at Welma and Gerald tearfully. “Do you believe Bonnie?”
“That’s…” Welma and Gerald were in a dilemma.
“Trina isn’t like that!” Vera scolded, “We disowned Bonnie specifically because she’s a terrible person who disgraces the family’s reputation.”
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Welma refused to believe that statement. “We raised Bonnie. There’s no way she’s as you described.”
