Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 28

Even Donald and Emilio had never seen this side of Helen, let alone Rita.

Helen had always behaved in a manner befitting a refined and sophisticated woman. Even when others displeased her, she wouldn't disregard all sense of decorum to engage them in a physical fight.

But now, her hair was a mess, and her clothes were disheveled. She looked like a lioness in a raging frenzy. No one dared to approach her.

Emily seemed to have been frightened by Helen's outburst, too. Forgetting all about the game of magic she was supposed to be playing, she started crying loudly.

"Mommy! Mommy!"

It was her cries that snapped Helen out of her frenzy. She released Rita and turned around to stumble back toward Emily.

Hugging Emily tightly, she coaxed, "Don't cry, Emmie. Please don't cry, my sweet Emmie."

"Don't fight, Mommy! Don't fight…"

"I won't fight anymore. I must have scared you, Emmie. It's all my fault. I didn't do a good job of protecting you," Helen said as tears streamed down uncontrollably. Holding the crying Emily close, she started sobbing, too.

Seeing this, Donald and Emilio also felt teary-eyed. They felt as though someone had stuffed something into their chest, making their hearts ache. At the same time, they began to eye Rita with even more darkened looks of hostility.

The pummeling from Helen had left Rita feeling light-headed. Her vision was blurry, and one of her cheeks was swollen red. When she finally came back to her senses, she was infuriated to see Helen and Emily crying together.

How could they cry when she, the one who got beaten up, hadn't even shed a tear yet?

Just then, Rita's husband, Greg Johnson, and his mother, Lisa Tuttle, rushed over. As soon as they saw what was going on, they flew into a rage.

"What are you Shaws doing? I'm going to report you to the police!" Greg fumed.