Kicked Out, She Came Back To Rule - Chapter 19: Chapter 19
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"Cat got your tongue, or are you just refusing to back out?" Gemma asked coldly. "I don't care who you are—stop clinging to Tobias. I'm giving you one day to call off the engagement, get out of this city, and never show your face to him again."
Kaia stayed calm. "I'm not saying anything because I actually agree with you. This marriage is ridiculous. Tobias and I don't have feelings for each other, and I'm not interested in marrying him.
"But I owe Mr. Keaton Moreno my life, so I agreed to meet Tobias. If you want to call it off, talk to Mr. Keaton Moreno. As for telling me to leave, that's not your call."
"You talk big. But can you swear you have zero interest in Tobias? If you dare, make a real promise," Gemma said, looking down at her like a queen addressing a servant.
"Do you think everyone in the world is into him?" Kaia snapped, her eyes cold. "And who are you to make me promise anything?"
Then she shot Tobias a cold look. "If you really want proof that I'm not after him, I can teach him a lesson and make sure he can't be with any woman or have kids. That way, you won't have to worry. He wouldn't even be a real man anymore."
Tobias's eyes narrowed, his expression turning icy.
"You've got a sharp tongue. No wonder they say you're trouble. No matter what, I'll stop this marriage myself," Gemma said.
"It doesn't matter who tries to stop it. They're getting engaged tomorrow," Keaton said, walking out with his cane.
"Keaton, you've lost your mind. Letting a woman like her marry my son, huh? Are you trying to ruin him?" Gemma said, still glaring at Kaia.
Keaton turned to his second son, his voice shaking with anger. "Ryan, look at your wife. Can't you control her?"
Ryan ducked his head. "Dad, if I could control her, she wouldn't have left for five years."
"You're useless. How did I raise such a coward?" Keaton snapped.
Ryan looked helpless. "Dad, it's not just me. Isn't being scared of your wife a Moreno family tradition? Don't yell at me—when Mom was alive, you apologized to her all the time too."
"I—" Keaton's face flushed red. He was speechless for a moment before raising his cane. "You're useless. Your brother's way better than you."
"Not really," Ryan said. "I saw him sleeping at the office the other day because his wife kicked him out."
Keaton had no comeback for that. He almost fainted from anger.
After a pause, he glared at Gemma. "I've made up my mind. You can't stop it. That's final. I'm not feeling well, so I'm going upstairs to rest."
With that, he quickly headed up.
"Always faking sickness," Gemma muttered. She was used to his act.
Turning back to Kaia, her expression hardened. "I'm warning you—if you show up tomorrow, you'll regret it."
Kaia didn't flinch. "Whether I show up or not is my choice. You don't get to decide, and you don't scare me."
Gemma's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Is that so?"
Kaia raised an eyebrow and smiled, looking completely unfazed.
Gemma let out a sharp snort. "You've got guts. We'll see what happens."
"Whatever," Kaia said, just as indifferent.
Watching them go at it, Tobias felt a headache coming on.
*****
The next morning, Kaia had barely stepped out of her room when Gemma and a group of people blocked her path.
Kaia stayed calm. "I'm not saying anything because I actually agree with you. This marriage is ridiculous. Tobias and I don't have feelings for each other, and I'm not interested in marrying him.
"But I owe Mr. Keaton Moreno my life, so I agreed to meet Tobias. If you want to call it off, talk to Mr. Keaton Moreno. As for telling me to leave, that's not your call."
"You talk big. But can you swear you have zero interest in Tobias? If you dare, make a real promise," Gemma said, looking down at her like a queen addressing a servant.
"Do you think everyone in the world is into him?" Kaia snapped, her eyes cold. "And who are you to make me promise anything?"
Then she shot Tobias a cold look. "If you really want proof that I'm not after him, I can teach him a lesson and make sure he can't be with any woman or have kids. That way, you won't have to worry. He wouldn't even be a real man anymore."
Tobias's eyes narrowed, his expression turning icy.
"You've got a sharp tongue. No wonder they say you're trouble. No matter what, I'll stop this marriage myself," Gemma said.
"It doesn't matter who tries to stop it. They're getting engaged tomorrow," Keaton said, walking out with his cane.
"Keaton, you've lost your mind. Letting a woman like her marry my son, huh? Are you trying to ruin him?" Gemma said, still glaring at Kaia.
Keaton turned to his second son, his voice shaking with anger. "Ryan, look at your wife. Can't you control her?"
Ryan ducked his head. "Dad, if I could control her, she wouldn't have left for five years."
"You're useless. How did I raise such a coward?" Keaton snapped.
Ryan looked helpless. "Dad, it's not just me. Isn't being scared of your wife a Moreno family tradition? Don't yell at me—when Mom was alive, you apologized to her all the time too."
"I—" Keaton's face flushed red. He was speechless for a moment before raising his cane. "You're useless. Your brother's way better than you."
"Not really," Ryan said. "I saw him sleeping at the office the other day because his wife kicked him out."
Keaton had no comeback for that. He almost fainted from anger.
After a pause, he glared at Gemma. "I've made up my mind. You can't stop it. That's final. I'm not feeling well, so I'm going upstairs to rest."
With that, he quickly headed up.
"Always faking sickness," Gemma muttered. She was used to his act.
Turning back to Kaia, her expression hardened. "I'm warning you—if you show up tomorrow, you'll regret it."
Kaia didn't flinch. "Whether I show up or not is my choice. You don't get to decide, and you don't scare me."
Gemma's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Is that so?"
Kaia raised an eyebrow and smiled, looking completely unfazed.
Gemma let out a sharp snort. "You've got guts. We'll see what happens."
"Whatever," Kaia said, just as indifferent.
Watching them go at it, Tobias felt a headache coming on.
*****
The next morning, Kaia had barely stepped out of her room when Gemma and a group of people blocked her path.
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