Chapter 398

Bella’s POV 

"I think mom is gonna hear this." She descends the stairs to report to Hazel who always occupies the living room watching the TV during most part of the day. Before she could take five steps, I grabbed her on the shoulders. 

"Wait!" She turns and looks at me with pride. I sense she is thinking that I'm right after apologizing to her, then my face changes, showing the same hateful glare she had on her eyes. 

"Who do you think you are and what do you think your mother would do to me?" 

She opens her mouth wide in shock, I've never been bold enough to say something like this in the face of being bullied, my usual response has always been silence and walking away. Even when I decided to defend myself, it hasn't been critical like this. 

"You're trying to say mom has no power in this family?" 

"Which family?" I ask with a smirk, driving her more crazily shocked. "Who is a family with you and m