Chapter 292
The second Calvin saw Davina’s face, scratched and swollen, he nearly choked on his own breath. “Do you even realize you’re about to marry Barnard?” he snapped, his voice rising. “It’s not like you’re a beauty queen to begin with, and now you’ve ruined your face? Are you just trying to embarrass the Carter family on purpose p>
Davina’s eyes filled with tears. She looked heartbroken as she faced Calvin. “Dad, I didn’t mean for this to happen. I never thought p>
“There’s a lot you never think about,” Calvin shot back. “Seriously, what’s that brain of yours even for? Is there anything you actually do right?” He couldn’t bother hiding his disappointment anymore.
Davina was already older than most brides. Calvin knew just how hard it had been to convince himself that letting Barnard marry her was the right thing to do.
He had planned for her to spend the time before the wedding taking care of herself, at least enough so she wouldn’t look even older than Barnard’s mom on the big day.
Now, not only was all that effort wasted, she’d managed to scrape up her face too. With the wedding less than a month away, there was no chance she’d look normal again by then.
The shame was already weighing so heavy on Calvin, he almost couldn’t keep his head up.
Davina sniffled, then glared at Rosalia, her anger spilling over. “Dad, it’s all her fault. If it wasn’t for her, my face wouldn’t be like this. I p>
Rosalia’s nerves were already frayed. There was no way she was going to argue with Calvin, so she immediately looked to the nearest police officer for support. “Officer, you know what happened. She tried to pin her mess on me. She lied and tried to blame me. I just lost my temper and hit her, that’s all. I know the Carters are powerful, but you need to stand up for me and make sure they don’t mess with me p>
She was blunt, almost too blunt, and her words made Calvin and his family look like some kind of mobsters.
Calvin almost lost it, but he forced himself to explain, “I’ve learned what went down, and you’re not the one at fault here. You can go. I’ll make sure every cent of your Carter family paycheck gets sent to your bank account p>
Rosalia let out a huge sigh, her whole body relaxing.
“You’re generous, Mr. Carter. Not like Davina. First she promised I’d have a job here, then she tried to set me up as her scapegoat. Please. I p>
“Rosalia, enough!” Davina cut in, her voice almost desperate, wanting Rosalia to just give it a rest.
Calvin gave Rosalia a look and she finally stepped away.
The moment they left the station, Calvin couldn’t hold back anymore. He exploded at Davina. “What is wrong with you? Will you actually die if you go one day without causing a scene? You begged Barnard to let her stay here because you said she was your friend, and now look at the trouble she’s caused—this is your friend? How on earth did a petty fight between kids end up at the police station and go viral online p>
The drama from the mall had been impossible to keep quiet, and Calvin had seen every bit of it in those viral clips of Davina being marched away by police, which was why he rushed over in the first place.
Now he was full of burning questions that he had no interest in choking back.
Davina’s voice shook as she tried to explain. “I didn’t know it’d turn out like this. Turns out, the girl Daisy got into a fight with was the same girl who got burned before. And then Camilla showed up with Jasper. When they started talking about suing us, I panicked and p>
She trailed off, but Calvin zeroed in right away. “Suing? Are they still planning to sue p>
“I… I don’t know,” Davina said, completely lost. “I was so busy fighting with Rosalia, I didn’t notice what Bonnie was doing p>
Watching her dumbfounded face, Calvin was honestly tempted to just smack her, but he forced himself to stay calm and turned to Laura. “Do whatever it takes to reach Camilla, and find out exactly what’s going on p>
The Carter family had enough problems right now. If someone brought up Davina’s old mistake of burning that girl when she was a nanny, it would only snowball into new disasters.
Calvin knew he needed to settle everything privately.
Laura shot Davina a glare that could probably kill. Before she called Camilla, she hesitated for a second, then looked over at Daisy. “Honey, maybe we should just send her away for good. She’s not family, and honestly, keeping her here is nothing but trouble p>
Calvin nodded. He had been thinking the same. He’d wanted Davina to straighten out the mess, but after seeing her face so swollen and pitiful, he decided she’d only make things worse. “You handle it,” he told Laura.
He didn’t trust Davina with anything anymore. He just knew she’d screw it all up.
Laura promised she’d take care of it, then hurried off to make the call.
Calvin turned back to Davina. “From now on, don’t set foot outside. Just stay at home and keep Barnard company. And try to get pregnant as soon as possible p>