The Villain Mom Awakens — Going Viral by Parenting on a Reality Show Chapter 256: Renee Jennings, Let’s Get a Divorce

Chloe Murray handed her the signed photo. "Next ti, make sure you keep your eyes wide open. Don’t be the sucker who pays for soone else’s shopping spree again."

Clentine Coleman nodded repeatedly.

Chloe Murray checked the ti. "We have to get going, but let’s hang out another ti. Nina is a great racer, too."

Clentine Coleman asked in surprise, "Really?"

"Mhm," Chloe Murray nodded. "She’s the one who taught , actually, but she hasn’t raced in a long ti."

Clentine Coleman nodded emphatically, her head spinning from the wonderful surprise. "Okay, yes, of course..."

*

Not long after returning ho, Clentine Coleman received a huge package. The sender was Renee Jennings.

Clentine Coleman opened it to find it was filled with all the things she had paid for. She laughed, exasperated, and had soone send the package right back. "Tell her I want every last cent back, or I won’t let this go. Who wants the trash she’s already worn!"

Renee Jennings received the package and scrambled to raise the money. The Lynch Family was wealthy, but Nathaniel Lynch held all the purse strings. Renee felt like his pet, fobbed off with a fixed monthly allowance, unable to get a penny more no matter how she tried.

She and Nathaniel Lynch were not on equal footing.

Renee Jennings grew even more resentful. ’I have to make it big in the entertainnt industry,’ she thought, ’then I’ll never have to put up with Nathaniel Lynch’s scorn again.’

Renee Jennings looked at the bill from Clentine Coleman. In just two or three months, she had sohow spent 8.36 million. The bulk of it was on jewelry.

Because she was in a hurry, and because of depreciation, Renee Jennings only managed to get a little over four million after selling everything Clentine had bought for her. She was still short by about half...

Gritting her teeth, Renee Jennings reluctantly sold her own long-treasured jewelry, finally scraping together a little over eight million.

Her jewelry box was now half-empty, and her heart ached unbearably.

’Money can always be earned back,’ she tried to console herself, ’but a ruined reputation is hard to rebuild.’

When she turned around, she was startled to find Nathaniel Lynch standing nearby, watching her with a nacing expression. Renee jumped, clutching her chest. "Nathaniel! What are you doing? Why didn’t you knock?"

"This is my house. Why would I knock?" Nathaniel Lynch eyed her furtive movents. "What are you doing?"

Renee Jennings instinctively clenched her hands. "I was just tidying up the desk. You’re ho just in ti, I need to talk to you about sothing." A sad look crossed her face as she sighed. "My dad... he’s sick. He needs money for surgery."

Nathaniel Lynch was usually tight-fisted, but he wouldn’t ignore sothing like this.

But to her surprise, Nathaniel Lynch sneered. "Your dad’s sick? I think you’re the one who’s sick in the head!"

"How could you insult like that?!"

Nathaniel Lynch threw his phone at her. "Look what you’ve done! Mrs. Coleman told everything. I asked you to look after Clentine, and what do you do? You scam her out of her money?! Do I not give you enough? Are you that desperate for cash?!"

Renee’s stomach dropped. She didn’t dare et Nathaniel Lynch’s blazing eyes.

She gritted her teeth in frustration. ’I was already working so hard to pay it back. I can’t believe Clentine would be so vile as to run and tattle to Nathaniel.’

"Stop playing dumb. Speak!"

"You’ve got so nerve!" Renee Jennings shot back. "You give a re 100,000 a month! I wanted to do sponsored posts on social dia to sell things, but you wouldn’t let , saying I was embarrassing you! The amount of money I can actually spend is tiny! I can’t even afford decent jewelry. When Clentine takes to parties, I can’t tell you how many tis people have laughed at my outfits! All I did was buy a few things! Was that so wrong?!"

Nathaniel’s finger trembled as he pointed at her. "You’re being completely unreasonable! It seems you’re obsessed with money!"

"I’m obsessed with money? A single watch you buy costs more than my allowance for several months! Nathaniel Lynch, you only care about yourself!" Tears welled in Renee Jennings’s eyes. "I pinch every penny and still can’t afford a few decent pieces of jewelry. The ones you gave two years ago are completely out of style! You’re the one who’s unreasonable! Giving so little money each month and expecting to wait on you and your son like a nanny!"

The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she felt. As another daughter-in-law of the Lynch Family, her sister-in-law, Lucy Sumrs, wore casual outfits that cost hundreds of thousands. Why was her own life so wretched in comparison? She had to pathetically maintain a "frugal and thrifty" persona on variety shows, and any little bit of money she managed to save was spent on custom-made clothes for Nathan Lynch, all to build up her public image.

A throbbing ache started in Nathaniel Lynch’s head. "So you’ve been unhappy all this ti?" He no longer had any of his forr patience for her. The adoration he once felt had curdled into disgust, and he hated himself for having been so blind. "Fine, Renee Jennings. Let’s get a divorce!"

Tears stread down Renee Jennings’s face. "Fine! A divorce it is! But let tell you, Nathaniel Lynch, I’m no pushover like Victor Vance was. You humiliate like this today, and I’ll make you pay dearly. I’ll show you what real pain feels like!"

Nathaniel Lynch glared at her, his expression not that of a man looking at his wife, but at his mortal enemy.

"You dare!"

"What wouldn’t I dare? I’m just a rookie actress. My influence is nothing compared to a National Film Emperor like you! Since you’re the one who did sothing wrong, you should have known this day would co!"

...

Outside the half-closed door, Nathan Lynch stood frozen, clearly hearing the argunt inside. His body trembled slightly with fear.

He rembered how his mother used to argue with his father just like this. His father had been like an enraged lion, his roars sounding as if they could tear the roof off. Back then, he had stood right outside the door, feeling lost and helpless.

Nathan Lynch slowly sank to the floor, burying his head in his arms.

’What’s going to happen now?’ he wondered. ’Is Dad going to get a divorce again and find another stepmom?’

’What will the new stepmom be like? Will she be gentle like Mom, or selfish like this one?’

The two extres surfaced in his mind.

"Nathan, what are you doing here?" The nanny ca up looking for him. As soon as she took his hand, she saw the bedroom door was ajar, with waves of angry shouts coming from inside.

The nanny understood imdiately. She gently patted Nathan Lynch’s back. "Don’t be afraid, Nathan."

"Why is this happening?" Nathan Lynch muttered. "They got along so well before, why are they fighting now? They never fought before they got married. I think..." Nathan’s eyes grew red-rimd. "Marriage is so scary. I hate fighting... I don’t want to get married. Not even when I grow up..."

The nanny’s heart ached for him. All she could do was stroke his head and say, "It’s not like that."

Nathan Lynch insisted stubbornly, "It is. Mommy isn’t happy. She’s not happy at all..."

The door was thrown open. Nathaniel Lynch stord out, tugging irritably at his tie. He froze in alarm when he saw his son, who barely reached his waist, standing there.