The next morning, Sean Jennings was reading the news when he found out that Aria Sterling had been officially welcomed back into the Sterling family.
He was so furious he slammed his chopsticks on the table, seething with rage.
Just as Iris Jennings and her mother, Shelly Sterling, were coming downstairs, Sean Jennings, in a fit of rage, mercilessly slapped Iris across the face, stunning her.
Iris's head was ringing, and tears burst from her eyes.
Shelly Sterling shoved Sean Jennings aside, shielding Iris as she demanded, "It's first thing in the morning! What do you think you're doing? What did our daughter do to deserve such a heavy-handed slap? What if you'd seriously hurt her? She has a date with Jasper Grant today! How can she go if her face swells up? And have you forgotten the state the Jennings family is in? If we let the Grant family break off Iris's engagement, the Jennings family will be well and truly finished!"
