Amanda was the first person Adelaide had ever seen who could shamelessly wield mental illness as a get - out - of - jail - free card . " Where are you ? I'll come now . " Adelaide had no choice but to give in . She couldn't let Teresa get dragged into this . Amanda was smug and triumphant . She knew this was Adelaide's weakness , and she fully intended to exploit it . che gave an address , making it clear that Adelaide had to arrive within an hour . Once the call ended , Adelaide quickly regained her composure and calmly packed her tablet into her bag . She glanced over at Reginald , who seemed to be in a video conference . She approached Nathan's desk and explained in a low voice , " Mr. Hurst , I'm going out to gather some on - site inspiration . Could you please inform Mr. Thorton for me later ? " Nathan had noticed her taking that call in the break room , and he simply nodded . " Got it . I'll let him know ." Only then did Adelaide hurry out . Amanda had booked out an entire restaurant . When Adelaide arrived , there wasn't a single staff member in sight . It looked like Amanda was ready for a fight . And that was exactly what Amanda had in mind . As soon as Adelaide sat down , she noticed Amanda gritting her teeth furiously and clutching a coffee cup . Almost on reflex . Adelaide shifted to the side , just in time to dodge the scalding coffee Amanda tried to throw at her face . Having missed , Amanda clenched her jaw in frustration . Adelaide calmly moved to another chair and sneered , " Did you ask me out just to throw coffee at me ? Heh , I thought you were going to pull another suicide stunt . " That hit a nerve . " Adelaide , even if you and Garrett have been together for years , so what ? He fell for my body first ! He enjoys making love with me ! " Maybe it was her mental illness , but Amanda had always been this blunt and crude . Adelaide was used to it by now . The fact that this was all she had left to lash out with only proved she was desperate . " Oh ? If he loves your body so much , why won't he divorce me ? " " That's only because of you ! " Amanda's face contorted with Chapter 20 rage . " Right , because of me . " " You bitch ! " Adelaide sneered , " Amanda , do you think you're the only person who knows how to throw coffee at someone's face ? Let me tell you , when sane people snap , we're no weaker than someone with a mental illness . Want to find out ? " " You wouldn't dare ! " Amanda laughed , eyes full of contempt like she was looking at a stray dog . " You're just a fake that my parents pity . Living under our roof , you have to follow our rules . Do you think you can touch me ? Unless you don't want to be the daughter of the Pierce family anymore . " That was one of the reasons Adelaide wanted to cut ties with the Pierce family . Finley insisted on keeping her around because she had value . But in the eyes of Amanda and her mother , it was Adelaide who refused to leave the Pierce family . Amanda had tried to force Adelaide out of the Pierce family before , but Finley wouldn't allow it . Afraid of her father , she could only swallow her frustration and resort to verbal attacks instead . Chapter 20 But Adelaide had long grown numb to such insults . She smiled coldly. " Let me guess . You went crying to Dad again , trying to kick me out ." Instantly , Amanda's face contorted even further with rage and hatred . Chapter 27