Moss and Joanna came over, their faces tight with a mix of love and frustration. “Jessa.”
Jessa shot them a glare. “Don’t call my name.”
Everything went still.
Lilly stepped in. “Ms. Wade, it’s supposed to be a happy day. Maybe put your temper aside for once.”
Jessa scoffed. “Happy? You think it’s happy that my parents are making Ella their stepdaughter? Now I have to share their love with someone else?”
She stared straight at Moss and Joanna. “Do you even see me as your daughter anymore? What am I supposed to be now that you’re bringing in Ella?”
People standing nearby started whispering. “What’s going on? Ms. Wade doesn’t want her parents to adopt Ella?”
“She’s totally here to sabotage the event.”
“She came in ready for a fight, not to celebrate.”
Jessa was definitely not there to support them. The second she got that fancy invitation, she decided she was going to ruin the party.
Louise looked pretty satisfied with the drama, but she acted like she wanted to mediate. “Jessa, come on, let it go. Your parents can do what they want.”
“Why should I let it go? I’m the real daughter of the Wade family. Mom, Dad, you can’t Ella your daughter. I won’t allow it.”
Jessa said it loud and clear for everyone to hear.
The whole room buzzed with shocked whispers.
Moss asked, “What choice?”
Jessa raised her voice. “I don’t like Ella. I’ve made it clear I don’t want you to make her your daughter. So now it’s me or her. Who do you choose?”
Moss and Joanna’s faces darkened.
Jessa refused to back down. “If you pick Ella, you lose me. Your real daughter. Forever. It’s up to you.”
Now everyone was watching Moss and Joanna, waiting for their answer.
Around them, people whispered, “Can you believe she is causing such a scene?”
“They have to choose between their real daughter and the adopted one. What are they going to do?”

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