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Shandie’s back was soaked with sweat by now. “M-Mr. Nightshire…” She could yell at Arielle easily, but she dared not yell at Vinson. Vinson retracted his arm and announced coldly, “I know plenty of people are dying to get my name card, so I’ve never seen someone discarding my name card like trash. Ms. Southall, do you resent me that much?” Shandie’s gaze narrowed in shock. She swallowed hastily and found her voice.
“N-No. It’s because Arielle was outrageous. It has nothing to do with you. I…” “Pick up that name card!” Vinson cut in impatiently. Shandie’s fists balled up at his order. Did he just ask me to pick it up? This is so humiliating! Alas, she didn’t have the courage to go against Vinson’s orders. With an ugly scowl, she went back to pick up the name card and handed it to Arielle reluctantly as the crowd gave her mocking gazes.
She had just stretched out her hand to give Arielle the name card when Vinson seized it. Confused, she turned toward Vinson. He asserted, “Since the Southalls resent me, I shall take back the name card none of you wanted.” With that, he tore the name card into pieces. Shandie froze in fear as sweat trickled down her back. Tossing the pieces into the trash can, Vinson announced, “I heard your family is trying to strike up a deal with our company.
I don’t think it’s going to work. Hence, I shall call off all the collaborations with Southall Group.” Shandie’s face instantly drained of all color. She knew how hard Henrick worked to strike up a deal with Nightshire Group. If he found out she caused the deal to go down the drain, he’d kill her for sure. She started shivering in fear and grabbed Vinson’s sleeve pitifully.
“Mr. Nightshire, please don’t call off the deal. It was all my fault. You can punish me, but please don’t involve my dad and his company.” Vinson wasn’t at all empathic, so he merely felt annoyed by Shandie’s pleading wails. He shoved her away and responded coolly, “It’s too late. Why didn’t you realize it was wrong to steal my name card? Don’t beg for my forgiveness.
This is irritating.” Shandie cowered back in fear. Arielle’s my only hope now. “Arielle, I shouldn’t have stolen the name card from you. You can’t watch and do nothing as the deal goes down the drain! You’re part of our family, too!” Arielle was sneering inwardly. Ha! You wanted me dead back then. Have you forgotten about the venomous snake and vicious dog you let out to kill me? Is this how family treats one another?
Arielle pretended to stretch her hands helplessly. “I’m not close to Mr. Nightshire either. As I’m a country bumpkin, I have no say in this. I think you should go home and talk to Dad so he can figure out a solution.” Shandie couldn’t believe Arielle turned her down. She hissed angrily, “If our family becomes bankrupt, you’ll lose everything. Do you want to return to the countryside?”
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Arielle’s remained cool. I’ll lose everything? No, the Southalls will lose everything. I’ve never been a Southall. I’ll never be one of them as they’ve never treated me like family. Arielle’s heart clenched painfully. She no longer wanted to stay and argue with Shandie, so she turned to leave the scene. One shouldn’t sin if one didn’t want to get caught. Since Shandie stole something that didn’t belong to her, she had to bear the consequences.
As Arielle left without saying anything, Vinson ran after her hastily. “Hey! Wait up!” Shandie watched them leave while gritting her teeth in fury. Look how fast Vinson caught up to Arielle. How dare she say she isn’t close to him? Bullshit! She must’ve said that on purpose to harm me! “Btch! That btch!” Shandie barked out with all her might. On the other hand, Sam frowned in displeasure when Shandie began yelling like a madwoman.
Since she was just an impersonator, he didn’t have to worry about offending the woman. There was also no need to tamp down his irritation for Shandie. At once, he ordered, “Kick this impersonator out!” Shandie glowered at him. “How dare you?” Sam clearly didn’t expect that Shandie would still be so arrogant. Amused, he responded, “Why wouldn’t I dare?” Shandie stuck her chin up. “We’ve signed a contract!
So what if I got the name card from Arielle? She’s my sister! Everything that belongs to her is also mine. Anyway, since we’ve signed the contract, you need to treat me with respect. Otherwise, I shall quit!” Sam burst out in laughter. Shandie knitted her brows furiously. “Why are you laughing?” Sam took Jerry’s arm and massaged his temples in exhaustion. “Explain to her.” After what had happened earlier, Jerry was no longer polite.
He declared, “Ms. Southall, didn’t you read the contract carefully? If you breach the contract, we can kick you out from the film crew and demand compensation of one hundred million. You should go home and prepare the money. Our legal team will be in touch with you soon.” Shandie paled visibly. “What the heck are you talking about?
Why do I need to compensate you?” Jerry retorted, “You refused to go along with our arrangements and refused to put on makeup, among others. That’s considered breaching the contract.” If it weren’t for Vinson, I would’ve kicked her out ages ago! “You didn’t say that earlier!” insisted Shandie. Jerry pulled out the contract and pointed at the clause. “Have a look for yourself.”
Shandie grabbed the contract and read the stipulated clause, which stated that if she refused to cooperate, she had to compensate one hundred million. Instantly, her expression clouded over.
One hundred million! That’s a lot of money! It didn’t take a fool to realize how Henrick would react the minute he found out about it. “I-I…” She grabbed Jerry’s sleeve and desperately pleaded, “I was just joking. I promise I’ll cooperate from now on.”
Jerry shoved her away impatiently. “It’s too late. You can discuss this with our legal team. Take her out!” “No! Let me go! I promise I’ll cooperate and act in a professional manner. Don’t kick me out!” The production assistant dragged her out of the set without hesitation.
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None of the film crew liked Shandie. She had brought this upon herself. Still, if they had kicked the female lead out, who will take over her place? Both Jerry and Sam were caught in a dilemma. The female lead of the movie was a young girl in her twenties who had just graduated from the police academy. Most of the experienced actresses in the entertainment industry were in their thirties.
Nowadays, it was rare for veteran actresses to take up young roles, so the crew had initially auditioned actresses in their twenties. After the news of Shandie being accepted for the role using her connections went viral in the industry, no one would want to replace her. The film had begun shooting. It was hard to get a suitable replacement whose schedule was empty on such short notice even if they used Sam’s name.
Right then, a face that resembled the original character in the comic popped up in Sam’s mind. His eyes lit up. “I have someone in mind!” He dashed out of the set immediately. “Hey, Mr. Sleight! Who are you talking about?” Jerry ran out after him. That was the first time he had ever seen Sam sprinting this quickly. Outside, Arielle was about to get into Vinson’s car when Shandie’s voice rang out from behind. “Arielle! Wait up!”
When Arielle’s head jerked around subconsciously, she saw Shandie sobbing sadly. “Arielle, it was all my fault. Can you please tell Mr. Nightshire not to pin the blame on our family?” Arielle scanned Shandie carefully and realized the latter’s gaze was full of hatred though tears were streaming out of her eyes. Snickering inwardly, she thought, Look at how bad her acting skills are. She isn’t fit to be the female lead.
Putting on a helpless expression, she uttered, “It’s not that I don’t want to help you. Mr. Nightshire won’t change his mind easily. You can get mad at me, but why did you throw his name card onto the ground right in front of him? Also, I wanted to give this name card to Dad. How could you take it away from me?” “You—” Shandie was at a loss for words. Her heart was simmering in resentment, but she couldn’t vent her frustrations right now.
At this point, she had no choice but to bow down to Arielle. She was prepared to get on her knees to beg for Arielle’s help when someone rushed past her. She blinked twice and saw Sam standing in front of them, panting heavily. The director seemed like he wanted to say something, but couldn’t do so as he was short of breath. Hence, he bent down slightly and took deep breaths. Huh? What is he doing?
Oh, has he regretted kicking me out? Is he here to beg me to resume shooting? The most important thing right now is to resume shooting. If I’m still the female lead, Henrick might forgive me this once. I’ll become a popular celebrity after the film’s release. By then, I can earn more than the profit that my family is set to earn from the deal they struck up with Nightshire Group
. Ha! I don’t have to beg for Arielle’s help, then! Shandie grew increasingly excited. As Sam was rude to her earlier, she decided to insult him before agreeing to return. I must make him beg for my return! Ignoring Arielle, she turned to Sam and announced arrogantly, “Look at how anxious you are.
You’re only realizing your mistake now? Let me warn you. I won’t agree to return easily! You need to visit my house and apologize sincerely before I agree to forgive you and resume shooting. Besides that, everyone on the film crew needs to listen to my instructions, get it?”
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Shandie was all cocky now. She would’ve lifted her tail haughtily if she had one. Sam shot her a look full of disbelief as his lips twitched. “What are you talking about?” Shandie furrowed her brows. “I’m talking about the future arrangements! If you want me to return, please show me your sincerity!” “Ha!” Sam sniggered. He glanced at Arielle before looking at Shandie. “You’re wrong.” Shandie was dumbstruck. Without hesitation, Sam ignored Shandie and went to Arielle.
“Miss, do you have any acting experience?” Shandie was speechless once again. Why is Sam posing that question to Arielle? A strong sense of foreboding nagged at her. Arielle’s puzzled voice rang out. “No. Why?” Sam hesitated before blurting out, “Miss, you resemble the original character in the comic that was adapted to our film. I was wondering if you’re interested in taking up the female lead role of our film?”
Shandie’s eyes widened in shock. Wait. Sam isn’t here for me. He wants Arielle to replace me? So I said those words for nothing? At once, Shandie felt her cheeks burning up in embarrassment. Humiliation, fury, and chagrin overwhelmed her.
She couldn’t stop herself from shooting daggers at Arielle and Sam. I can’t let Arielle steal the spotlight from me again and again. She must disappear right now! Shandie kept her resentment in check as she glared at them both for one last time before stalking away.
As Shandie left without warning, Arielle narrowed her gaze. After a brief silence, she gazed at Sam and rejected his offer. “Thank you for your offer, but I’m not interested in joining the entertainment industry.” “Well…” Sam didn’t expect that she’d reject his offer. He immediately tried to convince her. “I’ve been working on this film for a few years. Please consider my offer. We have an excellent film crew and production team.
If you can act well, you’ll definitely bag the Best Actress Award next year. I guarantee you’ll propel to stardom!” Arielle remained unfazed while she shook her head. “I’m sorry, but I’m not interested, and I don’t have time for this. Thank you for the offer, though.” She gave Sam a wave before entering the car. Vinson had overheard the entire exchange in the car. He turned to Arielle and inquired, “This film has potential.
I think it will be a hit, so you should consider his offer.” Arielle shook her head without hesitation. “I’m busy with something else.” Vinson’s gaze darkened. Confusion flitted across his face as he blurted out curiously, “Actually, I’ve been wanting to ask you some questions.” Arielle met his gaze.
“What is it?” Vinson paused for a moment before asking, “Who are you?” Arielle was taken aback, but Vinson continued, “You’re one of the Southalls, but we first met on an uninhabited island. To be honest, I ran a background check on you and found out you grew up in the countryside. I don’t believe that, though. Who are you? And why did you return to the Southalls?”
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Arielle lowered her gaze silently. Vinson couldn’t tell what was on her mind because her eyes weren’t visible to him. Just when Vinson thought he wouldn’t get an answer, she suddenly looked up. “Revenge.” “Huh?” Vinson thought he was hearing things. Arielle stared at the landscape outside and revealed, “I came back to take revenge for my mother.” “Revenge?” Vinson was astonished. He immediately realized who she was talking about.
“Oh, you mean Mrs. Southall… No, Ms. Moore. Rumor has it that your mom committed suicide because she suffered from depression. You don’t think she killed herself?” “Of course not!” Arielle stated firmly. “I don’t remember my childhood clearly, but there are snippets I remember. There are clues to prove my mom didn’t commit suicide. For example, the moment she died, the Moore family became the Southall family.
Also, I couldn’t find any traces of my mom in that house. I’m pretty sure she was murdered instead.” Vinson’s gaze grew dark. “Who do you suspect? Your dad?” Arielle nodded before shaking her head. “I’m not sure. It’s either him or Aunt Cindy. Perhaps they both did it together. I’m still investigating the matter. When the truth is revealed, I shall make sure the culprit gets punished!” Vinson inclined his head.
“No wonder you said you’re busy. If you discover your dad was the culprit, what will you do?” “I’ll make sure he gets what he deserves,” came Arielle’s calm reply. She wouldn’t let him off easily! “Got it.” Vinson stared at her. “If you need my help, just let me know. You don’t have my name card, but you have my number. Just give me a call.” Arielle lowered her gaze. “Thank you.” Strangely, Vinson’s words gave her a sense of security.
Before she realized it, he had become her pillar of strength and support. Vinson inquired, “By the way, do you want me to call off the collaboration between my company and Southall Group?” Arielle stiffened. “Didn’t you say you’ll call it off?” “It depends on you,” Vinson responded, his gaze tender. Warmth spread in Arielle’s heart as she told him, “Go ahead and call it off. Shandie’s too annoying, so I want her to shut up for now.”
“Got it,” answered Vinson with a nod. “If you want me to resume the collaboration, just call me.” Arielle suddenly had an urge to spill everything out, but she only managed a curt, “Thank you.” Vinson pretended to touch his ears impatiently. “I told you that you don’t have to thank me.”
Arielle couldn’t stop herself from giggling. The reason she returned to the country was to find out the truth and avenge her mom before restoring the Moores’ former glory. Before she achieved her goals, she wasn’t thinking of extending her social circle lest her friends got implicated.
Right then, it suddenly occurred to her that it would be nice to have a friend like Vinson. Soon, they arrived at the Southall residence. Arielle got off at the foot of the hill lest someone else grew suspicious. Vinson gave her one last look and parted his lips to say, “Do you remember my suggestion? You should run a DNA test if possible. If you find it uncomfortable to do it at other hospitals, you can ask for my help.”
He made a gesture for her to give him a call. Arielle inclined her head before closing the door. She watched as Vinson drove away. Meanwhile, Shandie arrived home a few minutes earlier than Arielle. Immediately, she went to complain to Cindy.
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“Mom! I can’t take it any longer. I want Arielle to move out now and disappear from my sight! I never want to see her again!” she declared the moment she stepped into the house. Cindy was busy dealing with her secret overseas slush fund, so she replied impatiently, “I know you don’t like her. Do you think I like her?
I told you we need to wait for an opportunity to make her slip.” It didn’t matter whether Arielle grew up in the countryside or not, for she was just a young girl in her twenties. Arielle was young, so it was pretty easy for her to commit a mistake, especially when it concerned her love life. Cindy was already busy finding the perfect candidate to seduce Arielle. Right then, she was irritated by how Shandie was kicking up a fuss.
If Shandie was half as clever as Arielle, I wouldn’t have to do so much. As Cindy ignored her, Shandie grew increasingly antsy. “Mom, it can’t wait! If this goes on, we shall be the ones who get kicked out!” Cindy continued typing furiously on the keyboard and replied without looking up, “Don’t worry. You’ll be fine as long as you shoot your film obediently. Stop provoking Arielle behind my back.” Shandie bit her lips as her face turned ashen.
She had no idea how to inform Cindy about the earlier incident at the film set. Shandie’s sudden silence had Cindy feeling puzzled. The latter looked at her daughter quizzically. It suddenly occurred to her that Shandie should be on the film set instead of at home. She shut her laptop and asked, “Why are you home at this hour?
Are you done for the day?” In response, Shandie stuttered, “Uh, something happened at the film set. I… Uh, they said…” Cindy’s scowl deepened. She knew her daughter well enough to know that something had happened. “What on earth happened!” she demanded sternly. Shocked by Cindy’s expression, Shandie’s eyes reddened as she explained hastily, “Arielle took the female lead role away from me. I can’t resume shooting, and I also have to compensate them one hundred million for breaching the contract.
Mom, I need your help!” Cindy’s eyes widened in shock. “What did you say? She took away your role, and you have to compensate one hundred million for breaching the contract?” Shandie nodded profusely. “Yes, she brought Mr. Nightshire to the set to insult me! Mom, I can’t take it anymore.
You need to help me. That country bumpkin bullies me! After what her mom did to you, are you going to let her daughter bully me?” “Shut up!” Cindy slammed the table in fury. She had lost it at the mention of Maureen. Her eyes reddened while her face contorted in anger.
Shandie knew her mom would lose it when she mentioned Maureen, but she had no idea it would be such an intense reaction. Her body was shuddering in fear, but deep down, she was pleased by Cindy’s reaction. Mom has been living peacefully for too long. I need to provoke her so she regains her senses.
“Where is Arielle?” Cindy choked out. Shandie’s right. Maureen has always been above me. Even though she’s dead, the ladies in Jadeborough have always compared us in secret. I can’t let her daughter bully my daughter. No way!
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Shandie answered, “She entered Mr. Nightshire’s car, so I don’t know where she is.” Right then, the housekeeper knocked at the door. “Mrs. Southall, Ms. Shandie, Mr. Southall is back. He wants to see both of you downstairs.” When Shandie heard that Henrick’s back, her whole body trembled in dread. She tugged at Cindy’s clothes instinctively. “Mom, what should I do? Dad’s going to punish me.” Cindy didn’t even flinch and replied calmly, “That’s good news.
Since Arielle bullied you, I shall inform your dad. He won’t let this slide! Don’t worry. Your dad adores you more than Arielle as you grew up by his side.” Cindy turned on her heels to leave. Shandie was flustered, for she had pushed the blame onto Arielle out of fear. She didn’t even tell her mom that Vinson had called off the collaboration with Southall Group. Shit, Dad’s back. How should I explain? She was sweating profusely when the housekeeper urged, “Ms. Shandie, you should head downstairs now.
Mr. Southall wants to talk to you.” “I’m not deaf. Stop being annoying!” Shandie gave the housekeeper a menacing glare and pushed her away before stalking down the stairs. Fine. I shall head downstairs. Mom will deal with it. I don’t think Dad will disown me just because of one contract.
Shandie caught up to Cindy and appeared relaxed. Downstairs, Arielle had just arrived when she saw Henrick storming in furiously. She immediately knew Nightshire Group had informed Henrick about the revocation of their deal. Pretending not to know anything, she went to him with a concerned expression on her face. “Dad, what happened? Why are you so upset?” Henrick furrowed his brows and snapped, “It’s none of your business.
Is Shandie back? I want to see her and her mom now!” Arielle shot the housekeeper an uneasy look, so the latter immediately scurried upstairs to summon Shandie and Cindy. Soon, they both walked down the stairs. When Cindy spotted Arielle, she immediately averted her gaze and gave Henrick a warm smile.
“Dear, why are you back at this hour? Are you suffering from a headache because you drank too much last night?” “The nerve of you!” Henrick barked out angrily and pointed at Shandie. “Ask your daughter how she offended Mr. Nightshire! He called off the deal with our company out of anger!” Cindy’s lips parted in shock as she had no idea about this. Her astonished gaze landed on Shandie, who cowered back in fear.
“I know nothing. D-Dad, is this a misunderstanding?” “Misunderstanding?” Henrick raised his phone. “I had just returned from work when Nightshire Group called me. The person in charge told me you offended Mr. Nightshire, so they are canceling all collaborations with us! Tell me. What happened?”
Cindy’s shock heightened when she heard what Henrick had said. Clenching her fists, she demanded, “Shannie, what happened? Did you upset Mr. Nightshire?” “No! Of course not!” A terrified Shandie denied instantly. She had already calmed down before getting downstairs. Now, upon seeing how furious Henrick was, she couldn’t stop her legs from trembling.
“Hmm? Are you telling the truth?” Strangely, Henrick calmed down after venting out his anger. He took a deep breath before uttering with an indecipherable expression, “Explain what happened today in detail.”
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Cindy didn’t think much about it as she thought Arielle was trying to sow discord among them. Gently, she urged, “It’s alright, Shannie. Tell the truth. Was it Arielle who got you into trouble?” Shandie hung her head low silently. She wanted to pin the blame onto Arielle with her mom, but her lies could be debunked easily. Hence, she dared not utter a word. Cindy thought Shandie was afraid of Henrick, so she turned to Henrick and said, “Dear, I know you’re protective of Arielle.
However, this has nothing to do with Shannie. Earlier, Shannie came home and told me that Arielle brought Mr. Nightshire to the set to take away the lead role from her. I believe Arielle must’ve said something for him to call off the deal.” She then turned to Arielle and declared frostily, “Arielle, I can’t believe you’re so evil!
Never mind if you hate your sister and took the lead role from her. Why are you doing this to our company? What evil plans are you hatching?” Henrick felt his head throbbing. Still, the slightest trace of sanity that remained told him the usually obedient Arielle wouldn’t do something this horrible.
Holding back his fury, he demanded, “Is this related to you?” Arielle shot Cindy a taunting glance before replying, “Dad, I have no idea Aunt Cindy hates me that much to suspect that I’m involved in this. I didn’t want to reveal the truth, but since she tried to pin the blame on me, I have no choice but to reveal everything.” Her demeanor was cool. Hearing her words, Cindy began to panic. Arielle raised her chin and revealed, “It all started with Mr. Nightshire’s name card.
I’m the ambassador of Soir Coffee, so he gave me his name card. I wanted to give it to you, Dad, but it disappeared after I went out.” “What?” Henrick hissed. “That name card is extremely important. Why didn’t you keep it well?” Arielle didn’t bother beating around the bush. “Because Shandie took the name card without telling me and even used it to gain her lead role—” “Shut up!” Shandie shrieked, unable to stand the humiliation.
Henrick glared at her and barked out, “You should shut up! Let her continue!” Shandie dared not go against him. Hence, Arielle explained how Shandie used the name card to get the lead role. After Vinson found out the truth, he brought Arielle to the set and revealed everything. In the end, the film crew kicked Shandie out.
At this, Arielle exhaled sharply. “After losing her lead role, Shandie flung Mr. Nightshire’s name card onto the ground in anger. Mr. Nightshire was terribly upset and announced he’d call off all collaborations with our family.
On the way back home, I tried to persuade him to change his mind to no avail,” she lamented and gave Shandie an exasperated glare.
Shandie burst out angrily, “Liar! I bet you didn’t even try to persuade Mr. Nightshire to change his mind!” Arielle shook her head sadly. “Shannie, why are you still blaming me? Don’t you know your mistake? We are all family. Why would I risk Dad’s company just to get back at you?”
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Shandie shouted in anger, “No! You didn’t even try to help me—” “Enough!” Henrick roared. He could no longer master his fury and started heaving like he was short on oxygen. Shandie panicked instantly. She grabbed Cindy’s arm and wailed, “Mom, help me! It was all Arielle’s fault.” “Shut up!” Cindy cut in and gave Shandie a forceful slap. Smack! Shandie was stunned by the sudden flare of pain that attacked her.
The slap was so forceful that she could even see stars in her vision. Her cheek promptly turned numb. She reached out to caress her cheek and realized the dental crown she had just paid for was broken. Staring at Cindy in disbelief, she uttered, “Mom?” Did Mom just slap me? Seriously? Cindy held back her guilt and shook her head. “Stop it. You’ve brought harm to the entire family. Get on your knees and beg for your dad’s forgiveness.”
“Mom!” “Get on your knees!” Cindy commanded sternly. Shivering in shock, Shandie trudged obediently to Henrick and dropped to her knees. Alas, Henrick didn’t even spare her a glance. His team had poured in a lot of effort to strike up a deal with Nightshire Group. They were about to sign the contract, but it all went down the drain at the very last minute. It was all Shandie’s fault. Suddenly, he wanted to disown this daughter of his. He would’ve given her a beating, but since Cindy had already slapped her, he couldn’t be bothered to waste his energy.
Henrick announced, “Don’t kneel in front of me. Go to your Aunt Louisa’s monastery to kneel and pray. Six months later, if you have no remorse, you shall follow in your Aunt Louisa’s footsteps in becoming a nun!” Shandie’s eyes widened in consternation. “Dad! Are you throwing me out?” Henrick was too exhausted to talk to her. He waved and ordered the housekeeper, “Pack up her stuff and send her to the monastery now!”
The housekeeper glanced at Cindy instinctively. Parting her lips, Cindy was about to plead with Henrick to change his mind when she noticed her husband’s expression. She shut her eyes in agony and ordered, “Go, help her pack up now.” “Mom! How could you agree with Dad?
I don’t want to be a nun! I want to get married—” “Shut up! You don’t even know your mistake. You should repent at the monastery!” Cindy shot the housekeeper a look, and the latter immediately dragged Shandie out. Even though Shandie had been brought out, her cries could still be heard from afar. Cindy closed her eyes in pain.
She couldn’t bear to let her daughter leave, but she had no choice. If Henrick couldn’t relieve his anger, he might do something even more extreme. Hence, she slapped Shandie first so he wouldn’t beat her up. I wonder if Shandie understood my intentions.
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Cindy opened her eyes and gazed at Arielle viciously. Arielle pretended to not see her. I knew Henrick will lock Shandie up or send her somewhere else. Turns out, he decided to send her to the monastery. She’ll definitely suffer there. Right then, the housekeeper came downstairs with six pieces of luggage. Arielle questioned, “Does she need this much stuff at the monastery? I think Aunt Louisa can provide her with the clothes, right?”
Cindy glowered at her. “It’s getting cold. She needs to bring more clothes to stay warm.” Henrick spoke up. “Sannie’s right. The monastery has everything she needs, including winter clothes. Besides that, she’s not allowed to bring any electronic devices. If she goes there to play games and such, she can’t reflect on her mistake!” “But—” Cindy was about to refute his words, but Henrick shut her up with an icy glare.
“I thought you agreed that she needs to reflect on her mistake, but it seems like you don’t share my sentiments. So did you slap her to put up a show?” Cindy hastily changed her mind. “I’m worried she might get sick. Forget it, then.” Therefore, the housekeeper packed everything in one bag. When Shandie arrived at the monastery and realized there was only one piece of luggage with her undergarments, she nearly lost it. My phone! Where’s my phone?
“Tell Mom to send me my phone now!” The housekeeper parted her lips to reply, but Henrick’s sister, Louisa Southall, ambled out before she could say anything. Louisa had only taken her temporary vows as a nun. When she saw how Shandie was kicking up a fuss, her brows scrunched up. “How dare you kick up a fuss in the monastery?” Shandie shook in dread upon seeing Louisa. Before Louisa became a nun, she was stern to both Shandie and Cindy.
She preferred Maureen to Cindy. After that, she came to the monastery and became a nun. Shandie had no idea what made her do so. “A-Aunt Louisa,” she greeted Louisa as her teeth chattered. Louisa eyed her coldly and ordered, “Come in and pray.” Shandie was utterly disheartened.
She could only place her hopes on Cindy to get her out of this place. When she recalled how Cindy slapped her, she grew increasingly dejected. Mom must’ve abandoned me, her only daughter! I’ve made up my mind. If she doesn’t rescue me from this place, I’ll no longer regard her as my mom! At the Southall residence, Arielle took the letter she had intercepted from the housekeeper. This was the letter Cindy wrote to Shandie.
Arielle bribed the housekeeper to lie to Cindy that the letter had been delivered to Shandie. The future letters Cindy wrote would all be sent to her instead. As the housekeeper was paid, she agreed to help Arielle without hesitation. “Ms. Arielle, I shall take my leave now.” “Alright.”
Arielle waited for the housekeeper to leave before she took out the letter. The letter was scribbled sloppily, showing how anxious Cindy was. Of course, she would be flustered seeing her darling daughter being sent to the monastery. Still, the moment she regained her senses, she’d target Arielle.
I need to prepare myself for her retaliation. Arielle squinted her eyes to read the letter, which explained how Cindy slapped Shandie to relieve Henrick’s anger. She also assured Shandie she would save her soon. Shandie was to listen to her Aunt Louisa’s instructions and not create any trouble there. There was no useful information until Arielle reached the end of the letter.