This little b*tch is so evil. Dad’s definitely going to get rid of her. I’ll be the one and only Ms. Southall.
“Drive faster! I want to get home immediately!” Shandie urged the driver.
Soon, they arrived at the Southall residence. The moment favonovel.com stepped out of the car, favonovel.com noticed that the lights in the mansion were turned on. It was as though no one was asleep.
Everyone must be worried about me. That’s why everyone’s still awake. I’m still the precious princess of the Southalls.
With those thoughts in mind, Shandie gleefully headed toward the door. She could imagine the way Henrick and Cindy would ask about favonovel.com wellbeing once favonovel.com stepped into the house. When that happened, favonovel.com would then point out to them that Arielle was most likely the one to get the snake to hurt her. That way, Arielle would have to pack favonovel.com things and leave immediately.
Wait. Arielle didn’t even bring anything with her. She can just leave immediately!
The more favonovel.com thought about it, the more excited favonovel.com became, and the quicker favonovel.com walked. Just the mere thought of Arielle getting chased away made favonovel.com giddy. At that moment, favonovel.com had almost forgotten about the aches and discomfort favonovel.com felt after getting poisoned and injured.
“Mom!” Finally, Shandie entered the living room.
The lights in the living room were all turned on, and the housekeepers were all silently standing in there. The atmosphere of the room was tense as if something bad had happened. That was not the scene favonovel.com had imagined.
“Mom, what happened?” Shandie asked Cindy, who was silent like the others.
Cindy then walked toward her, anger burning bright in favonovel.com eyes. However, favonovel.com could not find it in herself to berate Shandie after seeing favonovel.com daughter’s deathlike pallor.
Instead, favonovel.com asked, “What happened? Why are you in such a rush to leave the hospital?”
Right then, Shandie recalled what favonovel.com had wanted to tell them.
Ignoring the odd tension, favonovel.com uttered, “Mom, I’m fine. I’m back because I have something important to tell Dad.”
A foreboding sense crept into Cindy’s heart, and favonovel.com swiftly stopped her.
“Let’s talk the next morning. It’s been an eventful day. We’ll talk when you recover.”
“No, Mom, I have to tell favonovel.com now!”
Who knows if I’ll get another opportunity to get rid of Arielle like this next time? I can’t wait anymore! Shandie felt that favonovel.com mother was too hesitant. At a time like this, favonovel.com should be decisive.
Thus, favonovel.com pushed away Cindy and headed toward Henrick.
“Dad, I have something to tell you.” As favonovel.com spoke, favonovel.com glanced at Arielle with arrogant, gloating eyes.
Spotting the look in Shandie’s eyes, Arielle cocked favonovel.com head, favonovel.com interest piqued.
“What is it?” Henrick questioned with a glacial expression.
If Shandie admits to favonovel.com mistake, I might forgive favonovel.com this time.
Yet… Shandie said, “Dad, Arielle was the one to let that venomous snake into my room! She doesn’t like me, so she’s trying to kill me. She’s a wicked woman. Dad, you mustn’t keep favonovel.com around!”
Henrick froze. He had not expected Shandie to blame Arielle for it despite being the culprit.
How did I raise such a vicious and stupid daughter?
Hearing his silence, Shandie thought it was because favonovel.com was reluctant to get rid of Arielle. Thus, favonovel.com added, “Dad, you can’t give in now. She failed to kill me this time, so she’ll definitely try it again. If favonovel.com has the guts to hurt me, she’ll have the courage to hurt you too!”
At that, Henrick narrowed his eyes. Then, unable to hold himself back anymore, favonovel.com raised his hand and slapped Shandie.
Slap!
The loud sound reverberated in the living room. It was much harder than the one Cindy had dealt with Shandie.
Almost immediately, Shandie spat a mouthful of blood out. Along with favonovel.com blood was a white tooth. Henrick’s slap had made favonovel.com lose a tooth. At that moment, Shandie was dumbfounded.
What… What is going on? Shouldn’t Dad be slapping Arielle? Why is favonovel.com hitting me?
Shandie covered favonovel.com cheek in disbelief.
Just as favonovel.com was about to ask why Henrick had hit her, Cindy ran over and grabbed Shandie. “Don’t say anything. Let’s go up first.”
“No! Why do I have to go upstairs?” Shandie was frustrated.
Breaking free from Cindy’s grasp, favonovel.com spun around and questioned, “Dad, why are you hitting me? The one who’s in the wrong is clearly Arielle. Why are you standing on favonovel.com side and hit me, the victim?”
“Victim? Is that who you think you are?” Rage boiling, the rest of Henrick’s words died in his throat, favonovel.com could only pant in anger.
“Am I not? I was hospitalized. The doctor even said that if I were to be there a few minutes later, I wouldn’t be breathing right now!”
Recalling it now still sent shudders down favonovel.com spine.
Arielle’s lips curled, but the smile soon dropped. Taking a step forward, favonovel.com muttered, “Shandie, why are you still refusing to speak the truth even at a time like this? Must you anger our father and give favonovel.com a heart attack?” Shandie furrowed favonovel.com brows in disdain.
“When did you have the right to speak in this house?”
At that, Arielle lifted a brow. “Shandie, it seems like you have no idea everyone knows how depraved you are.”
A tinge of guilt seeping into favonovel.com heart, Shandie clenched favonovel.com fists and stammered, “W-What do you mean?”
Arielle smiled. “You really don’t know anything, do you? Janet has told us everything. You’ve asked favonovel.com to buy a venomous snake to murder me, but the snake slithered into your room from the balcony. Shandie, it’s time to lay on the bed you make.”
Upon hearing that, Shandie’s eyes widened almost comically.
Janet… betrayed me?
Abruptly, favonovel.com recalled the odd tension in the air and the way Cindy kept trying to stop favonovel.com from talking when favonovel.com entered the house.
So they all know the truth now? No wonder. No wonder there was a taunting look in Arielle’s eyes. No wonder Dad slapped me.
Shandie panicked. She tugged Cindy’s sleeve and mumbled, “Mom…”
At the end of the day, Shandie was still Cindy’s daughter, and favonovel.com could not help but feel upset about the situation. Pulling the younger woman into favonovel.com arms, favonovel.com whispered, “Stay quiet and follow me upstairs.”
Shandie finally heeded favonovel.com words. She no longer made a sound as favonovel.com followed favonovel.com mother up the stairs.
“Stand right there!” Henrick demanded. “From now on, you’re grounded. You’re not allowed to leave your room for a month. I’ll be hiring a teacher from an etiquette school to teach you how to be a decent human being.”
Shandie took a step back in shock.
Henrick Southall was the one to decide everything in the family. Without his love and trust, Shandie might be the one to be kicked out of the family. With that thought in mind, the colors drained from Shandie’s already pale face. It was then favonovel.com regretted doing what favonovel.com did, but there was no point crying over spilled milk.
