“It’s nothing. I just missed you too much,” replied Penelope. She acted as though she was reluctant to share her story because it would trouble Bianca. “Don’t overthink this, Granny. It’s nothing. Really.”

The more she behaved like this, the more Bianca grew curious. “Really? You can tell me. Did your uncle treat you poorly? Oh, I’m so going to scold him.”

“No, that’s not it. It’s just…” Penelope became even more teary-eyed. “I… Granny, I didn’t want to tell you about this because I didn’t want to worry you, but it’s actually about Ashlyn. You remember, right? She’s the woman I talked to you about before. It’s all her fault.”

Between sobs, Penelope told Bianca a modified version of what had happened at the piano competition in H Nation.

The former made everything seem so intense and painted herself as the innocent bystander who was ever so pitiful. She made Mary and herself out to be the world’s unluckiest and saddest women there was.

Ashlyn, on the other hand, was made out to be the absurd villain who lived only to derive her happiness from Penelope and Mary’s misery.

believe that a simple trip back would

Penelope bit her lip a little as a hint of panic flashed past

“There’s no need for that, Granny. Uncle Ryan tried to protect me and Mom, but Ashlyn is the wife of the CEO of Nolan Group. She’s too powerful, so it’s not Uncle Ryan’s fault that he couldn’t protect us. Please don’t call him and put even more

him if that’s what you wish,” replied Bianca. A glint flashed past her

better head back to my room now,” said

slowly turned into a scowl, and anger seeped out of her

she really think I won’t see through her tricks? She truly

tone she used frightened Matilda a little.

old, but that doesn’t mean she can fool me. She made herself out to be so pitiful, yet she didn’t want

been working for the Yates

hired help was mad at them but was too afraid to complain. Mary and Penelope would deliberately make

the kind of person who would blindly believe anything anyone told her. If she was, the Yates family would not have grown to be so strong in Maredania, nor would its powers be

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