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Connor replied, “People will learn about our situation sooner or later. Do you think you can keep that a secret for life?”

He was ready to return to life at the bottom of society, but Olivia wasn’t prepared for that yet. “In any case, I’m not moving out of here. You move out if you want.”

Connor replied, “I’ve paid Brian a year’s worth of rent. Just go live on the streets if you’re not moving out of here!” He didn’t care whether she was moving out of here anymore, because the place he rented happened to be near his second home, which would make it easy for him to take care of his son in the future.

Olivia sat on the bed, shedding tears of anger while looking at the duplex apartment. How beautiful and luxurious it is! Not to mention that the chandelier was bought for several thousand.

As Connor packed their belongings, he called the furniture seller and asked them to take the furniture away tomorrow morning. Since they couldn’t take these items of furniture away with them, they had no choice but to sell them off cheaply as second-hand ones.

Selena also returned to her room before sitting down and looking at the room of about 500 square feet. She thought of how she would have to stay in a tiny rented house and live in straitened circumstances after this. If her friends were to learn that she was suddenly no longer a rich lady, they would only look down on her. She dared not even get in touch with them now because she feared that they would laugh at her when they met. They would show off their luxury handbags and branded fashion items, but she would always be carrying used handbags and wearing out-of-season clothes. Her parents were old, yet she had accomplished nothing and didn’t even have a decent job at the moment. All of a sudden, she felt so stressed out that she wished she could run away.

The Aguirres couldn’t sleep on their last night staying in the house. The next morning, the furniture seller came to the Aguirre Residence and set the prices of the pieces of furniture, which were eventually sold at 20,000. After receiving the payment, Connor called a mover to get a truck over before the family packed their belongings and got into the truck.

Having moved everything, Olivia, Selena, and Connor got into the truck’s trunk and headed for the rented house.

Their rented house was on the fifth floor of a self-built housing complex with no elevator. After moving everything into the house, Selena stood in front of her room and was instantly stupefied. Her room was even smaller than her previous closet. It only had a small bed and a cheap and small wardrobe beside it that couldn’t store many clothes; moreover, the room stank of mold. She looked at her parents’ bedroom, which was also very small.

The house had three bedrooms, but the bedrooms were all very small, and even the living room had poor lighting. It really had nothing good about it apart from being cheap.

Connor began cleaning the house, whereas Olivia clapped her hand over her nose. Looking at the dust in the air, she complained in a loud voice, “This house isn’t even habitable!”

Selena suddenly burst into tears, saying, “Dad, I don’t want to live here. This place is too shabby.”

Looking at his daughter, Connor was overwhelmed with regret. He had treated her like a princess after getting rich back then. As a result, she grew up to act like a princess despite not being one. “Lena, don’t be picky anymore in our current circumstances,” he said in an attempt to advise her.

Olivia looked at Selena while feeling terribly sorry for her. When has Lena ever suffered like this?

“I’m not staying here! This is no place for human beings at all,” Selena said angrily. She picked up her bag, saying, “I’m staying at my friend’s place for a couple of days.”

She left in a huff, but Connor didn’t bother to care about her. After all, she was already an adult, so he could no longer do anything about her.

Olivia eventually resigned herself to their fate. After helping Connor with the cleaning, she looked at the small kitchen and wasn’t even in the mood to cook. “Connor, let’s eat out for dinner!” She was too lazy to cook.

However, Connor replied with a frosty expression, “How can we afford to eat out every day now? We’ll go shopping for groceries in a while. From now on, we’ll cook at home.”

Olivia’s chest heaved up and down in anger. She felt that her husband had now become a very stingy skinflint, and she could predict that their lives would definitely be difficult from now on.

Selena took a cab back to the downtown area with her bag in her hand. After entering a cafe, she called one of her friends, wanting to stay with her for some time. “Hey, Stefanie! What have you been doing lately?”

“I just went fishing at sea with a couple of friends! What about you? How are you doing lately?”

“I just came back from traveling overseas! I just want to ask you out for a gathering or something.”

“Which country did you go to?”

“Dansbury.”

“Then you must’ve had a great time! I’m not in town right now, so let’s meet up next time!”

“Alright then, we’ll meet up next time.” Selena hung up the phone. After looking out the window guiltily, she called another friend. “Melissa, what are you doing right now?”

“I’m with my boyfriend. What about you?”

“You have a boyfriend? How come I didn’t know that?”

“I just started going out with him a few days ago. We’re still in the first flush of our relationship and are now traveling in Estrea. What have you been up to these days?”

“I-I’m at home. I just came back from abroad, too.”

“Oh! I saw a handbag you liked that wasn’t available in the country last time. Do you want me to buy it for you? It’s about 3,000 bucks cheaper over here. If you want it, I can bring it to you when I come back.”

Selena hurriedly replied, “No, you don’t have to. I don’t like the bag anymore. I’ll see.”

“Would you like me to take pictures for you at the special counter, then? If there’s a bag that catches your fancy, I can bring it back to you.”

“I don’t feel like buying handbags lately. Anyways, have fun with your boyfriend,” Selena said. After hanging up the phone, she let out a sigh. At this very moment, she really feared that these friends would find out about her current situation; perhaps they would come together and laugh at her. She used to be considered wealthier among them, but now she had nothing left to her name, whereas they were living a comfortable life.

Selena couldn’t help but close her eyes. She decided to call Charlie, the big fatso who was over 220 pounds and the rich dandy whom she looked down upon from the bottom of her heart. At this very moment, the thought that she would have to go back to her father’s rented apartment made her feel uncomfortable all over. She would rather suck up to Charlie and stay overnight at his house than go home.

She then called Charlie, who quickly answered the phone call and expressed his surprise at this. “You remembered me at last, Lena. What’s the matter? How are you doing these days?”

Selena voluntarily played up to him, saying, “I’m doing fine, Mr. Dune. It’s just that I’m kind of bored lately. I wonder if you’ve got a party or something that I can join.”

“There’s one! There’s a private electronic music festival tonight. You wanna come over? I’ll cover your expenses.”

“Really? That’d be great! I happen to be free at the moment.”

“Alright then, I’ll pick you up later.”

“Uh-huh! See you later.”

Selena bit her lip after hanging up the phone. She had played around abroad long ago and was no longer a virgin. Now, she wanted to capitalize on her beauty to turn things around.

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Jared rushed back to his villa in the evening. As soon as he pulled up his car, he saw a slim figure squatting on the lawn nearby, who was holding a cat teaser in her hand and playing with a kitten with the last rays of the setting sun behind them. Such a scene made one yearn for a peaceful life.

For a while, Jared couldn’t tear his eyes away. The wind lifted the lady’s thick and smooth hair, revealing a small part of her fair face. The lovely and innocent smile on her lips was so wonderfully therapeutic that anyone would long for it.

Jared walked up to her.

Ellen noticed from the corner of her eye that someone was coming over. When she looked back and saw who the person was, she immediately tossed the cat teaser away and happily came up to him.

Her eyes flickered bashfully as they came closer and closer to each other. The next second, the man wrapped his arms around her and pressed her to his chest before pressing his thin lips against her hair.

There was no one around them, but Ellen’s face reddened visibly.

“Let’s cook dinner together tonight. I bought some ingredients,” Jared said to her.

Ellen quickly replied with a nod, “Okay! Let’s cook together then.”

“Meow!” The ignored kitten ran over and crawled up Jared’s trouser leg. Obviously, it was asking for a hug.

Jared bent down and picked up the kitten with a smile while caressing its chubby face. It’s really as cute as its female owner.

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It was quite a pleasure for the couple to make dinner together. In the spacious Western kitchen, they busied themselves preparing steaks for today’s dinner.

Ellen could only make Mediterranean cuisine and was unfamiliar with steaks, so Jared was the chef for tonight. Still, it surprised her that he was actually an all-around man who was not only capable at work but also skilled at cooking. She watched him grill the steaks with movements similar to those of a five-star chef; the steaks’ aroma filled the air and was incredibly mouthwatering. “Have you learned how to cook before?” she asked curiously while looking on.

Jared replied, “Uh-huh, I’ve learned it before. Cooking’s a pleasure as well.” He had once devoted himself specifically to studying different kinds of food recipes. It didn’t take long for him to master anything, though Ellen was the first lady apart from his family who had the honor of tasting his cooking.

It was still evening outside the window. Jared said to Ellen, “There’s a pair of scissors there, and the vase can hold some flowers. Can you go to the garden out there and cut some flowers before putting them in the vase?”

surged up within Ellen. Since she was glad to do this, she replied, “Okay, I’ll

in the Presgrave Villa’s back garden. Even though it was autumn, there were still flowers blooming in

charmingly romantic bouquet. Everything seemed wonderful as she arranged the flowers on the dining table while the

consisted of baked lobster with cheese, grilled short ribs, fruit salad, and dessert.

revealing a luxurious wine cellar. The dim light illuminated

her, “Which flavor of wine

ones,”

chose a bottle of sweet wine for her. She watched him take the wine bottle before looking around the room. When she came to her senses, she met the

the young lady looked just like a bottle of appealingly tasty wine that anyone would be impatient to have a taste of. As she blinked her eyes, Jared put the

tiptoe while going along with the man’s kiss. Perhaps the atmosphere here was too tempting, or perhaps this guy was simply too charming, for she

the kiss prematurely, fearing that something unintended might happen if they kept on

wine. The lights outside the window came on automatically, illuminating the

to the beautiful bouquet of flowers on the dining

a half glass of red wine for Ellen, who then clinked her glass on his with a flicker of shyness in her clear eyes. “Have a taste

piece of the short ribs and tasted it. The meat was smooth and tender, and it tasted good and authentic. She praised with

very fulfilled. Seeing the sincere smile in her eyes, he was very

for the dinner. Here’s a toast to you,” Ellen said while raising

her slender and tender arms. He looked forward to the day when

them from the sidelines, looking at its owners and their romantic dinner with its big eyes full of

giggled. “Are

was just that it liked the bouquet of flowers on the

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alive. She looked at the world of

Cillian, the organizer of our event today,” Charlie said

He was mature and steady, and he seemed very rich. Selena couldn’t help but immediately make eyes at

He gave her a slight wink that implied that he also liked

man

sat nearby while holding a glass of red wine. Seeing how Cillian stood in the crowd and was surrounded by everyone, she was instantly

more or less slept with him before, so they were no longer new to him. He

Selena voluntarily walked up to Cillian with a glass of red wine in her hand. “Here’s to

happily clinked his glass on hers. “You’re very

Selena replied with an enchanting smile. “Can I be

here is my friend, so you’re one

our numbers,

upon which she

then, someone shoved Selena on purpose, causing her to fall into Cillian’s

boldly wrapped his arms around her waist, upon which the mood between them instantly became amorous. “You smell so good.” His eyes

appearance, Selena didn’t pull away from him either. Instead, she enjoyed the touch of his

at the girl you brought with you. She hooked up

Selena here tonight as a chaperone, but she actually had the nerve to cuddle Cillian now. She’s really making me look bad! He felt inferior in front of

angered Charlie. Instead, she was still chatting

Cillian reminded her that her phone

answer the phone first. She walked toward a quiet room, while Charlie wanted to come over and warn her

she had a phone call

you, Lena? Why

back to? You

dangerous for a lady like you to be out

with one of my friends! I won’t be

yours a

me, Mom. Just get

know you can’t stand our situation right now, but it’s not like I wanted to live like

I have no choice but to stay in that cheap rented apartment with you and Dad!

person

you want to depend on me, just stay out of my life for now. I’ll get myself a

find a man who’s really wealthy! Don’t get

“Don’t worry, Mom. I’ll definitely capture the heart of

to live in a rented apartment, huh? No wonder she called me tonight. She actually wanted to hook

before that she came from a rich family. However, little did he think she was actually pretending to be rich. What gives such a b*tch the right to look down on me? How dare she make me unable to hold my head up in front of my friends! I’m

a flirtatious smile. Naturally, she fixed her eyes on Cillian, thinking that she had to win

saw her

her hand. She apologized to him, saying, “Mr. Cillian, sorry for neglecting you just now. The

the prettiest woman here, but she was definitely the newest in his circle of friends, and he happened to

eyes were glued to her, Selena slowly got carried away, thinking that she was the star tonight

tell that Selena had ditched him. They said, “Mr. Dune, your companion is so unfit

fun for now.” Charlie

about we go upstairs and have some fun? It’s too noisy here.” He began testing Selena’s nerves to see if she had

Cillian’s heart. She replied in secret delight, “Okay! I also think it’s too noisy here,

almost crushed the wine glass in his hand when he saw Cillian lead Selena upstairs. Inwardly, he was really angry, for Selena really didn’t give a damn about him. She actually went up to the second floor to have fun with Mr. Cillian! He had previously thought that Selena was a principled rich heiress, but little did he think she was actually such a cheap

the initiative to cater to him. However, she soon discovered a major flaw, and that was the fact that he did not

Selena was only feigning her praise for him, and he instantly lost his

made her stop in her tracks, but she tactfully tugged her dress on

sneered, knowing

speaker, where he took the microphone from the host and announced, “Next, I’d like to invite someone on stage. Please enjoy the

the audience looked at him expectantly, and he motioned for the lighting technician to point in Selena’s direction while declaring, “Next,

shone a spotlight on Selena’s body. Unable to react in time, she stood under the light, completely dumbfounded as

entertained!” Charlie’s voice had taken on a tone of disrespect

red and she looked at Charlie, hoping he would give her a chance to get off the stage, but he continued to urge her,

head held high, “Charlie, what are you talking

tone, but as Charlie was holding a microphone,

wrong? Did you think that I brought you here as an esteemed guest? In that case, you’re wrong. I only invited you

at him with her usual haughty

you think you’re fooling? Everyone knows you have nothing to your name now, and your entire family is living in a crappy rented apartment! No wonder you came in

all directions, and her mind went

Don’t be fooled

clothed and coming downstairs. However, there was not a trace

he would come to her rescue like a knight in

the kind of occasion where a fake like you can enter? Only qualified guests are eligible to attend this festival. The only thing you are worthy of is to please the guests and fill

Selena gritted her teeth

the microphone, “Should I ask Mr. Cillian to introduce you

you still pretending to be all high and mighty? You ignored me when I helped you, and now you’re planning to use me as a stepping stone? If you think you can marry a rich man with your status, dream on! I want all your friends to know what sort of person you

Her pride and arrogance had been tossed away and

a cab. Instantly, she despaired, but she didn’t want to stay here for even a second longer, so she was forced to keep

face and crying, feeling sorrow like she had never felt before. Her life was

break, she finally made it out. She left with nothing, yet she’d given up her body like a fool. Heading to a pharmacy, she bought a box of

to me! I hate

slumber. After she hurriedly fumbled for her phone, she turned it on and saw an

it up and asked, “Hello? Who’s

“Ellen Reiss, I won’t let you rest easy! You will get your

Fortunately, she quickly switched on the lights and hung up the call. She thought to herself that someone must have played a prank on her, and as this

a call in the middle of the night. She exhaled and took a couple

again with a notification tone, and her phone rang continuously as if she was receiving many text messages at once. She picked up her phone angrily and opened the text messages, only to throw her phone away in fright. On her phone, there was nothing but harrowing pictures of corpses or ghosts that made

been terrified of the paranormal, and this person managed to send her the pictures she was afraid of the most. Who

some time before dawn, but she couldn’t sleep at all even if she wanted to. Her mind was filled with the pictures she had just seen, and her body was even covered in a cold sweat. With the lights turned on, she drew

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received a message from the hotel as well. ‘Miss Aguirre, I’m already doing my job. Don’t

her go insane and drive her into the psychiatric ward,’ she

Ellen, which was the same tactic someone in her university had used in the past to scare a perfectly normal girl into psychosis and a lifetime

to continue sending people

days since she was humiliated by Charlie, and she had spent those two days living in pain and resentment. She detested Ellen. After all, she was treated like this because of Ellen, and she vowed