“What’s wrong, Viola? Have you forgotten about me because you haven’t seen me for a long time?” Rachel asked.
Viola Lyons swallowed hard nervously. For some reason, her feet felt cold.
“Mi-Miss Rachel, you’re back,” she stammered.
Rachel took a step forward. “That’s right. I’m back, and I’m staying this time. Viola, go clean up my bedroom.”
Viola lowered her gaze and pursed her lips, unable to respond. ‘Her bedroom?’ Rachel didn’t have a bedroom in this house anymore. Alice had already occupied her old bedroom.
However, Viola didn’t want to say that out loud. If this had happened in the past, she wouldn’t have hesitated to say it. However, it looked like Rachel had changed so much. She had become a terrifying woman, and Viola was so scared of her that it felt difficult to breathe.
“Who’s home right now?” Rachel looked around and saw that the garden’s layout hadn’t changed in the past two years. Everything was the same as before.
“Your father, his wife, and Miss Alice are all here,” Viola replied.
“Great! That saves me the effort of looking for them,” Rachel said as she walked through the front yard and entered the house.
Inside the living room.
“Mom, which one looks better on me? This one or the previous one?” Alice asked, fiddling with the diamond necklace around her neck.
“Silly girl, the other one is more expensive. You’re going to attend Mr. Sullivan’s banquet, so you should wear something more expensive.” The middle-aged woman grabbed the necklace on the table. It was embedded with a sapphire, and it looked more expensive and exquisite. Gently, she put it around Alice’s neck.
Alice looked at the sapphire necklace and touched the gleaming gem. She couldn’t resist the urge to smile at how beautiful it looked.
She put down her hand, walking to the other end of the sofa, sat down next to a middle-aged man, and held his arm.
beautiful, isn’t it?” Alice
looked at his daughter, caressing her head. “My daughter is the most beautiful
hears you say that I’m the most beautiful
be jealous? You silly little girl. You enjoy
you and your mother are
lowered her head because she felt
of a sudden, they heard someone
their faces when they saw who
hands. “What a happy family you all are. I
learned that Rachel had been suffering these past few years. Initially, he believed that even after Elisa’s death, Rachel would live a comfortable life
miserable Rachel’s life was. He just
here?” Alice was the first
to
to hear Alice’s question. He followed Rachel and stood behind
is Miss Bennet’s house. If she wants to come back, she’s permitted to
are? Was I even talking to you?” Alice scolded
Courteou
replied, “I am her personal
else to go. Do you think you can come back and live here just because you hired a lawyer? No way! Get the hell out of here! You’re not
forward and tried to grab Rachel’s arm, intending
stinging sensation in her neck, causing
she held the necklace that Alice was
Alice lost her temper. She immediately tried to hit Rachel, but there was an imperceptible smile on Rachel’s face. Just before Alice’s
cried out in
to her knees, falling to
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