Chapter 9 Backfire

He sneered coldly, though the smile never reached his eyes. “Quite different, indeed.”

The woman had persistently and fearlessly provoked him. She even had the audacity to offer herself up. How could he let her go so easily?

Didn’t she claim she wanted to personally treat his illness? Then he’d give her the chance—let her treat him well!

The Nelson Mansion.

Charmaine was packing in her room.

She only had a backpack, a laptop, and a sketchbook when they brought her back to the Nelsons a few months ago.

That was all she took with her.

But no matter how much Charmaine searched, she couldn’t find the sketchbook anywhere.

Her gaze roamed around the guest room, barely twenty square feet. It seemed the last time she had drawn a design sketch was when Leah had visited a couple of weeks ago to invite her to choose a birthday dress together.

Charmaine didn’t linger. She grabbed her things and walked out.

As she pushed the door open, Leah stood at the entrance. Charmaine didn’t know when she had gotten there.

Upon seeing Charmaine with her luggage, Leah bit her lip and resumed her pretentious act.

“Chara.”

patience for Leah’s act. Without a

throat; her expression briefly flustered as she almost

watch Charmaine’s graceful figure walk away, her eyes

to the Nelsons, she had always been humble, compliant, and eager to gain the family’s acceptance and

would never let Charmaine

Leah successfully convinced the family that Charmaine was two-faced, pretending to be nice while secretly targeting her

Charmaine suffered such injustice, hadn’t she obediently endured

Charmaine was acting like a

had insulted their brothers, talked back to their mother, and even brazenly declared she wanted to cut ties

she had found

thought crossed Leah’s mind, but she quickly

really knew something, things would have blown up by now.

would give up being a

party was all about her. Leah was the center of

her room, feeling completely ignored. The stark contrast must

just to make a scene and gain sympathy, trying to get the family to

Charmaine had gotten a bit smarter, using

be her.

to steal

Dream on!

group coming up the stairs. A

I shouldn’t have been greedy and wanted to celebrate my last birthday here, making you sad.

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