My Reborn Story Is Insane (Back to My Worst Birthday and Starting Anew)

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.”

no patience for Leah’s act. Without a glance, she walked past

throat; her expression briefly flustered as she almost couldn’t

figure

humble, compliant, and eager to gain the family’s

let Charmaine

few tricks and calculated tears, Leah successfully convinced the family that Charmaine was two-faced, pretending to be nice while secretly targeting her and bullying her. This stirred up the family’s

time Charmaine suffered such injustice, hadn’t she obediently

a completely different

mother, and even brazenly

it be she had found

thought crossed Leah’s mind, but she

things would have blown up by now. She wouldn’t

would give up being a daughter of the

because tonight’s birthday party was all about her. Leah was the center of attention,

stay alone in her room, feeling completely ignored. The stark

whole show she was putting on—wasn’t it just to make a scene and gain sympathy, trying to get the family

Charmaine had gotten a bit smarter, using a different tactic

cherished daughter could only be her. No matter how much Charmaine tried,

steal

Dream on!

group coming up the stairs. A glint of cunning flashed in

shouldn’t have been greedy and wanted to celebrate my last birthday