Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 131-2

upsetting Dad?" Sienna murmured, her face painted with an expression of wounded innocence.

Ruby reminded herself to stay calm-for her mother’s sake. But she couldn’t resist firing back, "You’re all wasted talent not being in the entertainment industry."

"Ruby, it’s all my fault," Emily chimed in, her tone oozing fake humility. "I’ll apologize if it makes you feel better. Please, just sit down and spend time with your father."

Robert growled, "Forget it, Emily. If she doesn’t want to eat, let her go hungry. Emily even cooked herself to welcome you back, and this is the thanks she gets? You’re growing more insufferable by the day."

Ruby smirked bitterly. "Thanks, but I’ll pass. I wouldn’t want to be poisoned. If you’ve got something to say, just spit it out. If not, I’m leaving." "You-insolent brat!" Robert’s face turned red with fury.

don’t get upset. We still need her help,"

whispered, attempting

to clear something up with Joseph Darling," Emily said with

triggered a flood of

it for me?" Ruby asked coldly. "Will

mask of calm nearly cracked, but she forced a smile. "If you do this,

they’re getting married? Fine. Let them have each other. "And

smile widened. "Joseph and Sienna were going to get married, but there’s been a misunderstanding about that incident years ago. We need you to tell Joseph that it was all your doing-that you drugged him and orchestrated everything to make Sienna

the disgust she felt. ’Of course, they’d stoop