Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

74 Welcome to the Cortez Household

74 Welcome to the Cortez Household

The next morning, the entire family sent off Nina with a somber look. Nothing much was said, but everyone's mood was enough to fill the house with silence. Despite this undeniable silence in the house, Slater insisted on studying with Penny and Atlas joining them in the library. Meanwhile, Hugo volunteered to take care of her pets and he took them out in the garden.

As for Nina...

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When the car pulled over a small street in front of a tiny gate, Nina's face crinkled in dismay.

"This is the house I'm supposed to live?' Bitterness filled her heart at the sight of the house before the door was opened from the

outside.

"Miss Nina." the driver smiled as he offered his hand to her.

The dismay on her face quickly disappeared, and she smiled back. Like a princess, she clasped the driver's hand and stepped out. Looking around the street, Nina's heart sank. The houses stood close to each other and most of them were too shabby for her taste. When her eyes fell on the open trench gutter, she quickly stepped away upon seeing a small rat run out of it.

'No,' she gasped inwardly. 'I can't live here!"

Suddenly, the gate made a sharp sound before it opened. The second Nina looked up and saw this woman with big curlers stuck in her hair, her surroundings suddenly dimmed. Jessa was still wearing her favorite granny dress and, by the creases on her face,

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one could tell she woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

She looks like an evil stepmother,' was the first thing that came

into Nina's mind.

Jessa arched her thin brows and looked down at the beautiful girl looking up at her. She snorted the second they locked eyes

each other.

with

that wench," she spat out in mockery. "How could they not see you're not their child when you look

in?" Jessa moved her attention to the driver before her eyes

"Uh."

Jessa clicked her tongue to Nina.

couldn't speak for a

you not

all of these are important to

her. "The space in my house is also important to me. You can't take all of those things in my house. This is not a mansion and

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as a thin layer of tears coated her eyes. But alas, her pitiful look didn't move Jessa one

organized by her. All her dresses, shoes, and jewelry for all occasions were in there. Since she

pointed at

apologetically before he carried the luggage inside and then placed the rest back in the trunk. Nina didn't get in and watched the driver. She was hopeful the driver would tell her she should just come back with him, but alas, all he did was offer her

'Nina wished as she stared at

but it didn't stop.

halted

the house and looked around at the small courtyard before the main door. There was nothing much to see aside

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their house had a huge driveway before they could

thought in dismay.

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once glance.'

weren't any intricate partitions, just like

flinched. "Come down here and show

look. 'What else is here

downstairs. Yugi snorted the moment his eyes caught Nina

and Yugi, they're my kids," Jessa introduced irritable. "Kids, this is your cousin. What's your name

"Ni - Nina."

Jessa snorted but said nothing. "Take her to her room while I

showed no interest in Nina anymore and left her twins to take care of