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
like that wench," she spat out in mockery. "How could they not see you're not their child when
Should I take them in?" Jessa moved her attention to the driver before her eyes fell on the five
"Uh."
clicked her tongue to Nina. "Just
couldn't speak for
you not hear
of these are important
me. You can't take all of those things in my house. This is not a mansion and there's not enough space for all of that. Unless, of course, you want
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of tears coated her eyes. But alas, her pitiful look didn't move Jessa one bit. Hence, she cast the driver a look before gazing at her
shoes, and jewelry for all occasions were in there. Since she could only go to the Bennet Mansion on the weekends, she
at one of
in and watched the driver. She was hopeful the driver would tell her she should just come back with him,
as she stared at the car's
but it didn't stop.
still doing there?" Her dramatic moment halted when Jessa's annoyed voice
back, pressing her lips into a thin line. Without a word, she reluctantly stepped inside the house and looked around at the small
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before they could reach the main residence. She followed Jessa inside and her mood
is too small, she thought in dismay. I can
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once glance.'
intricate partitions, just like the Bennet Mansion. In Nina's
"Come down here and
a look. 'What else is here to show me around?' she could literally
dragged their feet downstairs. Yugi
kids," Jessa introduced irritable. "Kids, this is
"Ni - Nina."
"Take her to
no interest in Nina anymore and
About Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress - Chapter 74
Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress is the best current series of the author Bajaj. With the below Chapter 74 content will make us lost in the world of love and hatred interchangeably, despite all the tricks to achieve the goal without any concern for the other half, and then regret. late. Please read chapter Chapter 74 and update the next chapters of this series at booktrk.com