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

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On their way home, Jessa and Allison were quiet in the backseat.

"That's it!" Jessa broke the silence when she couldn't take it anymore. "Say it."

She faced Allison, who had been giving her these looks since they sat in the car.

She

"Uhm." Allison cleared her throat, a bit intimidated that Jessa might just grab her hair. No one could fault her. Jessa really gave that energy. "Thank you."

"I thought you were going to say, "You didn't have to do that."

"I was planning to, but I thought you'd get angry if I did."

"Hmp! At least you know. Jessa folded her arms. "By the way, is that how you let people treat you? That's so pathetic."1

"No."

Jessa arched a brow. "But you let that woman talk to you that way?"

"What else can I say? Nina was in the wrong," Allison sighed. "I would've said something, but it's... it's the truth. No matter how harsh it is, it is the truth."

Bitterness shone in Allison's eyes as she thought of the exchange between her and Mrs. Miller. "No one can deny the truth. Nina framed not just anyone, but her best friend. Even if it's something else, it's still a horrible thing to do. And as the person who raised her, I am ashamed of myself.

Jessa bit her tongue and stopped herself from saying anything further. "Well: She shrugged. "What else can I say?"

"But even so, thank you for standing up for me. You weren't obliged, nor it is something you! should've stepped in, but you did, Allison expressed sincerely, smiling despite the bitterness in her heart. "And I also want to apologize about how I judged you before."

"Oh?"

thought you were a bad

coaxing. "Forgiven, but just because you asked to be forgiven. Not that I

into a thin line. "Mrs. Cortez, I know you might get angry at

but how

I might be disappointed, but I can't help it,' she added with a sigh. "Nina is still

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198 Petty vs Pretty.

"She does that?"

of the stressful days in their household. That little brat is probably the reason for the three wrinkles on my forehead." Allison pressed her lips, watching Jessa dramatically lament. "Does

stopped and cast her a look. "I'm telling you about a

to protect her from anything even from the other daughter in

emotions in Allison's eyes and, in a way, she could sympathize with her. Allison might be annoyingly weak, but Jessa was also a mother.

situation was complicated entirely, as none of them wanted

what they were doing was the

it happened and sadly."

brief silence between them. "In a way, she reminds me of that woman - her real mother. But I can't also blame the child. You spoiled her and all her life, she thinks she'd be in the spotlight forever. Any person - doesn't matter at which point in life - always tries to protect what they

th

truth. Nina is still young, a new teen at that. Her hormones at this

that." Jessa set her eyes back to Allison, her expression solemn with a little bit of arch of her brow. "Just like you, I don't want her to

"If she's not changing for the good, I'd slap her ten times. until she wakes up from her

smiled a little. "You