Rose with Thorns

Chapter 40

Sure enough, Yasmin’s face darkened instantly. Her pitiful facade nearly cracked.

“I’m glad you like it, Yvie. I wanted it to be a surprise, but it looks like it got spoiled,” Sean said, trying to ease the tension.

Yasmin seethed at Sean’s remark that she had ruined Yvette’s surprise.

Sensing Yasmin’s grievance, Sean tried to console her by saying, “Don’t be upset, Yasmin. I’ll get you something else, alright?”

could anything else compare

even more fragile and pitiful. She shook

who was always eager to curry lavor with Yasmin,

the piano, maybe you should let her have it. You have no idea how much this crystal

to guilt trip her. She glared fiercely at the household staff and asked, “Who are you to decide what I should do with my

was at a loss for words,

gaze. Her calm voice carried an undeniable authority. “Know

meant for the household

the underlying threat, Yasmin retorted sarcastically, “Yvie, she was just speaking out of concern for me. Don’t you think you’re overreacting? Sean, can you tell Yvie not to be

right,” Sean

staff member has no say in family matters. Go to the butler, collect your

believed she was completely justified. That was precisely how Yvette should act!

rage. She couldn’t believe

anger and said, “Sean, she simply misspoke. Isn’t kicking her out a

Yasmin, since she showed that she favored Yvette. Wouldn’t it

acknowledge her after such an incident? They’d all be rushing to suck

know you meant well, bur Wie’s right. Someone who doesn’t

He wasn’t just gifting