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 to

sobbed, making her look even more fragile and pitiful. She shook her

household staff, who was always eager to curry

should let her have it. You have no idea how much this crystal

grow colder at the attempt to guilt trip her. She glared fiercely at the

staff was at a loss for words, and her face peled as she was

calm voice carried an

It was not only meant for the household

concern for me. Don’t you think you’re overreacting?

Sean said

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

That was precisely how Yvette should

Yvette lett Yasmin seething with rage.

“Sean, she simply misspoke. Isn’t kicking her out

like a personal insult to Yasmin, since she showed that she favored Yvette.

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

Someone who

just gifting the crystal piano to Yvette, he