The Darling of the Paranoid Tycoon by Cheryl Rice

Chapter 5 Messing with Them

“In…”

Harriet giggled, deliberately drawing out the suspense to pique the curiosity of Clifton and the others.

“Where?”

The three conniving people chorused in unison.

Clifton, Bessie, and Nora were all in a state of anxiety.

Despite the Munoz family managing to stand firm in Meawood City, they had been struggling financially for some time. Apart from the substantial wealth left by Harriet’s mother, their only hope lay in the marriage alliance with the Carlson family.

Unfortunately, the bridegroom was Delbert, the least favored son of the Carlson family.

Clifton was not keen on marrying off his youngest daughter, Nora, who still held some value for

brilliant plan to have her foolish sister

three, Harriet blinked, grinned, and clapped her hands to

spider climbed up the

kidding me?”

filled with rage, grabbed a bowl and hurled it at the still

quite often in this house.

trembling under the table,

dodge. Instead, she allowed the bowl to

groaned in his heart.

dignified and virtuous woman. How could she have given birth to such a foolish daughter?

forgotten the cause of Harriet’s mental problem. A decade ago, to make Miriam divorce him, he left Harriet in the cold for an entire night. It led to a high fever that permanently damaged

didn’t make him feel much guilt towards Harriet. On the contrary, he

counting the seconds.

servant arrived soon and reported, “Sir, the Carlson family’s butler has

servant stepped aside, allowing the butler to approach and deliver the message from the

down on the ground and wailed while covering her