The True Heiress's Return

Chapter 6

Yvette screamed and stumbled down the staircase, crashing into a few staff members on her way down. They all ended up in a heap on the marble steps in a rather funny scene. The Nelson family, waiting for the butler to bring them something in the study, heard the ruckus and came out to see what was going on. "Yvette, are you alright?" Mitchell rushed over, worry written all over his face as he looked at Yvette, who was sprawled out on the stairs and struggling to get up.

"I'm fine, Mitchell." Yvette shook her head slightly and bit her lip, trying to hold back the pained gasps that escaped her.

itchell could hardly hide his frustration. "Fine? Your knee is swollen!"

He shot a glance at Shakira, who was standing coolly akira, just like he always did when something went wrong with Yvette. This time, though, Shakira seemed completely unfazed by it all. at the side, and his concern quickly turned to anger. "Shakira, this is all your fault!" Without a second thought, he pinned the blame on on Shakira, Yvette explained softly, "It's not Shakira's fault. I just lost t my balance."

Rebecca, not convinced

too, shot shot back, "You're "You're usually so careful. You wouldn't just fall down the stairs. Stop trying to cover for her." Selena, the family matriarch, came out a

a bit late, supported I by a servant. She glanced at Yvette and instantly, her eyes were drawn to a beautiful box that had fallen into a corner. Her face went pale as she shouted, "The Spring Swallow Bowl!" snapped everyone bad back to reality. Mitchell rushed over to pick up the box, but when he opened it, pieces flew everywhere. Shock washed over everyone's faces. Mitchell stormed over to Shakira with the box. "Shakira, do you have any idea how big of a mess you've made?"

That excations Shakira glanced at the shards, the shards, expressionless. "Yve The butler and the staff feared they'd get in trouble and spoke med me, and now she broke something and still blamed me? You should really set up a booth for throwing around blame like that!"

Yvette fell and

up quickly.

"When we were heading upstairs, Ms. Yvette Nelson was apologizing to Ms. Shakira Nelson, begging for her forgiveness, and even offered her birthday gifts." we all heard it. Iit. Ms. Yvette Nelson just wanted Ms. Shakira Nelson to stay. But Ms. Shakira Nelson stepped aside, which made Ms. Yvette Nelson lose her balance." "If Ms. Shakira Nelson had just helped, Ms. Yvette Nelson wouldn't have fallen, and the Spring Swallow Bowl wouldn't have shattered..."

Yeah,

family looked

say, Shakira? You know how hard Yvette worked to get that bowl back-yet you

you were just a little mean, but now I see it's

such a bowl." Shakira lifted her chin defiantly. "Besides, if an annoying fly can't even

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antique you could never dream of owning!" Selena yelled, her fury boiling over. Rebecca's composed facade almost shattered. She turned to Shakira, disappointment etched across her face. "This is a priceless treasure that Yvette had begged the previous owner to get for nearly a

to her, Mom? Does she even know who Lonely Bird is? She's just a mix of dumb and cruel. She deliberately made Yvette fall down the stairs

then glared at Shakira. "Didn't you say you would cut ties with us? So

the chaos as he stepped in with Finn and

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home. He remembered a fortune teller who had assured him that if they brought Shakira back to the Nelson family only after she turned eighteen, everything would be fine, but now frustration gnawed at his mind. Mitchell seized

thought she was the one in the wrong-just like always. From the moment Shakira returned to the Nelson