The True Heiress's Return

Chapter 285

Xanthe moved her hand away and said directly, "Aunt Odalyn, these are gifts Shakira brought for my family, not for you."

Odalyn looked a bit disappointed, her eyes lingering on the pile of supplements. "Oh, I see. I made a mistake."

Xanthe clarified, "Plus, we all came out to welcome Shakira. Uncle Jackson and Aunt Odalyn, you didn't mention you were coming today."

Jackson chuckled, "Oh, it's Carnaval. More people make it lively. Since you have a guest, let's head inside and sit down."

Jackson was even more eager than the hosts.

With a gentle smile at the corner of her mouth, Shakira glanced around the family, her gaze briefly resting on Lucy, who hadn't spoken but whose eyes were filled with hostility.

The group chatted and laughed as they entered the house. Xanthe couldn't wait for Shakira to try her new drink. Shakira took a sip and found it smooth and sweet. "It's delicious." Xanthe was happy for the praise. "As long as you like it."

Lucy watched closely. "Xanthe, what about mine?"

"I just made one cup. If you want some, make it yourself," Xanthe said lazily, waving her hand.

Lucy pouted, immediately feeling upset. "Xanthe, I'm a guest too. How can you play favorites and only entertain Shakira?*

say anything, Odalyn, who had eagerly followed Helen into the kitchen to make coffee, came in carrying bags of

stuff would go to waste if we didn't eat them. I'll take them back with me, and once I've cooked them

a faint smile on her lips, she casually said to

didn't know what

Every time your family comes over, you take things back,

breath, unable to rebut. She bit her lip, glared at Shakira angrily, and then got up to find some

they logged on, a notification popped up saying Sean was online. Xanthe quickly ignored it, but a moment later, someone else joined their team. It was none other than the annoying Sean. Sean joined the voice chat, "Sha... are you at the Sullivan residence?" Oops,

just gave a simple response while Xanthe

In a split second, a million possibilities ran through her mind... 'Sister? Best buddy? Or... wife? No way!' Xanthe shook her head frantically to dismiss the most likely but least acceptable option. Xanthe wondered, 'How could it be a wife? Shakira would never cheat on Mr. Lopez like that. But what was Sean trying to address

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her to get the game ready

face full of despair and confusion, frozen in place. Curiosity gnawed at Xanthe, but she wasn't ready

to handle. "I'm just missing one person. I'm waiting for

Xanthe used with her and with Shakira, Lucy felt a little upset. Reluctantly, she complied. Initially pouting, Lucy brightened up the moment she saw the skin guru on the

said, "Everyone's here. Let's

around for a

which was a less expensive version of Sean's exclusive black-and-gold skin. On the four-person

the game. Xanthe was all over the place, constantly expressing her disdain for

stick to her like glue from the