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?*

into the kitchen to make coffee, came in

out socializing, and Helen frequently eats at her parents' place. These good stuff would go to waste if we didn't eat them. I'll

she casually said to Lucy, "Have you ever seen a guest come over and

didn't know what to

directly, "Right? Every time your family

unable to rebut. She bit her lip, glared at

as 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

a simple response while Xanthe listened

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

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Chapter 285

Shakira asked her to get the game ready but Xanthe didn't

up, Xanthe seemed as if she'd been hit hard, her face full of despair and confusion, frozen in place. Curiosity

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

completely different tones Xanthe used with her and with Shakira, Lucy felt a little upset. Reluctantly, she complied.

said, "Everyone's here.

I'm changing my skin." After fiddling around for a bit, Lucy

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

started the game. Xanthe was all over

Sean would stick to her like glue from the