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?*

had eagerly followed Helen into the kitchen to make coffee,

go to waste if we didn't eat

said to Lucy, "Have you ever seen a guest

know

directly, "Right? Every time your family

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

the adults were chatting downstairs, and they started playing a game together. As soon 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 you at the Sullivan

gave a simple response while Xanthe

Xanthe shook her head frantically to dismiss the most likely but least acceptable option. Xanthe wondered,

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to get

despair and confusion, frozen in place.

feared the truth would be too harsh for her to handle. "I'm just missing one person. I'm

speaking, Lucy went back to the room, and Xanthe urged her to quickly get online. Hearing the completely different tones Xanthe used with her and with Shakira, Lucy felt a little upset. Reluctantly, she complied. Initially pouting, Lucy brightened up the moment she

said, "Everyone's

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

new skin had 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, they looked like they were wearing matching

screen, and then she started the game. Xanthe was all over the place, constantly expressing her disdain for Sean while paying close attention to

would stick to her like