Chapter 4

The celebration gradually receded, and the only ones left in the garden were members of the Jordan

Family. Worn out by today’s celebration, Senior Jordan decided to retire to his room and rest.

The moment Senior Jordan left, however, Joey Young turned her hate-filled eyes at Charmine. “You’re

an evil and cruel adopted kid,” she growled. “Tiffany had been protecting you ever since you were a

kid and loved you dearly. How could you do this to her?!”

“I didn’t do anything. Did I make her buy the fake meteorite stone?” came Charmine’s nonchalant

reply, undismayed.

This only fueled Joey’s anger. “She was scammed, and you didn’t even bother to warn her? You even

humiliated her in front of everyone! Is this how you treat your sister?!”

“Someone please drag her out. The Jordan family cannot accept this kind of person!” Adam Jordan,

the patriarch, barked to his men.

Several securities came forward, ready to drag her out. Charmine merely shrugged them away and

coldly fixed her jacket. “No need. I can walk.”

She did not intend to stay at the mansion anyway.

“Charmine, where else can you stay? Mom and Dad won’t be angry for long, so just apologize to them,

will you? I’ll be heartbroken if you stay on the streets…” Tiffany frowned. Of course, she was not

genuinely ‘heartbroken’; quite the contrary even.

“No need. I actually bought a villa group, some twenty blocks of houses. I’m actually quite busy

collecting rents.” With a faint smile, Charmine pulled out a few hundred sets of keys and swiftly turned

away. The sound of keys jingling accompanied her every step.

with eyes wide like saucers. She bought so many properties! Where did she

from? How did an adopted kid get so much

then approached Tiffany and stood next to her, shoulder to shoulder. “Hey fraud, you

a hushed tone, though the warning was more than palpable in her

I’m back, I’ll be taking what’s mine. Oh, and those

god and pray.”

a non-threatening smile on her face, Charmine’s ‘smile’

in the

as her legs went weak. She was terrified. The Charmine who

this woman with

exit, proud of

[She’s left the mansion!]

on her helmet and left on her motorbike. Now was

Even if she stayed, everyone would have tortured her for being

After all, Charmine came back for revenge; not for them

would make her official return would be a

sped from Burlington City to the villa. Not long after, her phone rang. Stopping

the road, she answered the phone. She heard panting from

let us know you’ve

boss has prepared for

“I’m only back for some personal business, so I

over.”

“But—”

contact you when everything is resolved. But, if you’re too bored, do help me check the

all the guests at Phoenix Hotel on Valentines’ Day five years ago, especially all

on the top floor.”

in Phoenix Hotel five years ago

wanted nothing more than to find the man who destroyed her life;

when she

right away,”

motorcycle once more

making plans that she was completely unaware of the

City, the villa was only 800 meters away, but no outsider would come as

very quiet and secluded.

too fast. The sound of a vehicle was heard, loudly so, and it came

her.

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