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.

like saucers. She bought so many properties! Where

from? How did an adopted kid get so much

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

ready,” she spoke in a hushed tone, though the warning was

taking what’s mine. Oh, and those who hurt me before? They better

god and pray.”

smile on her face, Charmine’s ‘smile’ was akin

in the dark;

turned paper-white as her legs went weak. She was

shy had turned into this woman with such a powerful

proud of

[She’s left the mansion!]

her helmet and left on her motorbike. Now was not the right

comeback. Even if she stayed, everyone would have tortured her for being ‘the

revenge; not for them to treat

make her official return would be a mass celebration, welcomed

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

the road, she answered the phone.

you let us

boss has prepared

back for some personal business,

over.”

“But—”

when everything is resolved. But, if you’re too bored,

guests at Phoenix Hotel on Valentines’ Day

on the top floor.”

lost her chastity in Phoenix Hotel five years ago in 2015, and her life was ruined

to find the man who destroyed

when

I’ll be on it right away,” Kay, the person

motorcycle once more and sped off. She was

unaware of the van closely

meters away, but no outsider

very quiet and secluded.

fast. The sound of a vehicle

her.

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