Chapter 53
Maybelle skillfully prepared the coffee, casually glancing at Matthew with an indifferent expression on her face, as if his arrival hadn’t surprised her
much.
You didn’t have to bring gifts,” she politely said, her voice light, focusing on pouring the coffee without looking at him directly. “It’s a shabby place Just find a spot to sit wherever you like.”
For Matthew, just not being thrown out was a huge surprise
– “Of course!” Seeing that Maybelle wasn’t as rejecting of him as he’d imagined, he quickly
sat on the sofa in the living room with the Harpers.
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to put down his carefully selected gifts and
Rhea watched them coldly from the side. Although she knew Matthew was just putting on an act, seeing her future husband frantically f another woman still made her feel uneasy.
flattering
She pondered. He’s never even given me a decent gift. Why can Maybelle have that! She’s so shameless, actually accepting everything without hesitation
While Maybelle was making coffee. Rhea began to look around the house frantically, trying to find clues about Maybelle living with a man.
Unfortunately, after a thorough look, she found nothing. It seemed that only Maybelle lived in this small house. Rhea couldn’t help but ponder, insure of what Maybelle was up to. Numerous guesses flooded her mind.
Maybe Maybelle had been dumped by that man in just a few days. He must have gotten tired of her temper and taken back all the gifts she had given her. That’s why she can only live in such a small house.
“Or maybe her fiancé doesn’t exist at all. Anyway, no one has ever seen the face of that man. Does he really exist! Maybe it was just a show Maybelle staged for her pride
Another possibility… Does that man already has a family! Maybelle degraded herself to be his mistress. And out of fear of that man’s wife, she dare not use the gifts the man gave her, so she has to hide in this small villa
Regardless of the guess, Rhea felt incredibly excited, especially the last guess. If Maybelle really ended up becoming a married man’s mistress, she would really laugh out loud,
In short, seeing that Maybelle wasn’t living the good life she imagined made her feel much better, her smile widening even more.
Dale and Beatrice were eager to pull out the share transfer agreement and ask Maybelle to sign it right away, but they hesitated to do so with
After all, the Harpers weren’t stupid. They were always on guard against Matthew. Although they had received 150 million dollars from him. didn’t want him to know about the 30% stake of the Barrett Group so soon and let the Preston family get a free slice of the pie.
they
The Haris decided that their top priority was to persuade Maybelle to return to their home. They would convince her to sign the agreement as soon as possible when Matthew wasn’t around, to avoid any complications.
Beatrice returned to her usual role as the doting mother, taking Maybelle’s hand with great concern. “Mabel, Mom missed you so much while you were away. Why did you come all the way here instead of staying at our villa! This place is isolated, and there’s no servant to take care of you. I’m so worried about you…
to the
Maybelle watched her act calmly, thinking, “Worry about me? Don’t look down on this small house. Your villas have already been mortgaged to bank. If you can’t repay the loan in time, you won’t even have a small house to live in You’ll have to sleep on the streets.
She said calmly, “Really? I think this place is pretty good. The scenery is nice, and the best part is that there’s never any traffic jam.”
Khea looked around the house and couldn’t help but start to inquire about the situation, “Maybelle, dis
you rent this house?
Maybelle replied indifferently, “No, I bought it. Not expensive anyway. Only about 600 thousand dollars.” Itale took a sip of coffee. Now that he had paid off all the money he owed Maybelle, he felt that he had regained his dignity in front of this adopted daughter. He couldn’t help laut put on a stern face and start to preach. “Spending 600 thousand dollars on a house isn’t expensive. But you should’ve discussed it with us. This house is in a terrible location and has no investment value. Buying it is a waste of money.
have forgotten that Maybelle was now an adult and still considered the one billion in her hands as his assets. The thought of her spending over 600 thousand dollars on such a run–down house made him feel upset, secretly scolding her for her lack of investment vision.
“Dad, you’re right” Maybelle did not argue with him and smiled. “Hat Fin not short of money. The house is for my own living. If you say it has no
investment value, then so belt?
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She didn’t lie to them. She did buy this house for around 600 thousand dollars. What she didn’t tell them was that she not only bought this house. but also all the surrounding land.
According to her memory from her previous life, in a few years, this unremarkable piece of wasteland would soon be included in a key government planning project. By then, the value of the houses and land here would soar to a terrifying number.
However, this was not important to the Harpers, as they likely wouldn’t live to hear about it.
Seeing that Maybelle truly treated those one billion as her own wealth and spent it freely, he suddenly became a little anxious.
Beatrice gently pat his hand, hinting for him to stay patient. She thought that she knew their adopted daughter the best in the world, as no one in this world spent more time with her than she did.
Thinking Maybelle was the type who responded better to kindness than harshness, she gently persuaded. “Mabel, your dad didn’t mean to blame you for spending money like that. You’re an adult now, and it’s normal to buy a house to live on your own. He’s just worried that you might be tricked by someone because you’re young.”
“But then again, we came here today to ask you to consider coming back home. You’re a girl, and you haven’t even graduated from high school yet. Moving out alone is not proper. If people talk about it, it won’t be good for your reputation, and we won’t feel at ease. It’s normal for you to reient us for what we did before. But now that everything is settled. You should pack your things and come back home with us as soon as possible.”
She thought her words were very appropriate, full of concern for her. Little did she know that Maybelle had already seen through their true colors, and no matter what, she remained unmoved by them
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Maybelle sat lazily on the soft chair on the other side, while the four people in the room looked at her eagerly.
If Maybelle didn’t possess her past life’s memories, unaware of the devilish schemes these demon were plotting against her, she would probably
think that they were genuinely concerned about her.
dn’t fall for it again, and it was their turn to endure the torment she had faced in her previous life.
But this time, she wouldn’t
she raised her eyes slightly, her beautiful eyes casually scanning everyone. “I’m a little hungry. Are you guys hungry?”
The three of them were nearly stunned by her unrelated response
The four in the room hell their breath, expecting her to answer whether they should return to the Harper family, but instead, she threw them a curveball.
Matthew was the Best to react. He quickly seized the initiative, eager to impress. Then let’s go eat first. I’ll treat everyone
“No” Maybelle refused without hesitation. I don’t want to go out,”
If they didn’t go out, they’d have to eat at home.
Rhea thought for a while and stood up. With a hint of ingratiation, she gently said, “Maybelle, you don’t have any maids at home. I’ll go buy some
roceries and cook for everyone.”
She had a clever plan, thinking this could please her to Maybelle while also showing her virtue and good sense. Also, she was a guest, anyway. Maybelle wouldn’t let her do so.
Unexpectedly. Maybelle’s eyes curved. “Really? Thank you, then. But you don’t need to buy groceries. I’ve already prepared all the ingredients for you” She pointed to the open kitchen.
Of course, Rhea hadn’t missed the fact that Maybelle had said, “prepared for you,“
Griming her teeth, she realized that she had fallen into that bitch Maybelle’s trap.
Maybelle is clearly trying to assert her dominance! ‘Come on, I’m the daughter of the Harper family. How can I come to her house to cook for her? thought Khei
Seeing her standing still, Maybelle tilted her head slightly and asked curiously, “What’s wrong. Rhea? Is there any problem?”
course there was a problem. The problem was that she didn’t want to do it. Rhea’s anger was almost palpable. But she had voluntarily taken on this task, and now if she barked out, others would despise her.
Fapecially now, she didn’t dare to fall out with Maybelle. If Maybelle never returned to the Harper family because of her anger towards her, Dale and Beatrice wouldn’t let it go easily and would probably expel her from the Harper family.
“No, of course there’s no problem lies, caught between a rock and a hard place, flashed a weird smile and ultimately had to resign herself to
Tramned Maybelle, she prepared dishies that are troublesome to cook, grumbled to herself. Just washing and chopping had made her hands cramp She unjjed uni bare face, but her heart was full of curseS.
While chatting casually with the other thier people, Maylalle enjoyed watching Rhea struggle in the kitchen. That was the advantage of the open kitchen. She could see every intve klira made, preventing her from secretly spitting in the food
In her previous life, not long after Rhea returned to the Harper family, she persuaded the Harpers to fire the maid by claiming. “Tin used to being eo am not comfortable with so many sautsiders in the house” And “I feel uneasy with all these outsiders around; it doesn’t feel like home”
Maybrir for doing.
Baince then told her to for
front of her parents, such as “Thave a poor foundation in high school and am very busy with my studies, I envy school without having to spend too much time on it.” And “Maybelle is so good at cooking, while I can’t do anything.” cun her studies and asked Maybelle to cook for her.
In her previous life, Maybelle, holding the midler of being a dependent, cautiously pleased her foster p out of the hour if she upset them befor finishing high school Even though she harbored resentment, she had to obediently follow their wishes. parents, fearing that she would be kicked During the final semester when all high school students were nervously preparing for their exams, she not only had to prepare for the exam every day but also bad time to cook for the family and take care of household chores, leaving her extremely exhausted,
Even so, Rhea wouldn’t let her off casily. Whenever she felt slightly unwell. she would hint to Dale and Beatrice that Maybelle was jealous of her and
