Chapter 55
At Maybelle’s words, the four people in the room instantly flew into a rage.
How absurd. The Harper family almost spent all their wealth, and Matthew also emptied his years of savings to fill in the nearly 600 million dollars, just to ease her grievances and bring her bark home. Yet now, she claimed she’d never intended to return in the first place.
All their previous efforts were now in vain.
The Harper family thought she should have said she didn’t want to
home. Now, the money had already been transferred back to Maybelle’s
– account. It was too late for them to regret it.
Dale was furious, and the veins on his forehead popped out. How dare you trick us!“
Beatrice was the more sensible one. She quickly restrained her impulsive husband, telling him to calm down. She spoke softly, trying once again to reason with Maybelle, “Mabel, you are our sweetheart. How can we let you leave us? I know we made mistakes before. We neglected you, but it was unintentional. We promise, as long as you come back with us, we’ll treat you and Rhea equally from now on, and never showing favoritism.”
A hint of coldness flashed across Maybelle’s eyes.
She could imagme how happy she would have been if she had heard these words in her previous life, back then, she was cautious, not expecting her foster parents to treat her like their own daughter, only hoping they wouldn’t give her the cold shoulder and constantly misunderstand and ignore her feedings
But in the end, the family bond she fantasized about was just a moon in the water: no matter how hard she reached for it, she would only end up shattering it into pieces
In this life, she would never be shackled by these unrealistic famasies again. The family she had thought of was just a group of wolves in sheep’s clothing, kindness being their disguise. If she was careless, they would tear off their musks at any moment and devour her completely.
She looked at Beatrice’s hopeful gaze and shook her head dismissively. “I’ve given you too many chances, but you didn’t cherish them. Even if you don’t say it out loud, your words and actions have already proven that I’m just an outsider in the Harper family. You already have a biological daughter Why should I go back and be your burden?”
“No Why would we think that you’re a burden?” Rhea quickly added. “Maybelle, you’ve misunderstood me. I’m not here to break up this family. I’m here to join it. I know I was ignorant before and did so many things to hurt you. I don’t expect you to forgive me so soon. I just hope you can give me a chance to redeem myself.
Rhea had always been good at reading the situation. She knew very well that the Harper family was now an empty shell, relying on its last bit of assets to maintain as superficial gloss. If they didn’t find a way to get Maybelle back, their family was doomed.
she stood beude Mo Li in an apron, timidly, her tone as humble as it could be. “Maybelle, you don’t have to feel bothered because of me. I promise. I’ll never compete with you for anything again. If you don’t like the food I cook, I’ll work hard to improve my cooking skills. From now on, I’ll be your most loyal servant.”
Even though she spoke eloquently, Maybelle remained indifferent, and it was unclear how much of it she had actually taken in
bering that she was still unmoved, Rhea was about to burst into tears, making her look extremely pitiful and easy to elicit a protective instinct from salarını. “Maylərlic, Monsand Dad only have us two. If you really leave, I’ll be alone at home. We were supposed to be such a happy family. I really dont want to ser our family fall apart. Please, come back with us Rhea looked at hier expectantly with teary eyes.
Previously, she mistakenly thought that the Harper family was wealthy. She was afraid that Maybelle, the adopted daughter, would compete with her for tir family’s assets, so she tried every means to drive her out of the home.
expectedly, when Maybelle was really about to leave the Harpers, she realized that without her, the Harper family was nothing. No wonder she
natus. She had only enjoyed a few days of good life before having to watch the family go into bankruptcy.
Maybelle’s eyes darkened as she silently watched her acting like her sister.
had started to dread looking into Maybelle’s dark eyes. Though stunningly beautiful, when her cold and piercing gaze
a fred exposed, as if she were being pierced through, like a specter come to claim her soul
not meet her gaze again, hanging her larad lower and lower, her voice weakening with guilt until she ran out of words.
Seeing shar Maybelle remained unmoved and their 150 million dollars might be lost, Matthew, standing by, could no longer hold his tongue.
“Maberl, you’ve always beri armilde. Why are you to aldivious now! Even if Mr and Mrs. Harjaer were wrong in the first place, they’ve tried their Heineindeer, nurturing kitadoess is greater than birth kindness. They’ve raised you for so many years. If you just leave them, think of you! Don’t you care if they gossip beltinal your back, alling you ungrateful?” –
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Chapter 35
Matthew knew very well that a thin–skinned girl like Maybelle cared most about her reputation and feared gossip. So, even to protect her reputation, she wouldn’t dare to completely sever ties with the Harper family.
There was a hint of sarcasm in Maybelle’s eyes. She had seen through his little scheme. In her previous life, she might have seriously considered her reputation. But now, as someone who had already died once, she values life more than so–called reputation. She only knew that if she fell back into the Harper family’s trap, her only end would be death.
Instead of replying to them. Maybelle glanced at her watch as if nothing had happened
Matthew’s gaze had been on her the entire time, and her small movement didn’t escape his notice. He asked Maybelle hesitantly. “You’ve checked your watch no less than four or five times. Is there an emergency!”
“Nothing” Maybelle shook her head and replied with a smile, Tm just waiting for someone.”
Upon hearing that, the other four immediately became wary. They were wondering if her mysterious fiancé has arrived.
Just then, there was a urgent ring at the doorbell, drawing everyone’s attention. Dale and Beatrice looked as tense as if facing a formidable enemy, fearing that the visitor would come to compete with them for wealth at this time.
Maybelle’s lips curled up into a smile. They finally had arrived.
She smiled as she walked over to open the door, while turning back to Rhea and saying, “Rhea, who said that we were the only children in the Harper family? Don’t worry. We are sisters. Even if I leave the Harper family, I will never leave you alone.”
While the others were still puzzled by her words, Dale’s face turned pale with shock.
