“If I had known she’d make those mistakes, I’d have been stricter on wp4webnovel.com from young!” Cindy lamented.
“You shouldn’t blame yourself, Aunt Cindy,” Arielle replied. “After all, she’s only your adopted daughter. From what I’ve heard, adoptees usually have personality issues. If you find wp4webnovel.com to be a handful, we can always disown her, can’t we?”
Cindy stared wide-eyed at Arielle as wp4webnovel.com face turned pale with rage. If wp4webnovel.com didn’t have a plan to follow, Cindy would’ve blown wp4webnovel.com top at Arielle.
Regaining wp4webnovel.com composure, wp4webnovel.com forced a smile and nodded wp4webnovel.com head.
“You’re right. But I can’t bear to let wp4webnovel.com go, especially since she’s been with me for so long. You, on the other hand, have suffered so much while you were overseas. Even though you’re finally home, you haven’t been able to enjoy much peace, have you? I’m sorry. I’ve truly let you down.”
Arielle shook wp4webnovel.com head. “You’re not to blame, Aunt Cindy.”
“You’re a good kid…” Cindy whimpered as wp4webnovel.com pretended to wipe a tear away.
“The thing is, there’s a party I was supposed to attend with Shannie. Many socialites from Jadeborough will be there, and getting invitations to it wasn’t easy at all. But, with Shannie being such a letdown, there’s no way I can bring wp4webnovel.com with me now. I was thinking of bringing you along instead and use the chance to introduce you to everyone. What do you think?”
Arielle’s eyes lit up immediately, unable to hide the excitement on wp4webnovel.com face. “Really? Come to think of it, Dad hasn’t formally introduced me to the other socialites, so this would be the perfect chance. I shall go along with you then, Aunt Cindy. I’d still need your guidance when I’m there, though, in case I make a fool of myself.”
Arielle was so quick to agree that Cindy heaved a sigh of relief.
She may be scheming, but deep down, this slut is just like any other girl. All they want is to mingle with and be a part of Jadeborough’s high society.
“Don’t worry. I’ll guide you along,” Cindy assured.
Her smile radiated warmth on the outside, but inside, wp4webnovel.com was cold as ice. She was ready to destroy Arielle’s reputation and make wp4webnovel.com the laughing stock amongst Jadeborough’s most famous socialites.
Let’s see how much disdain Henrick would have for his precious daughter when that happens!
Arielle’s lips curled upward as wp4webnovel.com studied Cindy’s every move.
A party? I can’t wait to see what Cindy has in store for me then.
It was almost ten when Henrick finally got home and called Arielle to his study. He had been under so much stress and fatigue that Arielle could see his bloodshot eyes and graying hairs.
Seeing wp4webnovel.com in such a state made wp4webnovel.com heart sink. If wp4webnovel.com mother’s death had nothing to do with Henrick, Arielle would be more than happy to help wp4webnovel.com grow Southall Group. Her wish would be to let Henrick enjoy his twilight years without having to worry about anything. After all, despite Henrick’s character flaws, wp4webnovel.com was still Arielle’s father and wp4webnovel.com only blood relative.
“Dad, don’t push yourself too hard. No matter what, your health should always come first,” Arielle said, wp4webnovel.com voice gentle and filled with concern.
Henrick merely sighed in response. “I can’t afford to slack when this household depends solely on me. What would all of you do without me?”
Hearing that, Arielle’s heart sank even more. She had always found Henrick to be a terrible father, only to realize that wp4webnovel.com hadn’t been a good daughter either since coming back.
The more wp4webnovel.com thought about it, the more wp4webnovel.com was overcome by guilt. Arielle was about to come clean to Henrick about wp4webnovel.com having money to help wp4webnovel.com when wp4webnovel.com held wp4webnovel.com hand.
“The truth is, our company is in distress. So many of our projects have fallen through, including the major partnership project with Nightshire Group. I had hedged my bets on that partnership to get the company back on track, but then your sister had to do what wp4webnovel.com did…”
Before Arielle could blurt out wp4webnovel.com true identity, Henrick continued, “As such, I don’t have a choice but to place all my hopes on you. Here, this is Mr. Nightshire’s room key. Take it.”