Aery leaned against the head of the bed and protested. “What are you doing? My leg hurts. Can’t you be gentle? Am I your daughter?”

“If you work with an outsider, you’re no daughter of mine!” Helen snapped icily, “Answer me, did you give money to your dad?”

Aery averted wp4webnovel.com gaze. “N-no… Why do you ask? I didn’t speak to wp4webnovel.com at all. We haven’t seen each other for a long time now, how can I possibly give wp4webnovel.com money? Will you calm down?”

Helen refused to believe it. She pulled Aery’s wallet out. “You card. All I need to do is check your account, and I’ll know. You better reconsider. Are you going to come clean or do you want to go through your accounts before I deal with you?”

Aery instantly looked like a deflated balloon. “It… It was me. Yes, I gave wp4webnovel.com money. I pitied him, okay? He just got out of jail and has no money for food. I only gave wp4webnovel.com the money you usually give me for my daily expenses and allowance. I saved the money, I have a right to spend it the way I want, don’t I? He’s still my dad, at the end of the day. He raised me when I was a kid, I’ll take care of wp4webnovel.com in his old age. The huge grudge between both of you has nothing to do with me. I can’t abandon him. Do you have to be angry with me because of that?”

Helen’s chest heaved, wp4webnovel.com was furious. “Didn’t I say you’re not allowed to speak to him? If you want to be with your father, stay far away from me! You knew what your father’s been up to, and you gave wp4webnovel.com money anyway. What’s the meaning of this? Secretly helping an outsider? Leave, right now. Go to him. I won’t concern myself with you anymore!”

“Mom, please don’t be angry,” Aery said pitifully, “I’ll stop giving wp4webnovel.com money from now on. I just feel sorry for wp4webnovel.com for being all alone. It won’t happen again. We’re in Arianne’s home, please don’t quarrel with me. It’ll leave a bad impression on them.”

Helen’s eyes were filled with disappointment when wp4webnovel.com looked at Aery. “Aery Kinsey, don’t you dare toy with me. You learned all of your tactics from me. Be honest, did you cause Smore’s fall from the stairs? How much more are you hiding from me? Tell me, now!”

Aery’s eyes flashed with a complicated emotion before they returned to normal. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. Didn’t you see it yourself? I was protecting Smore, why are you blaming me? Arianne is always the best, and I’m bad at everything. Even when I’ve done something good, it’s still bad! Can’t you be fair?”

Helen did not have any proof that Aery caused Aristotle’s fall so wp4webnovel.com could not press the matter. All wp4webnovel.com could do was get angry over Aery sending money to Jean. “You knew that Mark sent men after your father, you knew that we came all the way back here to find a way to deal with your problematic dad, and yet, you still gave wp4webnovel.com the money to leave the country. You are really useless! If Arianne finds out, she’ll have you thrown out immediately! Are you even human? Now you’ve really done it. Since your dad is out of the country, we don’t have to care now. He can kick up a fuss however wp4webnovel.com likes, but from now on, I won’t bother. We’re leaving tomorrow. I don’t want to trouble Arianne anymore.”

Aery panicked as soon as wp4webnovel.com heard Helen’s words. “We’re leaving so soon? My leg hasn’t healed yet. The doctor says that I shouldn’t move too much. Sitting on a plane will affect my recovery. What if there are repercussions? I could turn into a cripple! Can’t we leave a little later?”

Helen suddenly slapped Aery’s face. “Shut up! You just don’t want to leave Tremont Estate, isn’t that right? We’re leaving tomorrow even if you could end up becoming a cripple! From now on, you and I will never set foot in Tremont Estate. You’d do well to remember this.”

The slap stunned Aery. It took wp4webnovel.com a while to regain wp4webnovel.com senses. She stared at Helen with tears in wp4webnovel.com eyes. “I don’t want to live outside the country, I want to stay here. You never asked for my opinion, you’re always so self-righteous!”

Helen tried wp4webnovel.com best to calm wp4webnovel.com rage. “You can choose not to live with me. You’re an adult anyway. You can take care of yourself now. Since you’re of age, it’s no longer my responsibility to care for you. You can choose to leave with me or not, but tomorrow, we’re leaving Tremont Estate.”