Chapter 507:
Harlee, with deliberate slowness, positioned herself in the driverâs seat and left the door ajar.
As Etta moved toward the passenger side, Harlee halted her abruptly.
âEtta, did I ever say you could get in the car? Did you ask if you could?â
Ettaâs expression stiffened, and she retraced her steps to her original position.
âHarlee, Iâm sorry.
Did I presume too much again? I thoughtâ¦â
âAgain?â Harleeâs voice was cold as she slammed the car door, her tone commanding.
âThough Iâm in a good mood today, letâs make one thing clear.
You have no right to use that tone with me! Youâre merely a maidâs daughter living under the Sanderson familyâs charity, not by blood relation!â
Harleeâs gaze was haughty, filled with scorn as she faced Etta.
âYou have no reason to play the victim here! You live in a villa, have money at your disposal, and even a driver to chauffeur you.
What grievances can a maidâs daughter possibly have? And donât remind me about the past decades youâve spent with the Sandersons.â
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âIf it werenât for my parentsâ generosity, youâd likely be crammed in a dilapidated apartment! Understand this, Etta.
Youâre nothing more than a maidâs daughter.
Stop pretending to be something youâre not!â
Ettaâs complexion drained of color, her eyes igniting with a fierce blend of rage and resentment.
The sharp retort she yearned to hurl at Harlee lodged in her throat as she caught sight of Harleeâs icy demeanor.
Memories of the influential visitors who had supported Harlee the previous evening tempered her fiery impulse, silencing her bitter words before they could escape.
Harlee ignited the engine, smoothly switched gears, and nonchalantly tapped the handbrake button.
She cast a sidelong glance at Etta, noting her ashen face.
With a barely perceptible arch of her brow, Harlee posed a simple question, her voice cool and detached.
âAm I wrong?â
Etta parted her lips, a rebuttal teetering on the brink of utterance, yet she found herself voiceless.
Harleeâs assertions, though stark, rang undeniably true.
As the daughter of a maid, she was painfully reminded of her place, forbidden from wielding tricks against someone of Harleeâs standing, an unrelenting and unforgiving reality.
If not for the Sanderson family, she would be weathering life in a dilapidated rental rather than the luxury of the villa, a truth as cold and hard as the walls that housed her.
Just as Etta wrestled with her pride and her perceived contributions, which now seemed utterly misguided, Skyla appeared.
She approached, bearing a steaming cup of milk intended for Harlee.
Etta clung to the fragile hope that Skyla, who had clearly witnessed Harleeâs blatant bullying, would step in to defend her.
But instead, Skyla walked over with an unsettling calm and silently handed the milk to Harlee, as if nothing had happened.
Tears welled in Ettaâs eyes, her heart plummeting.
She had noticed Skyla lurking in the shadows before, prompting her to adopt a more pitiful facade in hopes of gaining an ally.
But now, it was painfully clear.
Her hopes were misplaced.
Disappointment settled over Etta like a heavy weight.
She wasnât just ignored, but humiliated.
The truth was glaring.
Nobody wanted to deal with someone as unbearable as her.
Skyla passed a glass of milk to Harlee, watching her sip it before tenderly brushing her hair aside.
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