Chapter 589 âI donât want it!â Yolandaâs face twisted with disgust, and her voice was full of hostility. âDonât bother coming around anymore. If I need something, Iâll buy it from the convenience store myself!â
âHere, take this money. If itâs not enough, call me.â Yvonne stuffed a few hundred bucks into her pocket.
The money in Yolandaâs pocket wasnât much. Although she thought it was too little, she still accepted it. âAlright, you better head home now.â
Her voice was still laced with impatience.
âCall me if you need anything.â
âMhm.â
Yolanda turned to head back to school, only to see Arabella and her gang. Seething with anger, she made her way towards Kelly.
1 âWhatâs it to you what goes on between Arabella and me? Are your her little minion or something? Always attacking me whenever you see me?â
âAnd what are you? A shameless scumbag. Do you have any idea how much Arabella has done for your family? And how do you repay her?â âWhatâs it to you how we treat her?â
âOf course, it matters!â Kelly retorted angrily. âIf you mess with Arabella, you mess with me! Iâll teach you a lesson if you dare to pull any stunts behind her back. Got it?â
âHmmm, donât get too cocky. Maybe one day, youâll fall flat on your face, too.â
Upon hearing Yolandaâs words, it was clear she was now setting her sights on Kelly, ready to seize any opportunity for revenge.
âTry laying a finger on her.â Arabella glared at Yolanda coldly. âFancy a stint in jail with those two heartless people? Go ahead and try.â;
âYoli.â Yvonne, who was standing not far away, saw the altercation between Yolanda and the group of students and wanted to step in.
âStay out of it!â Yolanda glared at her impatiently, then turned to Arabella. âWeâll see about that!â
âSee what? Who wants to look at you? Youâre full of yourself.â
Kelly completely dismissed her, but Yvonne, who was not far away, kept watching. When Yolanda left, she walked over.
âAuntie, just to be clear, she was the one who came over and started yelling at me. I was just retaliating,â Kelly quickly explained.
âShe has changed a lot in the past few months, but I hope you wonât hurt her. It was wrong of her to yell at you, and I apologize on her behalf,â said Yvonne, bowing deeply with a sincere look on her face.
âI donât get it. She doesnât even see you as her mom. She only turned to you because she had no one else. Sheâs just using you!â
âI know, and thatâs okay.â Yvonne lowered her head and accepted the bitter truth. âAs long as she still calls me mom, I canât abandon her in this life. No matter how hard and tiring it gets, I have to ensure she has food, a place to live, and books to read.
But sheâs been pretty cranky lately, so if she offends you guys, you can tell me, and Iâll talk to her.â
Kelly was at a loss for words. If talking could solve the problem, things wouldnât have escalated to this point.
âPlease.â Yvonne bowed again, pleading with them to spare her daughter.
âAs long as she doesnât start anything, we wonât do anything to her. But we canât let her off the hook if she goes too far. After all, weâre not her mom, right?â
Kelly bowed and said, âWeâve got stuff to do so that we wonât bother you any longer, Goodbye.â
Watching their retreating figures as they entered the school, Yvonne thought to herself, hoping that Yoli wouldnât make any more mistakes. Kids these days were not easy to deal with.
âYolandaâs mom is so nice. I just donât understand why she raised such a terrible daughter,â Mya said, puzzled.
Joyce agreed, saying as they walked, âYolanda was just acting sweet and innocent in front of the guys. But when she talks to her own mom, her attitude is so poor.â âThatâs because sheâs her foster mother,â Kelly said nonchalantly.
âWhat? Foster mom? Whereâs her biological mom?â Mya and Joyce asked in unison.
âIn jail.â
Mya and Joyce exchanged glances, surprised by the complexity of Yolandaâs family background.
âSo, whatâs the deal between her and Arabella?â Mya asked again.
âItâs a long story. Basically, Arabella has been good to their family, but they repaid her kindness with ingratitude and ended up getting themselves locked up. In short, keep your distance if you bump into her.â
At that moment, the schoolâs broadcast station was making an announcement.
âNoreen, Daryl, Greta, Keely, and others from the surgery class bullied their classmates during extracurricular activities. They are to write a 3,000âword reflection paper, and the ringleader, Noreen, is given a major demerit! This is a public warning for the entire school. All students are to take this as a warning. School is a place for learning, so donât bring the bad habits from outside here. We hope all students will get along, be united and friendly, and gain knowledge and happiness here.â
âServes them right.â Joyce felt instantly relieved upon hearing, the announcement.
âItâs good that theyâre being publicly admonished. At least theyâll remember this and wonât dare to mess around for a while, Mya agreed.
1 But Kelly glanced at Arabella. If it had been Arabella who got into trouble today, these students would probably had been detained at the police station, let alone expelled.
Joyce and Mya probably didnât have any powerful family connections, so the matter was simply brushed under the carpet.
But they didnât lose out in this incident.
âBut itâs strange. We clearly taught them a lesson, so why didnât the school publicly admonish us?â Joyce had been puzzled by this question since earlier.
Mya was also at a loss. She reasoned, âLogically speaking, we were the ones who made them soak in water and threw rocks at them. Weâre the ones in the wrong.â
When Kelly heard this, she patted Arabella on the shoulder and said, âThatâs because your straightâA classmate deleted all the surveillance footage of us teaching them a lesson.â
âWhat?? Can you delete surveillance footage? How did you do that??â
1 Both girls were completely stunned. Arabella was with them the entire time and didnât go anywhere, so how did she delete the surveillance footage??
âArabella, I just realized youâre so amazing. You seem to know everything,â Mya said, looking at Arabella with even more admiration and curiosity.
Kelly patted her on the shoulder and said, âBe more confident. You can drop the âseem to.â
Her Bella really knew her stuff, man. If thereâs anything she didnât know how to do, itâs probably dating. Who knew what she was like when she was dating Romeo? Was she icy or shy??
âHey, Bella.â Kelly suddenly leaned into Arabellaâs ear, teasing her quietly, âYour man hasnât been looking for you recently?â
âHim,â Arabella was about to say something when her eyes caught a tall figure in the distance.
Romeo? Whatâs he doing at school?