âIâm telling you, in a few days, Iâll swing by your place too! Youâre going to take me out to dinner, and Iâll eat even better than him. Then Iâll snap some photos to rub it in his face and show him that Iâm living even better! Oh, by the way, the college entrance exam results are about to come out. Iâve got to say this now; you canât consider other universities. Even if you want to check out other schools, youâve got to remember me!â
Arabella, smiling, said, âSure thing.â
Grandpa Beck rattled on for a bit more, then hung up the phone..
Serena; being helped into the room, placed a diamond bracelet into Marthaâs hand and said, âI canât wire money to Lily and Holly right now, and you canât make it obvious. Find some people you trust and let them transfer some cash to Holly and Lilyâs accounts.â
If it werenât for their help today, her image would have been completely ruined!
âRemember, donât leave any trace.â
âRest assured, Miss.â Martha put away the bracelet, knowing that it was worth a hundred grand. She couldnât help but ask, âSo you mean, fifty grand each?â âFive grand is for you; the rest is split between them. You fell and hurt yourself while helping me today. If it werenât for you speaking up for me and making up a boyfriend on the spot, my mom looked like she was going to eat me alive!â
The more Serena thought about it, the more pissed she was. âShe promised to treat me like her own, but when there was a conflict of interest with her own daughter, she didnât hesitate to back her own! In her eyes, Iâm just an outsider!â
âMiss, the madam has already been very tolerant.â
âAnd my brother, he bought a gift for Arabella, but nothing for me!â Serena was livid. Nobody took her seriously. Why on earth did Arabella have to come back? Why did she have to come back and cause her trouble?
âActually, Serena, the boyfriend I made up for you, you could consider continuing to play boy friendâ
girlfriend with Mr. Cooper. That way, your parents wouldnât be suspicious! And our plan can proceed smoothly.â
Thatâs exactly what Serena was thinking. Although Martin wasnât her ideal guy, even if he was a bit annoying, at least he could act as a shield. If anything comes up in the future, she could get him to do it!
After a while, Serena took out her phone and messaged him.
He immediately called back, excited, âSerena, have you finally accepted my pursuit? Youâre willing to be my girlfriend? Fantastic!!â
âItâs just a trial, not officially dating.â
âAlready giving me a chanceâthatâs enough to make me happy! Serena, can I come see you now? I have a lot to tell you!â Martin has liked her for six years, and he couldnât wait to pamper her.
Seizing the opportunity, Serena hinted, âThereâs a movie tonight; I heard itâs good.â
âWhatâs the name? Iâll fly back immediately to take you.â
Serena could hear him ordering plane tickets on the side; she couldnât help but ask, âYouâre abroad?â
âI accompanied my sister to Dawnstar for shopping and checked out our subsidiary here. Serena, do you like Dawnstar? When youâre free, I can show you the lavender fields here; theyâre beautiful!â
âWeâll see.â Serena told him the movie name and hung up.
By dinner time, Edith and Martha had upstairs to call the two young ladies for dinner. They glanced at each other, their eyes filled with dissatisfaction and disgust, quickly looking away.
âSir, Madam, and the five young masters have been with Serena for 18 years; this deep bond canât be replaced by a bit of blood.â
As Martha went upstairs, her eyes fixed straight ahead and her tone arrogant.
Edith didnât look at her; she looked ahead and coldly sneered, âYour injuries donât hurt anymore? I thought this fall would knock some sense into you; I didnât expect you to be even more stupid! If you canât say something smart, shut up. Donât show off your âintelligenceâ here.â