Islaâs eyes immediately flashed with a hint of gloom!
She lowered her gaze to hide the excitement within and exchanged a look with Melissa, both of their eyes glittering with shrewdness.
What was something that poor ordinary people couldnât even come into contact with, but for the upper class, it was as commonplace as household meals?
Of course, it was the equestrian club!
Equestrian lessons were prohibitively expensive, and an average family simply couldnât afford them. Moreover, a batch of foals was worth hundreds of
thousands. Even after purchasing, there were still costs of keeping them in a ranch, with the minimum annual expense being in the region of two hundred thousand or more.
Ordinary middle-class families simply couldnât afford
Therefore, only those who were wealthy and powerful
could afford horseback riding lessons!
Today, they had to make Keira lose face at the equestrian club, giving Nathan an excuse to pull Lewis down from the position of family head!
For todayâs gathering, which consisted of a group of young people, Melissa and Oliver wouldnât attend. She patted Islaâs hand and gave her a warning look.
Isla clenched her fists, thinking of Melissaâs disdainful and warning look when they left the house that morning, and felt waves of shame and anger!
What Melissa said was still ringing in her ears. âMarrying you was the worst thing that had happened to Jake! You were taken away by the police last night, making the first branch of the family lose all its face! If you donât regain our honor today and give Lewis and his wife a piece of our mind, Iâll have Jake divorce you!â
Isla bit her lip and followed Jake toward the direction of the parking lot.
Jake was indifferent to her all the way, his gaze firmly fixed on Keira, who was walking ahead, his expression inscrutable.
After the groun arrived at the parking lot. Isla was
about to go to the car she shared with Jake when a bodyguard stopped her. âMr. Horton has asked you to
see him.â
Isla was surprised and walked over to Keira and Lewis,
clueless.
Today, Keira was dressed in a white equestrian outfit, looking poised and graceful. The white attirenovelbin
accentuated her tall, slender figure, making her look vibrant and commanding.
Lewis, on the other hand, hadnât changed his clothes
and was still in a black suit. His cool demeanor and
firm contours added a certain charisma to him.
Isla clenched her fists, her face smiling. âUncle, did you need something from me?â
Lewisâs narrow eyes fixed on her, the darkness of his gaze harboring feelings that were difficult for Isla to decipher, making her feel intensely uncomfortable.
Then, she heard Lewis speak. âSince you have been disrespectful to your seniors on several occasions, itâs time I taught you some manners. Now, open the car door for your aunt.â
Islaâs pupils constricted sharply at these words!
She looked incredulously at Lewis but saw no hint of jest on the manâs face.
Turning to look at Keira, she saw an expression of surprise as well.
Her last hope was to seek help from Jake, but he only
frowned and remained silent.
Isla clenched her fists.
A surge of intense humiliation welled up inside her.
How could this beâ¦.
Ever since they were young, Keira had always been her little slave. If she told Keira to go east, Keira wouldnât dare go west⦠Keira had no dignity in front of her and had to keep her head lowered.
Isla was always high above, firmly pressing down on
her.
How dare that woman climb over her head now?!
Isla wanted nothing more than to tear Keiraâs face apart, eat her flesh, and suck her blood!
But she dared notâ¦
She could only forcefully suppress all her humiliation,
bow her head, walk to the side of the car, and barely squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth. âAunt Keira, please get in.â
Keira, with her gaze lowered, went straight into the car
and sat down.
Isla finally closed the door for her.
The car slowly started, leaving the angry Isla behind. Only then did Keira turn to look at Lewis and say, âThank you.â
She knew that when Isla spoke just now, Lewis must have heard her from upstairs, and that was why he had deliberately humiliated Isla a moment ago-to restore Keiraâs dignity.
Her gaze dropped as she said slowly, âActually, she just learned to ride a horse and had me lead the horse for her. Once she could gallop, she didnât need me anymore.â
After all, she couldnât run as fast as the horseâ¦
She smiled, âI was quite envious of her riding at that time. Laterâ¦â
Before she could finish, Lewis took her hand, his tone
filled with indulgence. âIf you think horse riding is fun, then Iâll teach you today.â
Keira blinked, swallowing the rest of her words, and just curled her lips into a slight smile, âOkay.â
Lewis looked at her. âWhatâs past is past. Whatever you envied her for before, Iâll give to you from now on.â
Keira nodded earnestly.
They soon arrived at the equestrian field.
The Horton family had their own private parking area, and once they parked the car, Lewis and Keira got out.
They walked toward the changing room.
One needed to change into proper riding attire for horseback riding. Keira had already changed at the Hortonâs, so she didnât need to switch clothes.
But Lewis needed to change.
So she simply loitered around the changing room area.
Isla and Jake had gotten out of the car and disappeared somewhere. Isla probably feared losing
face in front of so many people if Lewis, acting as an
elder, forced her to serve Keira again.
Which was just fine.
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While Keira was lost in her thoughts, two people came by, chatting with each other.
âHave you heard? Some people from Clance will come today, and one of them isnât someone to be messed
with!â
âWe canât mess with any of the young masters from Clance.â
âThis oneâs different⦠Itâs said to be from that family!â
The other person immediately lowered his voice. âThe Olsen family from Clance?â
âShh⦠keep it down. Even the Horton family in Oceanion will have to tread carefully around that person, right? Who knows why theyâre coming today, but we need to serve them with caution! Not just Lewis, we mustnât provoke that person either.â
âIâm not stupid. Iâd rather offend the Horton family than that personâ¦â
As they spoke, they walked past Keira.
Keira watched them go, pensive. Among those coming from Clance they mentioned, Frankie must be one of
them, right?
Just as she thought about this, she saw Frankie emerge from the changing room.
Wearing gold-rimmed glasses and clad in black riding gear, he looked trim and tall. Upon seeing Keira, Frankie seemed slightly surprised and approached her.
âMiss Olsen, what a coincidence.â
The last time they had met, theyâd had an awkward moment due to Frankie mistaking Isla for her, but after a few days, that awkwardness had dissipated.
Keira had a good relationship with Frankieâs parents, and she was straightforward with Frankie. âMrs. Allen asked me to come to your place tonight to see a photo you brought. What photo is it? Does it have something to do with me?â
Frankie thought of the face in the photos that resembled Keira and smiled, âYes, it does.â