“Mom! I can’t take it any longer. I want Arielle to move out now and disappear from my sight! I never want to see her again!” she declared the moment she stepped into the house. Cindy was busy dealing with her secret overseas slush fund, so she replied impatiently, “I know you don’t like her. Do you think I like her?
I told you we need to wait for an opportunity to make her slip.” It didn’t matter whether Arielle grew up in the countryside or not, for she was just a young girl in her twenties. Arielle was young, so it was pretty easy for her to commit a mistake, especially when it concerned her love life. Cindy was already busy finding the perfect candidate to seduce Arielle. Right then, she was irritated by how Shandie was kicking up a fuss.
If Shandie was half as clever as Arielle, I wouldn’t have to do so much. As Cindy ignored her, Shandie grew increasingly antsy. “Mom, it can’t wait! If this goes on, we shall be the ones who get kicked out!” Cindy continued typing furiously on the keyboard and replied without looking up, “Don’t worry. You’ll be fine as long as you shoot your film obediently. Stop provoking Arielle behind my back.” Shandie bit her lips as her face turned ashen.
She had no idea how to inform Cindy about the earlier incident at the film set. Shandie’s sudden silence had Cindy feeling puzzled. The latter looked at her daughter quizzically. It suddenly occurred to her that Shandie should be on the film set instead of at home. She shut her laptop and asked, “Why are you home at this hour?
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