Thomas scrunched his eyebrows at that. He knew Yvonne was not in a good mood, but he did not expect her to be so unreasonable. She believes the things I did for her will harm her. She is indeed very stubborn.
Sensing the rising tension, Jasmine quickly spoke up with a smile, "Yvonne, your dad just happens to be on break recently, so we're thinking of going on a family holiday. We'll let you choose the location, so why don't you tell us where you want to go?"
Hearing that, Yvonne sneered and turned to Thomas again. "Is this your idea?"
Is he that protective of Vania?
Before he could say anything, Benjamin piped up, "What are you talking about? This trip was your mom's idea." He was now a little dissatisfied with his daughter's attitude.
"Oh, really?" she spoke sarcastically. "According to my memories, whenever Mom went on a vacation, she would usually go with her besties. Why did she suddenly think of going as a family?"
"You're being completely unreasonable." Since Benjamin had been bottling up his dissatisfaction, he was immediately infuriated after hearing those words. Then, he thought about the secret bases he had lost because of her and was nearing the edge of exploding.
He rarely told her off, so it was evident how angry he was at this moment. Therefore, Jasmine hurriedly comforted both of them. "How can you say something like that and anger your dad? We rarely go on a family vacation, and it just happens that your dad has been free recently, so that's why I suggested this family trip. Don't you want to go?"
Yvonne used to enjoy traveling all over the world. "Nope." Yet, she did not even think about it before rejecting the idea, which shocked her mom.
"Why?" Jasmine asked without thinking, trying to show her concern.
"I have something to do." At this point, Yvonne was starting to feel impatient and wanted to end this conversation as soon as possible.
Benjamin roared, slamming his hand on the table. "Look at yourself! Is this how you should be talking to your parents?"
Had this been the old Yvonne, she would have been terrified by the angry Benjamin, but she was not the slightest bit afraid. Rather, she retorted bravely, "Don't you guys think that your behavior is strange?"
"We're doing this for your sake," Jasmine persuaded sincerely. Indeed, she could do anything for Yvonne, but she could not afford to let the entire Kepler Family fall because of that. If that were the case, she would be the criminal who destroyed the Kepler Family, which should never happen!
Instead of answering her, Yvonne turned her head to face Thomas. "What did you tell Dad and Mom?"
Nodding, Thomas admitted. "I told them everything. The Kepler Family cannot afford to lose anything else."
Afraid that the siblings would break out into a fight, Jasmine hurriedly persuaded them to stop. "Thomas is right. Your dad and I don't want to see you get hurt, and we don't want the Kepler Family to suffer any more losses, so please, understand our situation."
However, Yvonne had completely lost herself in the vortex of revenge and had gone a little mad even. While looking at them, she nodded maniacally. "Very good. Yeah, you guys are always on your high horse while I'm the villain! If that's the case, I'll leave this family. That way, you guys won't need to care about me anymore!"
"Yvonne, what nonsense are you talking about?" Jasmine yelled out of anxiety, but her voice had already disappeared behind the retreating figure.
At last, Yvonne slammed the door and exited the villa.
"This is outrageous—so outrageous!" While pointing in the direction where his rebellious daughter had left, Benjamin roared so angrily that his fingers were trembling.
Meanwhile, Jasmine was already in tears as she begged, "Thomas, quick. Don't let her go! You can't let her do anything impulsive."
At first, Thomas thought it would be a good idea for his parents to have a good talk with her. On top of that, a family vacation sounded like a great idea, right? Yet…
Who would've thought that she'd just walk right out of the door like we never mattered?
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