Fake Heiress Reborn Drops Masks Finds Family (Noelle and Sebastian) novel Chapter 5

"Honey, I just greeted you. Why are you acting so cold? You should say, ‘Good afternoon, honey!' You're hurting my feelings!" Noelle said with grievance, the total opposite of how cheerful she'd been a second ago. She hung her head, looking very pitiful.

Sebastian's sharp eyebrows knitted together, and instantly, the housekeepers tensed up like something big was about to happen.

Their boss was always cold and distant. Even Lucas, who was closest to Sebastian, didn't dare talk to him like that.

Asking Sebastian to greet someone with a "Good afternoon"? What a joke.

Sure enough, Sebastian's brows were so tightly knitted it looked like he could crush a fly between them.

Noelle was too enthusiastic. She might annoy Sebastian!

But suddenly, everyone watched their cold boss slowly relax his brows and calmly say, "Good afternoon."

The housekeepers froze in disbelief.

Gus was surprised.

He broke into a huge, goofy smile.

I knew it! Mr. Menzie treats Mrs. Menzie differently.

Sebastian's frown wasn't because he was unwilling; it was the first time anyone had ever asked him to say something like that.

He didn't say "honey," just "good afternoon," but Noelle was satisfied. She grinned, leaned in, and gave Sebastian a loud peck on the cheek.

"You're the best, honey! Love you!"

Sebastian was taken aback.

The housekeepers watched their boss get "molested" were dumbstruck.

They all gasped.

They sneaked nervous glances at Sebastian. When they saw that his expression returned to normal and he calmly told the housekeepers to serve food to Noelle, they swallowed hard. Ever since Noelle showed up, their nerves had been through hell.

"Mrs. Menzie."

While Noelle ate, Gus walked over with a grin. "Today is your second day after getting married. It's our tradition for the bride to visit her family on the second day. We have prepared a list of gifts for your family; please take a look."

Noelle glanced at the list—and froze.

It was worth at least several hundred million!

Every item was insanely expensive.

No way these were going to the Kains!

Noelle spoke up right away, "You can't give these to the Kains! I already cut ties with them. If you're going to give these away, just give them to me!"

"Cut ties?" Sebastian frowned.

"Yeah!" Noelle had nothing to hide. She calmly explained that the Kains had cut off their relationship with her. "They only adopted me because I have Rh-negative blood. They wanted me to be a blood bank for Viola. When we were kids, Viola would hurt herself, so I'd have to give her so much blood that I would pass out! I don't want family like that anymore! So these gifts can't go to them. I don't want them getting anything out of me!"

She said it calmly, but the housekeepers still felt their hearts ache. They couldn't believe Noelle had lived such a miserable life before!

Sebastian's thin lips pressed together. He'd looked into her background and knew her life at the Kain's estate wasn't good, but he didn't know it was this bad.

His lips moved as if he wanted to say something comforting, but didn't know how to say it. Unless you've lived through it yourself, anything you say just sounds hollow.

"But I'm happy now! I have you, honey, and everyone here at Melrose Manor. You're all like family to me!" Noelle smiled brightly, her eyes sparkling.

Like a little ray of sunshine.

Gus and the other housekeepers felt their hearts soften.

Mrs. Menzie is way too adorable! She even sees us as family. God. We will definitely treat her well!

All of this for me ...

Tsk. I actually ran into Felicia Hernandez here.

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