Queen Of Revenge And Glory (Victoria and Jackson) novel Chapter 4

4 Are You An Idiot?

“Darell, Julia, I brought your daughter back,” Daisy said. She gently patted Victoria on the back. “Victoria, go say hello to your parents and your brother.”

Victoria didn’t move. With a faint, mocking smile, she asked, “Aunt Daisy, are they really my parents and brother?”

Daisy froze for a moment, then nodded. “Yes, they are. Why do you ask?”

Victoria let out a cold laugh. “I’m supposed to be their daughter and sister, but why do they all look like they can’t stand me?”

The four people in the room all stiffened. They hadn’t expected her to be so direct.

Daisy froze again. She wanted to say something, but stopped herself.

She knew what Darell and Julia were thinking. They didn’t want to accept this daughter because they already had an excellent adopted one.

They would rather stay home and comfort their adopted daughter’s feelings than spend even a little time going to the village to pick up their real daughter.

Simon and Curtis felt the same way. They were closer to the sister they had lived with for twenty years. None of them wanted to hurt her feelings just to pick up Victoria.

Simon didn’t even bother to show up; he was still at work.

In the end, Daisy couldn’t take it anymore and offered to go with Hector to bring Victoria home.

What she didn’t expect was that even after Victoria came back, Darell and Julia still acted like this. They didn’t even try to hide it.

Julia looked at Darell, and he looked back at her. In that brief exchange, they reached an understanding.

Victoria clearly wasn’t as quiet and easy to control as they had thought. They couldn’t just brush her aside.

If they wanted her to willingly take Angelica’s place in the marriage to Jackson later, they would have to act nice and coax her a little.

Julia hesitated, then forced herself to stand up. She put on a pained expression and walked toward Victoria. “My child, you’ve suffered so much out there.”

Victoria stepped aside slightly and avoided her touch. “Stop pretending. I don’t see any concern in your eyes.”

Julia froze in place. A wave of anger rose inside her. She had lowered herself to show kindness, yet Victoria had refused it and embarrassed her in front of everyone.

But to her, Victoria’s lack of manners was no surprise. She had grown up in the countryside without her parents and had never been properly brought up.

Julia forced a stiff smile. “I carried you for ten months. Of course, it hurts me to know you’ve suffered.”

Victoria sneered, “Is that so? If you really feel that way, why didn’t you come pick me up today? Why did you send Uncle Hector and Aunt Daisy instead?”

Daisy wanted to speak, but Hector gently held her hand and shook his head. He said quietly, “Daisy, we’ve already brought her back. What happens now is their family matter. Let them handle it. Let’s go home.”

Daisy looked at Victoria, her eyes full of worry and sympathy.

But she knew Hector was right. This was between Victoria and her parents. No matter what happened, she had no right to interfere.

“Julia, now that Victoria is back, you should treat her well. Don’t hurt her again. Daisy and I will head back now,” Hector said politely, hoping his words would help a little.

Darell nodded. “Thank you for your help today.”

Daisy said gently, “Victoria, we are leaving. If you need anything, come find us at Goldenwood Villa on the east side.”

With that, she reluctantly turned and left.

Victoria watched them walk away, then quickly looked away.

Once they were gone, Julia finally breathed a sigh of relief. “This is all my fault. Your father and I didn’t go pick you up ourselves because I’m very emotional.

“I was afraid that if I saw how poorly you were living, I wouldn’t be able to handle it. So I stayed home to calm myself and prepare to welcome you.”

She was lying. Actually, after Angelica found out last night that she wasn’t their real daughter, she had been upset the whole night. This morning, she was so distracted that she couldn’t even eat.

Julia felt sorry for her and stayed home to comfort her.

Victoria’s eyes were full of sarcasm. “So what exactly did you prepare for me?”

Julia quickly said, “I’ve already cleaned up a room for you. Come, I’ll show you.”

She reached for Victoria’s hand again, but Victoria dodged her once more. “So cleaning a room was more important than coming to pick me up yourself.”

Julia’s hand hung in the air. A trace of impatience flashed across her eyes.

“Forget the room. I’m not even sure I’ll stay,” Victoria said. Then she pointed at the young woman about her age. “Who is she?”

Angelica froze. Her eyes instantly turned red. She gently tugged on Curtis’s sleeve.

Curtis held her hand and said softly, “Angelica, don’t be afraid.”

After comforting her, Curtis looked at Victoria coldly. His tone turned sharp. “I’m your brother, Curtis. And she’s my sister, Angelica.”

He deliberately stressed the words “my sister.”

“I see.” Victoria’s voice carried a hint of sarcasm. “So that means she’s the adopted daughter who was switched with me, right?”

Angelica’s hand trembled. Tears gathered in her eyes, ready to fall.

Curtis’s face darkened. He emphasized, “In my heart, Angelica is my real sister.”

Victoria let out a cold laugh. “Calling her your real sister? Are you an idiot?”

Everyone except Victoria froze at her words.

Curtis stared at her in disbelief. “You just called me an idiot, huh?”

Victoria laughed mockingly. “Yeah. Did I say anything wrong? Don’t you know her mother was the one who secretly switched us back then?”

Angelica’s birth mother, Jasmine, had worked as a customer service representative at a postpartum care center.

When Julia was three months pregnant, she started looking for a high-end center, and Jasmine had served her.

By coincidence, Jasmine was also pregnant at the time. When she realized Julia was wealthy, she started having bad thoughts.

She secretly followed Julia to find out which center she chose and forced herself to spend the money to book the same one.

During the recovery period after giving birth, Jasmine secretly switched her own daughter with Julia’s without anyone noticing.

At the time, Angelica had an allergic rash on her face. Julia didn’t realize anything was wrong, and when she left the center, she took Angelica home.

Angelica bit her lip. Tears finally streamed down her face. “I’m sorry.”

Curtis held her cold hand tightly and gently said, “Angelica, this has nothing to do with you.”

Then he turned to Victoria, his voice full of anger. “Yes, her mother switched you back then. But Angelica is innocent. She didn’t know anything about it.”

Victoria laughed out loud, her eyes full of ridicule. “Oh, she’s innocent? She spent twenty years enjoying my life, living in comfort and luxury.

“And me? I was thrown into a trash can by her cruel mother in the freezing cold. If no one had found me, I would have died right after I was born.”

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