The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About novel Chapter 179

Chapter 179: Chapter 179: You Still Plan to Shamelessly Stay in the Lockwood Family?

Just then, Noelle Lockwood returned in another car.

The moment she stepped out, she concealed the sinister look on her face and put on a smile. "Estelle, you haven’t been back in so long. You probably don’t even remember what the house looks like, do you?"

Estelle Lockwood raised an eyebrow.

Noelle Lockwood acted as if nothing had happened, feigning a bashful expression. "The family redecorated the house for me, so the layout has changed quite a bit. Estelle, if there’s anything you’re not used to, you must tell me. Just treat this place as your own home."

Estelle Lockwood suddenly wondered what Noelle Lockwood’s face was made of. ’How could she be so thick-skinned?’

She still remembered the first time she came to the Lockwood Family villa, when she was eighteen.

Wearing plain, old clothes and carrying a single bag, she had looked up to see Rose Lowell with her arm linked through Noelle Lockwood’s. They stood on the high steps, looking down on Estelle Lockwood from above.

Then, the woman, looking every bit the high-society lady, had shot her a disdainful glance and parted her lips impatiently. "Alright, since you’re back, just stay out of trouble."

After she said that, Noelle Lockwood had walked over, seemingly friendly but actually condescending, her tone dripping with smugness. "Estelle, the house is cleaned by staff every day, so it’s very clean. The way you are..."

Noelle Lockwood had sized her up meaningfully. "The way you are... you should probably take a shower and change your clothes first."

She was clearly the family’s biological daughter, yet she was being disdained by the adopted daughter and barred from entering the house.

Meanwhile, Noelle Lockwood, dressed in exquisite clothes prepared for her by the Lockwood Family and wearing expensive jewelry, had deliberately walked beside Estelle Lockwood, creating an immense contrast between them.

One was the apple of the Lockwood Family’s eye; the other was a ’country bumpkin’ who had been lost to the outside world.

Seven years later, Estelle Lockwood’s voice held a hint of detached surprise as she retorted, "Treat it as my own home? Miss Lockwood, what an interesting thing to say. This *is* my home. Why would I need to ’treat it as’ such?"

Noelle Lockwood’s expression froze before she quickly explained, "I was just worried you wouldn’t be comfortable, Estelle. We’ll be living together from now on. If there’s anything you’re not satisfied with, you can..."

"Then you needn’t worry. Actually, there’s something I’m very curious about."

Estelle Lockwood wore a half-smile. "Why would I be living with you? Noelle Lockwood, you have no blood relation to the Lockwood Family. Seven years ago, Ms. Lowell said you were still young, so she wanted to keep you in the family. But now, Miss Lockwood is more than capable of living independently. Don’t tell me..."

Her tone shifted sharply. "...you still plan on shamelessly mooching off the Lockwood Family?"

’Older sister, you always make Mom and Dad unhappy. Because you came home, they’ve been ridiculed so much. If you had any self-awareness, you’d move out.’

’It’s true you’re their biological daughter, but I’m the little princess they cherish in the palm of their hands. Isn’t it shameless of you to stay in the Lockwood Family? So brazen. Don’t make Mom and Dad disappointed in you again.’

As Estelle Lockwood’s voice faded, the entire Lockwood Family villa fell into a deathly silence.

The servants all lowered their heads, not daring to breathe.

Rose Lowell immediately flew into a rage. "Estelle Lockwood, what is the meaning of this? I told you to get along with Noelle, and yet you’re trying every trick in the book to drive her away? Are you trying to kill me with anger! Do you have any idea how to show filial piety to your parents?!"

Estelle Lockwood was perfectly calm. "I am proposing that we send Noelle Lockwood away precisely because I understand filial piety."

"After all, I am your biological daughter, so I should be filial to you. But Noelle Lockwood is also someone else’s biological daughter. Is Ms. Lowell willing to keep Noelle separated from her birth mother? Or is Noelle going to continue staying in the Lockwood Family as its great young miss, abandoning her own mother?"

After Estelle Lockwood finished speaking, everyone present was stunned.

Rose Lowell was practically seething with rage.

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