Since Master Nathan’s birthday was this weekend, Mr. Sterling and Vera Xavier arranged for her to pick it up from his house at nine a.m. on Saturday.
Once they had settled the details, Mr. Sterling hurried away with the Chicken Blood Stone, eager to get ho and start carving.
Vera Xavier watched him go and chuckled softly. ’Another workaholic.’
Vera Xavier felt a weight lift from her shoulders now that she had sorted out Master Nathan’s birthday gift. The whole ordeal had taken so long that it was nearly dark, so she rushed ho. On the way, she couldn’t shake the feeling that a pair of eyes was watching her. Yet, whenever she turned to look, she saw nothing. A seed of suspicion began to sprout in her mind.
When she arrived ho, Cara Preston was beaming as she chatted with Rona Langdon. A rare, cheerful atmosphere filled the house. It was worth noting that the Preston family ho hadn’t felt this pleasant in a very long ti.
The mont she walked in, Rona Langdon and Cara Preston exchanged a look. Cara stood up and said with a smile, "Sister, what kept you so late today? Did the class president ask you out?"
Cara wasn’t blind, after all. She had seen Vera Xavier and Shane Caldwell laughing and chatting during class, and her heart filled with contempt for Vera.
In fact, she had once set her sights on Shane Caldwell herself. His family was quite well-off, his parents held fairly high-ranking governnt positions, and he himself was exceptional.
But Shane Caldwell was undoubtedly a cut below Nathaniel Nathan, so he was no longer worthy of her consideration.
But even though she looked down on Shane Caldwell now, she couldn’t stand the thought of him getting together with Vera Xavier.
Cara’s voice had barely faded when Rona Langdon shrieked, "What? Vera Xavier, you’re already dating? How can you be so shaless, seducing your class president at school!"
She was so loud that the next-door neighbors could likely hear every word.
Vera Xavier knew exactly what was going on in Rona Langdon’s mind. She didn’t get angry, but replied unhurriedly, "Mom, what nonsense are you spouting? What do you an I’m ’already dating’? A little while ago you were trying to marry off, and now you’re accusing of dating too young. Are you serious with these double standards?"
Her words left Rona Langdon completely speechless. Vera then turned to Cara Preston. "You said the class president asked out. Pray tell, which of your eyes saw that happen?"
Cara Preston was taken aback for a mont before retorting, "You were whispering with the class president all through class today, and now you’re back this late. If that wasn’t a date, what was?"
Vera Xavier sneered. "By that logic, you were coming ho late every single day not too long ago, chatting with a different boy each ti. Does that an you were on a date with a different boy every day?"
Cara Preston’s face instantly flushed crimson. "Sister, how could you say that about ? You know perfectly well I was going to Yiyi’s house every day to study and do howork."
"Right. The more you two ’studied’ together, the worse your grades got. I get it." Vera gave her a knowing smile, not bothering to waste another word on her before heading upstairs with her schoolbag.
Looking utterly aggrieved, Cara Preston turned to Rona Langdon. "Mom, look! Sister is getting aner and aner! How could she say that about ! She’s trying to ruin my reputation!"
Rona Langdon snorted. "Why are you even bothering with her? Soone like her will never get married, while you have a brilliant future ahead of you."
Cara Preston’s expression finally brightened. Thinking of the Lady Painting that Rona Langdon had brought ho today, a smug look crossed her face as she eagerly anticipated making a grand impression on Master Nathan.
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