Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Mirabella had spent eighteen years in the Melton family, where she’d seen all kinds of tricks, especially since they had found Yolanda, who was constantly putting on a show. There wasn’t a trick Mirabella hadn’t seen.
One could say Serena, being a latecomer, had a long way to go.
“Bella, what can I do for you to accept my apology?” Serena looked at her sincerely, “Anything within my power, I promise to do it.”
“Is that so?”Serena nodded earnestly.
“Then stay away from me, appear less in front of me. And when I close the door later, hold your coffee steady.
Don’t purposely spill it on yourself or break the coffee cup and blame me.” Mirabella said and unceremoniously closed the door.
Serena hadn’t expected her last step to be seen through. Watching Mirabella’s swift and fierce actions, she was left standing awkwardly with the coffee, unsure whether to leave or stay.
Watching from the shadows, Martha hadn’t expected the girl to be this smart.
She signaled Serena to leave. Serena looked at the expensive coffee in her hands, and as she walked away, she sighed heavily, “Since Bella doesn’t want to drink it, I guess my sincerity hasn’t moved her yet. I’ll have to think of another way.”
A nearby servant cleaning an antique vase saw this and felt a sudden pang of sympathy for Serena.
She had been waiting in the living room since morning to apologize to Ms. Bella, and despite being humiliated, she had made coffee for Ms. Bella, only to be treated with disdain.
In the past, Serena would never have tolerated such humiliation.
All because she cared too much about her reputation, and had made some unfavorable remarks about Ms.
Bella in front of her friends, and now she was paying the price.
“Serena, you’re still not well, you should go back to your room and rest.’ The servant, Betty, was about the same age as Serena.Seeing someone on her side, Serena was secretly pleased, but continued to put on a disappointed front.
“It’s okay, nothing is more important than getting Bella’s forgiveness.”
Seeing Serena leave, Betty felt that Serena wasn’t that bad, she had just taken a wrong step.
After Serena returned to her room, she immediately changed her demeanor. No longer appearing weak and depressed, she sniffed the coffee in her hand, which smelled even more fragrant than what she usually drank.
She had been in this house for eighteen years and had never tasted such expensive coffee. A small cup like this cost around $200.
As she slowly finished the coffee, a new idea began to form in her mind.
Mirabella wrapped up her video call in her room, grabbed her things, and prepared to head out.
Barely stepping out of the main building, Serena quickly caught up with her. “Bella, where are you going? When will you be back? I had a go at baking with the chef and made some cupcakes for you.
They’ll be ready to eat soon.”
Mirabella didn’t expect her to be so obtuse. Turning around, she saw a few staff cleaning up the garden and eyeing the scene curiously. Even in the large floor-to-ceiling windows of the main building, a few window washers were peeking over.
“Don’t waste your time on me; Mirabella said, realizing that Serena was merely putting on a show for those around them, trying to paint herself as a caring person.
“Bella, won’t you give me another chance?” Serena pleaded, grabbing Mirabella’s hand.
“Wanna pretend to fall when I let go of you?”
“No, that’s not it! You’ve got it all wrong, Bella.” Serena looked as if she was on the verge of tears, but she kept a firm hold on Mirabella’s hand.
“You there; Mirabella called over one of the staff.
The staff member looked surprised but quickly dropped broom and scurried over. “Yes, Ms. Bella. How may I assist you?”
“Unhand her from me, before she tries to pull a fast one.”
The staff member was perplexed but followed the order.Shocked, Serena couldn’t believe that Mirabella was this cunning. “Bella, what do I have to do to earn your forgiveness? You won’t drink the coffee I made for you, you won’t eat the cupcakes I baked, and you won’t accept my apologies. Should I kneel down and beg?”
She was actually prepared to kneel.
Mirabella began counting in her head, one, two, and before she could reach three.
Sure enough, Martha rushed over from somewhere and pulled Serena back just in time.
“Serena, you’re still not well.”
“Martha, let go. If kneeling can earn Bella’s forgiveness, I’ll do it, no matter how long it takes!” Serena’s face was desperate, earnest.
“Ms. Bella, won’t you forgive her? She only shared a few words with her friends.”
“Are you done yet?” Mirabella didn’t expect them to put on such a performance. The look she gave Serena was even more exasperated.
Serena, feeling the disdain and impatience in Mirabella’s eyes, pleaded again, “Bella, what do I have to do to earn your forgiveness?”
“Haven’t I told you? Stay away fram me. Stop putting on a show,’ Mirabella turned around to leave, not wanting to waste any more time on her sister.
Seeing this, Serena stomped her foot in frustration and chased after her. In her haste, she tripped and fell forward.
“Serena!” Martha rushed to help her.Serena quickly waved Martha off and, after a glance at the cold and indifferent figure in front of her, rose and continued her pursuit.
“Serena, your hand is bleeding! Serena. Oh!” Martha could only follow her.
The staff watched the scene with a touch of sympathy.
“It looks like Serena genuinely wants to apologize to Ms. Bella.”
“Ms. Bella is usually pretty easy-going, but this time, for some reason, she seems to be giving Serena the cold shoulder.”
“I agree Serena’s been a bit too candid in front of friends, which isn’t cool, but Ms. Bella doesn’t have to hold a grudge, especially when Serena is sick.”
“Is this the first time Serena’s done something to upset Ms. Bella? I heard that last night Hans punished her by withholding dinner and cutting off her allowance and designer brand supplies. That seems a bit harsh for Serena.”
As Serena ran, she coughed and appeared weak. Seeing Mirabella getting into the car, she called out, “Bella. wait for me!”
Mirabella started the car and hit the gas, leaving Serena in her dust.
Serena chased the car until she tripped and fell.
Martha was stunned to see Serena act so harshly towards herself, tripping twice in a row!
This time, Serena’s palms and wrists were scraped and bleeding from the fall, and she had cuts on her forehead and chin. Her whole body ached so much that she couldn’t get up.
“Serena, Serena.” Martha hurriedly came over to help.
“It hurts.” Serena’s chin was so painful that she couldn’t speak, her face twisted in agony.
“You even scraped your chin. Serena, why are you so hard on yourself? No one is watching you out here .There’s no need to hurt yourself like this.”
Serena wanted to say she didn’t mean to fall, but her chin hurt so much she didn’t want to speak.
Martha quickly called for help from the other house staff and brought over a wheelchair.
Seeing how badly Serena had hurt herself, the other staff felt a greater sympathy for her.
In his office, Hans checked the time. He had called a meeting with the heads of a few subsidiary companies, and Mirabella should’ve been in attendance by now.
He was worried that she might still be driving, so he called home to check if she had left yet.
“Ms. Bella just left.” The house staff reported, then whispered as someone else entered the house, “Dr.
Lee, Serena is in her room.”
“Serena’s still not well?” Hans was surprised to hear that Dr. Lee had come again, “Has her condition worsened?”
“Yes.” The staff hesitated to tell the whole story.
“But you can tell me.”
“Serena sat in the living room for two or three hours this morning, wanting to apologize to Ms. Bella, but Ms.
Bella didn’t come home”
Hans knew about this, and replied indifferently, “She went to a funeral.”
The staff member didn’t expect that Ms. Bella had been gone so long because she was attending a funeral.They had initially thought that Ms. Bella was intentionally ignoring Serena, and now felt guilty for their misunderstanding.
“When Ms. Bella came back, Serena tried to apologize, but Ms. Bella wouldn’t accept it.”
“Later, Serena made a pot of coffee and personally brought it to Ms. Bella, but she wouldn’t drink it.”
“When Serena saw Ms. Bella getting ready to leave, she ran after her, wanting to keep her home because she had baked a cake for her that would be ready soon.”
“But Ms. Bella was in a hurry to leave and didn’t stay. Serena chased after her, falling twice. The first fall scraped her palms, and the second was worse, scraping her forehead and chin. That’s why we called Dr. Lee””
“Even though Ms. Bella’s car was already far away, Serena still chased after it.”
Hans wore a complicated expression as he heard the news.
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