Chapter 67 – Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family

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“Miss Serena.” Martha offered her hand and asked, “You should change into something warmer. Don’t catch a cold.”

Serena’s eyes were filled with resentment and tears. She couldn’t accept it. She was the one who met Romeo first! If Mirabella hadn’t returned, everything would have been hers!

The position of the Collins family’s heiress and of Romeo’s wife should have belonged to her alone!

Why is the world so unfair?

Why gave her such a high starting point only to ruthlessly push her into an abyss?

Despite feeling crushed, she instinctively picked out a sexy nightgown to wear for Romeo.

When she got downstairs, Romeo had already left. Only Kenneth, Louisa, Mirabella, and Edith remained in the living room.

Serena took a quick look and decided not to go downstairs, instead hiding beside the staircase to eavesdrop.

“I heard about the canteen incident from the company. I can’t believe–Dave is so despicable. He’s been feeding our employees food full of all kinds of additives for a whole year!” Kenneth was furious. “Thank God Bella found out. Otherwise, our employees would have continued to suffer, and the company would have lost a lot of money!”

Louisa was also hearing about this for the first time: “That’s so heartless! Thank goodness Bella is capable and discovered this! But Bella, where did you learn all this professional knowledge?”

Incredible!

How did she know what additives to add to which foods to produce certain dishes?

Today, the company staff were left dumbfounded by how casually yet confidently she exposed all the canteen’s “conspiracies“.

“I saw it online,” Mirabella replied nonchalantly, as if it was no big deal.

“I can’t believe there are such jerks in this world, charging employees for meals and then serving them such crappy food” Louisa couldn’t help but ask, “Is it true that he’s Oscar’s relative?”

“Yes, Mirabella answered indifferently

“And what’s Oscar’s stance on this?”

“Pleading for mercy”

“Pleading for mercy? He’s got some nerve sticking up for Dave, Louisa said getting a bit miffed. “I bet Oscar’s got some dirt on his hands too. Either he’s in on the scam, or he knows about it but chooses to cover for Dave.”

How else could Dave dare mess around in the Collins family’s territory?

There must be someone backing him up!

“Thank God Ms Bella went there, or we wouldn’t have known about all these problems in the company!” Edith couldn’t help but say, “You’re amazing! You’ve only been there a few days, and you’ve already rooted out two bad apples!”

Those two were like termites in the company. Rooting them out saved the company quite a bit of money.

“Bella, you’re only eighteen and you had no prior experience managing a company, but you’ve done an amazing job turning things around. We’re really proud and happy. You’ve saved us and your brother a lot of trouble,” Louisa said appreciatively.

Who knew why the Melton family didn’t value such an outstanding kid? They must have had screws loose.

“Bella’s been working all day. Let her go take a bath and rest.” Kenneth knew the kid was tired. Managing a company, no matter its size, always involved a lot of busy work. “Yeah, go take a bath and relax,” Louisa said lovingly. “I’ll bring up some supper for you later.”

“I’m not hungry.”

“The cook’s already preparing it. Eat a little.” Louisa wasn’t sure if Bella was eating enough on her dates with Romeo. She was worried Bella might be holding back and not eating much in front of him.

“Alright, I’ll go up then.” Mirabella didn’t turn down her mother’s kind offer.

When Serena heard Bella was going upstairs, she quickly hid. After Bella closed her room door, Serena came back out. She could still hear Kenneth and Louisa downstairs praising Bella.

“This kid is truly exceptional. She’s a natural at business. We must groom her for it.“”

“Groom what? She’s still young! Don’t even think about offloading the other subsidiaries on her!” Louisa was worried for her daughter.

“You’re right; that’s exactly what I was thinking.”

“One company is already plenty for her. If she decides to go to college after her results are out, you better not make her run this little company!”

“Alright, alright, I’ll listen to you. Whatever Bella chooses, I will support and encourage her.”

“That’s more like it.”

“But we will definitely have to leave some of the Collins family’s assets to her. If she doesn’t want to manage them, she can hire someone else. Of course, all of this is for the future.”

Hearing their plans, Serena’s nails dug into her palm.

Even if Mirabella was their biological daughter, she was just a girl. There were many boys in the family. Why should she get a share of the Collins family’s assets?

Mirabella hopped out of the shower, fired up her laptop, and was knee–deep in her own business when a knock on the door interrupted her. “Sweetie, are you asleep yet? I’ve brought you some grub,” Louisa murmured gently.

“Not yet.”

Mirabella’s slender fingers tapped a few keys before she shut her laptop, got up, and opened the door.

“I figured you might not have eaten much since you had a date with Romeo, so I asked the cook to whip up something for you.”

Mirabella looked at the tray, rather surprised “Barbecue?”

“I heard kids your age are crazy about this stuff. Take a whiff; it smells good, doesn’t it?” Louisa put the tray down, beaming at her.

Mirabella picked up a piece of meat, instinctively offering it to Louisa.

“I’m not big on this. You enjoy! You’ve been working your tall off these past couple of days, dealing with all that company stuff. You just got back home; you haven’t had time to chill.”

“No sweat,” Mirabella said, chowing down. “It’s kind of fun.“,

At least it wasn’t as dull as school.

Louisa was reassured by her words: “Just delegate those minor tasks. Let’s go shopping, have afternoon tea, get a facial. We could even go on a short trip or a long one. Anywhere you like, we’ll gladly accompany you.”

Mirabella looked up and gave a slight smile. “Sure.”

“Still getting used to living here? Anything you want to change? Like, is the bed too hard? Curtains not dark enough? Any decor you don’t like? Or maybe the food.” “Everything’s cool.”

Louisa couldn’t fathom why the Meltons were so hard on this well–behaved, understanding girl!

Such a darling.

“I heard Phillip sent over afternoon tea for you today.”

Mirabella looked up, surprised. How did she know about this?

Louisa was all smiles. “Grandpa Phillip personally called your dad, asking what kind of afternoon tea you like. You just got back; we’re still figuring out your preferences. Good thing we have Romeo!”

Mirabella was taken aback.

‘Romeo knows your likes and dislikes like the back of his hand. I can tell he’s really into you. Whenever he looks at you, it’s like you’re the only one in his eyes. With a partner like that, you’re bound to have a happy future.“.

Louisa’s hand gently rested on Mirabella’s, her eyes shifting to the bracelet on her wrist.

We’ve known Romeo for years; he’s always been reserved, cold, and serious, he hardly cracks a smile. But he’s like a different person around you; the love and tenderness in is eyes. We’ve never seen that before.“.

And we’ve never heard of him designing bracelets for a girl. You should get him something in return; don’t let his feelings go in vain.”

Sure.” Mirabella obediently nodded, her gaze falling back to the butterfly bracelet on her wrist. The dazzling diamonds sparkled under the light, just like Romeo’s clear and evoted eyes.

he realized she hadn’t really given Romeo anything..

Who knew what kind of things that guy would be into?

The next day, before the crack of dawn, Serena was already up and getting dolled up. She deliberately chose a black cami dress; her hair was piled high on her head, exuding an aura of elegance and dignity

“Serena, you’re drop–dead gorgeous!” Martha said, helping her put on a dazzling necklace. “You’re way prettier than Ms. Bennett in this getup.”

“Martha, don’t sugarcoat it, I know I’m not as pretty as my sister.”

Even when Mirabella was dressed down, her aura and her pretty face outshone everyone else.

Martha’s expression froze for a moment before she laughed and added, “Miss Serena, your features are bold and striking, just like someone from a well–off family should be”

“Do you think Romeo will like what I’m wearing today?” Serena looked at herself in the mirror; her skin was delicate, her brows were clear and bright, and she was noble and elegant

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