Chapter 109
Chapter 109
“Right. It’s our Zinnia who disowned the biased family.” Yannis flashed a teasing grin, withdrew his hand, and deliberately sidled up next to Zinnia, as if hiding behind her.
Yvette was speechless. She thought, ‘So I’ve been overthinking
“Such blatant favoritism,” Yannis said to Maelis with mock seriousness.
Yosef closed his eyes. He had given up all hope of restraining Yannis, because he knew once one provoked Yannis, there was no easy way to shake him off.
Yannis continued, “Mrs. Shaw, I know you play favorites, but I have to ask, are you sure Zinnia is really your daughter?
“Maybe you brought home the wrong kid. I mean, what kind of parent shows this much favoritism to one daughter and treats the other so badly?
“You treat your own flesh and blood like she’s your enemy. Seriously, who would do this to their daughter? Am I right, Aunt Yvette?”
Yannis curled his lips and turned to Yvette as he said the last sentence.
“If Zinnia were my daughter, I’d spoil her and cherish her.” Yvette nodded emphatically.
Yvette’s beautiful eyes fixed on Zinnia with anticipation. “Sweetheart, why don’t you come home with me? My place is just missing a sweetie like you.”
“If Zinnia were my little sister, I’d always protect her, and I’d be so happy and wake up laughing in my dreams,” Maisie said with a big smile.
She let out a couple of soft chuckles at the end, as if just imagining Zinnia as her sister was the best thing ever.
Yannis said, “See, Mrs. Shaw? That’s how one should treat her daughter.
“Your family plays favorites and can’t even raise your child properly. You end up with a greedy, ungrateful child with a scheming mind, who always exploits others, never learns from her mistakes, and steps on others to get ahead.
“Honestly, Mrs. Shaw, how did you manage to raise someone so utterly repulsive?”
Yannis shot a disdainful glance at the daydreaming mother–daughter pair and thought, ‘What nonsense are they fantasizing about now?‘ After that, his face suddenly darkened as he turned to Maelis and the others.
Yannis shook his head as he spoke, and his expression radiated undisguised contempt.
Maelis and Yosef felt embarrassed and were desperate to retort, but the sight of Yannis’s smug, defiant face left them tongue–tied.
They had heard that Yannis never showed mercy when he scolded others. Whether the other party was his senior or his peer, if Yannis was in a bad mood, he would spare no one.
Even Yvette gave him a disdainful look.
Betty’s heart was on the verge of breaking under his harsh words, and her eyes were rimmed with red. She thought, ‘How could he say such cruel things about me?‘
“Cat got your tongue? Am I being too aggressive, Mrs. Shaw? Why aren’t you scolding me now?” Yannis taunted.
After going on for a while without a single response from the three mute “statues” across from him, Yannis found it rather dull. He thought, ‘Such weak opponents.‘
“Here you are,” a soft voice whispered in his ear.
Yannis lowered his head and found Zinnia holding out a glass of water for him.
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Chapter 109
Yannis looked at her, confused. He wondered, ‘What’s this girl up to? Does she want me to stop scolding?
“Scolding is exhausting. Don’t strain your voice,” Zinnia whispered softly.
She didn’t know how to curse. After hearing Yannis rant for so long today, she thought to herself, ‘So this is how I can talk to the Shaw family. I’ve learned something new.‘
Of course, Zinnia had feelings about the way Maelis and the others treated her, but words failed her.
Zinnia’s master hadn’t taught her to argue. Back in the small town, everyone was kind and indulgent towards her. It wasn’t until she came to Jinston and saw the Shaw family’s attitude that she realized how good an environment her master had created for her.
It wasn’t that evil people didn’t exist. It was just that her master had simply always shielded her and kept all the bad influences at bay.
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