Chapter 16 Provocation
Trevon and Karla’s attitude softened after they heard Sierra’s words. Seeing this, Isabella couldn’t help but clench her fists in anger and added. fuel to the fire again. “Sierra, you’re part of the family now. Anything you do may affect our reputation. If word gets out, we’ll be disgraced.”
Garrett was so annoyed by her words that he couldn’t take it anymore. “No one will know if we all keep our mouths shut. No need to blow it out of proportion
Imm
…. the entire dining room fell silent. He looked at Sierra and l’s hear Sierra’s side of the story.”
ng defended by him, Sierra felt warm.
Then she lowered her head and pretended to be helpless. “Mr. Lester and I didn’t know each other well, and he was kind enough to introduce me to the situation of his family. But I got bored and fell asleep. He left right. after that to avoid any misunderstandings. Dad, Mom, if you don’t believe me, you can call him. But I admit that I wasn’t considerate enough and overlooked how this might affect our family’s reputation. Dad, Mom… I’m so sorry.”
She sounded so guilty, which broke Trevon and Karla’s hearts.
Karla immediately took Sierra’s hand. “Silly girl. You don’t have to
Of course, I believe you.”
sincere Sierra was, Trevon couldn’t bear to blame her. “I
you, too.”
Then Garrett looked at Isabella. “What about you?”
Isabella was stunned. Sierra made a mistake, yet she was targeted?
Even Trevon and Karla looked at her as if she’d be wrong if she said she didn’t believe Sierra.
Now, it was Sierra’s turn to add fuel to the fire. “Isabella, you don’t wanna believe me? It’s fine. I’ll call Mr. Lester now.”
Sierra took out her phone though she knew no one would ask Fabian about such a trivial matter.
Isabella panicked. What Fabian said to her in the room yesterday was still vivid in her mind, and she wondered if he had known something. Of course, she wouldn’t let Sierra call him while Trevon and Karla w e
present.
“No need. Dad and Mom believe you, and of course, I believe you, too.” she hurriedly said, stopping Sierra from calling Fabian.
Garrett glanced at Isabella coldly. “Don’t spread groundless rumors ever again.”
Also, Trevon shot her a reproachful glance. “From now on, don’t bring up such things when we’re enjoying a meal.”
It was supposed to be a happy family meal, yet she ruined it.
Being blamed, Isabella felt aggrieved. “I was just looking out for the family…”
Her pitiful appearance distressed Karla, who changed the subject. “Alright. Let’s eat.”
Sierra lowered her head and ate obediently. Yet, when no one was looking, she glanced at Isabella provocatively.
Isabella saw it, but she could only clench her teeth and hold back her anger in silence.
The meal ended in silence.
After that. Garrett left since he had work to do. Before that, he friended Sierra on WhatsApp.
That made Isabella jealous again. She had been living here for years, yet Garrett had never friended her. How come Sierra got to have so many good things? It was so unfair.
Still, she managed to keep her real feelings to herself and smiled at Garrett, “Garrett, be careful on the way.”
He stepped on the gas and drove off without glancing at her.
After seeing him off. Sierra walked back to her room directly. Isabella glanced at her and then returned to the living room to rest.
After sitting on the couch for a while, she felt bored and took the elevator upstairs.
With a ding, the elevator doors opened, and she locked eyes with Sierra. Noticing the suitcase next to Sierra, she thought Sierra was leaving and felt a surge of joy. “What’s this?”
“I’m going upstairs,” Sierra said truthfully.
She was stunned. “Upstairs?”
It suddenly occurred to her that when she called Sierra and Garrett for dinner, the two were sipping wine in that luxurious room he decorated.
She had a bad feeling. “What are you going upstairs for?”
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“None of your business.” Sierra said triumphantly, walked past her into the elevator, and went up to the fourth floor.
Seeing this, Isabella went upstairs, too, to get to the bottom of it.
The fourth floor belonged to Garrett. He reserved half of the space on this floor to decorate a luxurious suite, which came with two large balconies on both the north and south sides, and the views there rivaled those of famous scenic spots overseas. Besides, the interior decoration of the suite was extremely advanced and opulent. The decoration of the suite cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he barely used it or let his family enter. She found it odd already when seeing him and Sierra inside, and now, Sierra was going upstairs again?
The more Isabella thought about it, the more she felt something was off. She quickened her pace and took the stairs to go up, just in time to see Sierra take out a key and unlock Garrett’s luxurious room.
“You have the key to Garrett’s room? How so?” she rushed forward and questioned Sierra angrily.
Sierra seemed to have anticipated that Isabella would follow her up. She stepped inside, crossed her arms, and looked down at Isabella arrogantly. “Garrett gave it to me, of course.”
“No way! He barely steps in here! No way he’d give you the key!” Isabella wanted to snatch the key.
Sierra tilted her body slightly to dodge and then looked at Isabella condescendingly. “Do you know why he barely steps in here? It’s because the room is meant for his sister. But he hasn’t had a chance to give it to anyone… Now, the real owner is back.”
She deliberately tossed her hair in a pretentious way right in Isabella’s face to provoke Isabella.
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“For his sister?” Isabella’s face turned pale. “You’re lying! I’ve been living here for years. Why didn’t he give it to me?”
“Why?” Sierra chuckled. “Because you’re a fake.”
She didn’t feel the need to hold back. After all, Isabella set her up at the party and tried to undermine her at the dining table.
As she expected. Isabella’s face turned ghastly pale.
“I’m not a fake!” Isabella retorted loudly. Before Sierra came back, everyone thought she was Trevon and Karla’s real daughter. Why didn’t Garrett give her the room? Why?
“Isabella, you know the best whether you’re a fake or not. Don’t you?” Sierra looked at Isabella nonchalantly, her words stabbing Isabella’s heart like a sharp knife.
“Now. I gotta enjoy Garrett’s room for me. Stay out of my way. Bye.” Sierra closed the door swiftly, leaving Isabella no chance to retaliate at all.
“Sierra!” Isabella snapped, almost wanting to charge in there to strangle Sierra.
But she held back, though she was clenching her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms, and blood was oozing out.
Sierra, in the room, smiled complacently.
She thought, “How does it feel, Isabella?
“This is just the beginning. Just wait.
“No one can walk away unscathed after messing with me.”
