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Elena immediately shook her head. “No, I didn’t say that. I was so scared when I saw you guys were so angry that I couldn’t explain myself. I suffered so much abroad and had no family to take care of me, so I became more and more timid. In short, it’s all my fault.”
She rubbed her eyes pitifully and finally managed to rub out a few tears.
Í stood still, waiting for Margaret and Alex to apologize to me. Unexpectedly, they helped Elena up with a look of pity, hugged her, and comforted her. “Elena, you have suffered so much abroad. We have not taken good care of you all these years. We will make it up to you in the future.”
The two of them helped Elena downstairs and said they would cook a
delicious meal to calm her down.
Betty and I were left standing there in a daze.
“Ma’am, this woman is such an actress. She was out having fun every day when she was abroad. Come to think of it, she was using your money to do that.” Betty’s face was full of shock. It was the first time she had seen such a shameless person.
I was a little confused, wondering if that was the end. “Who will comfort me for the grievances I just suffered? Do they still treat me as a family member? Does Alex still treat me as his wife?” I thought.
Even Betty was angry. “When Ms. Caldwell came back, you personally drove to pick her up and bought her so many gifts. You were worried that she wouldn’t be able to get used to the food after being abroad for so long, so you even hired a chef just to take care of her meals.
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“Who knew that this is how she would repay you, ma’am?
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“I’m baffled by Mr. Caldwell and his mother. Even a servant like me can see such an obvious thing. Are they really that clueless?”
I waved my hand to stop Betty from complaining further.
“Elena just came back from abroad. She has been away for too long, so she seems all sweet and dainty to them now that she is back. I am still willing to give them a chance, but only one chance. We will see in the future.”
After this incident, Elena became more obedient. She didn’t dare to come to see me alone. She obediently moved to the small building next to the villa complex.
She now knew that I wasn’t easy to mess with, so she only made
appearances occasionally, addressed me as her sister–in–law in a sarcastic tone, and then stayed away from me.
What I couldn’t imagine was that Margaret also moved to the small building next door, and even Alex stayed in the small building over there whenever he had time.
I often see the place brightly lit, with a family of three laughing and talking happily while enjoying the delicious food prepared by the chef I
hired.
On the contrary, the main building here at my side was becoming more and more deserted.
Alex came back occasionally and was cold to me. There was no longer the tenderness between us as a couple before.
A few weeks later, the Caldwell family suddenly announced that they would hold a “reunion dinner” for Elena.
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This time, they invited all their relatives and friends and it was very lively.
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The funny thing was, they initially kept it a secret from me, the owner of the place, and only told me about it when the event was about to start.
I told them on the spot that I was not feeling well and could not attend.
I saw Alex looking relieved, and Margaret, who was eavesdropping outside, also relaxed her brows.
It turned out that they didn’t want me to participate at all.
In the evening, Betty came to have dinner with me in the lonely main building, and I sat on the sofa and read a book.
“Victoria…” Elena came in at some point, holding a gift in her hand.
“The reunion dinner was so lively, and everyone was so nice to me. But it was a pity that you had to eat here alone. Well, I felt rather bad for you, so I bought you a gift.”
As Elena spoke, she unwrapped the gift and took out a teddy bear, a custom–made Disney model that looked very exquisite.
She had done her homework and knew that I liked to collect all kinds of
stuffed toys.
“But, how could I not know what this bitch was thinking?” I thought to myself.
I took the teddy bear and played with it for a while. I then reached out and dug at the teddy bear’s eyes. I pulled, and a wire came out.
A pinhole camera!
