A Warm Marriage After Rebirth

Chapter 193: Chapter 193: Sincerity and Pretense (Part 2)

Eleanor Young tsk-tsked, clearly not believing a word she said. ”I’m telling you, Seraphina, if you don’t want to talk, just say so. Your lies are so amateur! Stone gambling? That’s for rich people and professionals! How could a little girl like you know so much about it? If you’re going to lie, at least make it believable! I bet you’re worried about telling me your secret to getting rich, afraid I’ll be better at it than you, afraid I’ll steal your golden goose!”

Eleanor Young’s expression changed on the spot. The fawning look from a moment ago instantly twisted into a sneer. Eleanor was the type whose eyes lit up at the sight of money; in her world, nothing was more important!

Seraphina Sterling had long since seen the Jennings family for who they were. As far as she was concerned, she could tolerate their many flaws, so long as they didn’t bring any harm to Kimberly Jennings.

”I really did attend the Stone-bidding Convention. If you don’t believe me, Aunt, you can ask your daughter, Sylvia Jennings. She saw it with her own eyes! You might not believe me, but you have to believe your own daughter, right?”

Seraphina Sterling remembered it clearly. Sylvia Jennings had come with Willow Hale. If Willow hadn’t been spurred on by Seraphina’s success, she wouldn’t have thrown all her money into stone gambling, only to end up losing it all.

Sylvia Jennings, who was playing on her phone and texting off to the side, shot Seraphina Sterling a cool glance. ”Mom, just drop it. Seraphina Sterling did go to the Stone-bidding Convention. She’s quite the expert, you know! Cut open several pieces of jadeite. But what a pity—the stones weren’t hers. She’s just a hired hand. The jadeite she cut belongs to someone else!”

Sylvia Jennings’s tone was dripping with mockery. There had always been just two girls in the Jennings Family: her and Zoe Jennings. That bookworm Zoe only ever cared about studying and always took first place; Sylvia could never compare. Then Seraphina Sterling had arrived, and Sylvia thought she could finally put someone in their place. She had hoped she wouldn’t have to endure being compared to Zoe every time she visited her grandfather’s house, where she was always the one lagging behind in academics.

In the Jennings Family, Zoe Jennings was the model student everyone praised. As for her, Sylvia Jennings—she wasn’t pretty, her grades weren’t good, and her immediate family didn’t have money. You could say she was good for nothing.

She often felt that in the Jennings Family, she was just a prop, a foil for Zoe. It was as if her entire purpose was to make Zoe look better.

Finally, someone had come along who could let her escape this situation, escape this life, and let her be the one who shone, instead of being someone else’s shadow! But she never expected this person to be even more outstanding than Zoe! All her hopes were dashed. And her jealousy toward Seraphina Sterling grew even stronger.

”Sylvia said you’re just a hired hand. Are you telling me that even a hired hand can earn three million these days? Stop being so secretive! Your aunt can promise you that I absolutely will not steal your business! I just want to earn a little extra money to help with household expenses! Sylvia is about to start her senior year, and Ray isn’t far from starting middle school. I just need to earn a bit more for the family!”

Eleanor Young had made up her mind. Today, she was going to pry that money-making method out of Seraphina Sterling.

Seraphina Sterling just shrugged. ”I’m telling the truth. Since you don’t believe me, Aunt, there’s nothing more I can say.”

After trying to be nice time and again, only to get this response, Eleanor Young was truly furious. ”Hmph, being so secretive, it must not be a legitimate way of making money! No matter how good the job, it’s impossible to earn three million in such a short time! Besides, you’re just a student who hasn’t even graduated high school. What kind of company would hire someone like you? I bet you got this money through shady means!”