Chapter 4
She clenched her fists which had already turned white in her sleeves, limped to the trash can in the corridor, threw her beloved high-heeled shoes into the trash can and walked out of the hospital barefoot.
Beatrice had just transferred some living expenses to his mother in the nursing home.
She looked at her balance, gritted her teeth and prepared to walk home.
But the pain of her feet stepping on the asphalt ground made her feel aggrieved and she squeezed out a few more drops of golden beans.
Looking at the days marked on the phone, she started crying and then started laughing.
“In 50 days at the latest, I will leave this place completely and start a new life.”
Beatrice had just finished taking the nutrient solution and her strength had not yet fully recovered. Fortunately, she finally walked to the door of her house and fainted there.
She had a very long and strange dream.
In the dream, Harold knew that she was going to leave, so he hung her on a tree at the door and beat her up.
She cried in her dream and said that she would never leave again, but the dream changed and she came to Harold’s wedding hall.
Everyone accused her of being ungrateful, coveting things that she didn’t deserve and destroying his happiness.
In her sleep, Beatrice shouted in panic, “I didn’t. I won’t love Harold again…”
When she opened her eyes again, her whole body was soaked with sweat.
Harold was sitting beside her bed, looking at her with a gloomy face.
“What won’t you love? Beatrice, am I too indulgent to you? That’s why you are so fearless in vying for favor!”
Beatrice didn’t have time to react to what he meant.
Viola pushed the door and walked in.
She affectionately wrapped her arms around Harold’s neck and pecked him lightly on the face.
“Calm down. I was worried about Beatrice last night, so I rushed back early this morning. Harold, I really don’t blame you. Don’t be so angry with Beatrice.”
Beatrice then realized that it was because of her fainting that Harold was too busy to take care of his girlfriend, so he had to leave her alone in the hospital and come back to accompany her, an outsider.
There was a slight tremor in her voice and she seemed to be under tremendous psychological pressure.
“Yes… I’m sorry, brother and sister-in-law. It was my fault last night. I shouldn’t have caused you trouble.”
Harold frowned unhappily and looked at her blankly, as if he noticed something was wrong.
Beatrice never treated the people he brought back with a good face. He would only call them “that woman”, never call them sister-in-law and never apologize.
Seeing Harold’s hesitation, Viola changed the subject in time.
“Okay, Beatrice, although I am your sister-in-law, I am actually younger than you. I heard you graduated. Is there anything you like? As your sister-in-law, I haven’t given you a graduation present yet!”
Beatrice shook her head like a rattle.
She just wanted to stay away and didn’t want to feel their happiness.
But Harold rubbed Viola’s head and agreed, “You’re thoughtful.”
He turned his head and glared at Beatrice fiercely, gritting his teeth.
“Don’t be so petty. Take this opportunity to give your sister-in-law a gift and apologize.”
She said that Viola came to buy her a gift.
But wherever Viola’s eyes passed, Harold covered it all for her.
Looking at the two people who were so affectionate in the fitting area, Beatrice hurriedly looked away, regretting even more that she had agreed to follow them.
Clamore.
Clamore was a brand that my mother liked very much.
She looked at the gorgeous clothes in front of her carefully and couldn’t help but think of the time when she went shopping with her parents.
Chapter 5
“As long as our parents are here, our Beatrice will always be the little princess in our hands.”
At that time, she felt that she was the happiest person in the world.
But now, Beatrice looked at the price of the dress and found that it was 34,000 dollars, a number that she could not even hope for.
Seeing Beatrice staring at the dress stupidly, Viola blinked at Harold and spoke mysteriously.
“I know what gift to give Beatrice!”
She almost snatched it from Beatrice in one go.
“Beatrice, stay here. You like this skirt, don’t you?”
When Beatrice subconsciously looked at Harold, his eyes were dazed for a moment.
This dress was too expensive and did not suit her status.
More importantly, she didn’t want to owe Viola anymore and even less did she want to owe Harold.
“Sister-in-law, you misunderstood.”
Originally, she didn’t want any gift from Viola.
Everything was done in a forced manner. Beatrice hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the clothing stall outside the window and curled the corners of her mouth.
“I’m not used to the clothes in Clamore. I like the denim shirt. Sister-in-law, please give it to me.”
Clothes worth dozens of dollars were hanging outside, wrinkled.
There was a hint of surprise in Viola’s eyes and she looked at Harold helplessly for a moment.
“Harold, did I do something wrong? I really wanted to buy a gift for her. Did Beatrice think that I could only afford cheap goods? Otherwise, why did she humiliate me like this?”
Harold’s voice was unnaturally cold, but his expression softened somewhat.
He looked at Beatrice with a smile and whispered in her ear, “Just accept whatever I give you. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to wear it. Don’t get angry. It’s not your turn to say no to something given by my woman.”
Yes.
I had known that Harold was always so domineering.
Once before, he took a female star home to spend the night.
Beatrice was so angry that she poured milk on the dress worth hundreds of thousands of dollars given by the brand and also slapped the female star.
The next day, she received a lawyer’s letter from the agency.
But Harold tore it up directly and in order to calm the matter down, he gave away several million dollars.
The female star refused to accept.
What did he say at that time? Oh, “It’s not your turn to say no to what my Dolton Family does and what they give away.”
The boomerang from a few years ago turned in the air and finally pierced into Beatrice’s heart again.
Apart from a wry smile, she didn’t dare show any emotion.
Viola was a person who could read people’s expressions. She smiled and stretched out her hand, asking as a matter of course.
“Beatrice, I gave you a gift. Now, do you have to give me a gift in return? Otherwise, it would be very rude.”
After she finished speaking, Beatrice raised her eyes and looked at Harold.
There was only indifference in the man’s eyes and that look was clearly warning her not to embarrass herself.
Beatrice’s heart trembled and she carefully took out a round fan that she had sewn by herself from her backpack.
This was a wedding gift for them.
In order to make this round fan, she stayed up all night for several days and her hands were pricked by needles with several small and medium-sized holes.
Viola was stunned at first, then she pursed her lips, looking aggrieved.
“Harold, look at her. She’s trying to fool me with this little thing. It’s only worth a few hundred bucks at a street stall.”
Just as she was about to take it, Harold got there first and knocked her to the ground.
He looked at Beatrice with a half-smile, with undisguised mockery and sarcasm in his eyes.
“How can you afford such a shabby gift? Viola gave you clothes worth 34,000 dollars. Even if you are rude, you don’t have to give me this rubbish, right? You have eaten up the Dolton Family’s education! How could you be this?!”
Chapter 6
The delicate ornaments on the round fan were deformed by the fall.
Her feelings were destroyed in an instant and tears welled up in Beatrice’s eyes.
She didn’t want this dress.
There was only 20,000 dollars in her bank card. If she bought a gift for Viola, she would not have enough money to pay the down payment for the house. Even if she was determined to buy a gift for Viola, she would not have enough money.
Just as Beatrice was hesitating while holding the bank card in her pocket, Viola suddenly spoke.
“Harold, Beatrice is not like me. Her family does not have such strong financial resources. Please do not embarrass her for my sake. I heard there’s a charity auction tonight. As compensation, can you accompany me there? Okay?”
The atmosphere was deadlocked for a long time.
After a while, Harold suddenly laughed and put his arms around her waist affectionately.
“You’re right. She has lived in the Dolton Family for so many years as the eldest daughter of the Dolton Family. I’ve gotten used to it and forgotten that she is a poor girl at heart and has no money. Forget it. I don’t count on her. I’ll go to the charity event with you. Today is your birthday. I’ll take pictures of anything you like.”
Harold forgot that today was also Beatrice’s birthday.
Even though she was ready to leave and give up everything, when Beatrice heard Harold’s sarcastic humiliation, she felt indescribably depressed.
She just stood there straight, tightly holding the bank card in her bag, with an embarrassed look on her face.
She didn’t know if it was psychological factors, but she felt like she had acid reflux in her stomach.
Beatrice’s expression was extremely unnatural and she just wanted to leave as quickly as possible.
“Brother, sister-in-law, I won’t bother you anymore.”
But how could Viola let Beatrice go? She held Beatrice’s hand tightly and refused to let go.
“Beatrice, do you not like me being your sister-in-law? That’s why you don’t like the gifts I give you and you don’t like appearing in the same place with me?”
What a big nonsense.
Just as Beatrice was about to retort, Harold pulled Viola away with a sullen face, leaving her with something to say.
“Put aside your dirty thoughts. Before you speak, consider whether you are worthy of it. Come here quickly!”
Harold held Viola’s hand and they looked like a perfect couple.
Beatrice followed the two people dejectedly.
The venue was a mixed crowd.
Beatrice was bumped twice along the way and almost fell down.
Among the items she had her eye on, there was a jade bracelet that looked very familiar; it was her mother’s favorite piece of jewelry.
Beatrice was a little excited.
But unfortunately, she found that Viola also seemed interested in this jade bracelet.
Seeing Harold spending a fortune on Viola, Beatrice touched the whistle around her neck tightly, just wanting to give it a try.
As long as her previous promise still counted.
But when she blew the whistle and expressed her thoughts, she was met with perfunctory responses and neglect.
She was thrown to the ground in public.
“Do you always grab whatever Viola likes? Beatrice, don’t go too far, otherwise I can’t guarantee that you can come and go freely in the Dolton Family and see me again.”
Harold bought the jade bracelet for Viola at a high price of 2 million dollars.
He knelt on one knee, put the jade bracelet on her hand himself and confessed his love to her.
“The jade bracelet is yours and I am yours. Happy birthday, Viola.”
Viola, wearing the Haynes Family’s jade bracelet, spun excitedly a few times on the field and greeted Beatrice happily.
“I’m so happy, Beatrice. Can you use my phone to take a photo of Harold and me? I want to record this wonderful moment!”
Beatrice lowered her eyes and nodded, waiting for her to hand over the phone.