bookcurios Chapter 133 The Substitute Little Princess 20
Chapter 133 The Substitute Little Princess 20
Pauline burst into tears and felt heartbroken. She just thought Edward was comforting her. He was taken away by Josephine as soon as he was born, so how could he remember her.
"You were so young at that time, how could you possibly remember me, Edward, would you like to go back with me?"
Edward looked at the chess game he had already won. He didn't want to tell Pauline that when Josephine left him, she left an envelope with a photo of Pauline in it.
Whether Josephine was soft-hearted or wanted to fabricate a scene in which he was rejected by his biological mother, so that Edward would hate Pauline.
He didn't want to delve into it any further. The damage had already been done, and trying to find the cause would only make him exhausted.
Edward rejected Pauline's proposal. He didn't want to go back. He felt more comfortable being Chris's brother here than being Pauline's good son.
"I don't want to go back with you. I can recognize you, but I need your help on one thing. This is my condition."
Pauline was unwilling to force him. She knew that in Edward's heart, she was definitely not as good as Chris. It would be better for Edward to let him live here. Going back to her would only bring trouble to Edward.
"Okay, I promise you."
Taoyao and Anna sat in the small garden, waiting for their conversation to end.
Tao Yao looked at the butterflies flying in the garden, and her snow-white fingers fiddled with the freesias out of boredom. The freesias were blooming too lushly, and the pungent fragrance made people dizzy.
Two small black and white snakes were hiding in the shadows among the flowers. Tao Yao discovered that the system had grown fat again. This was the first time she had seen a snake that looked like an eel. The dog system was truly invincible.
Even Anna noticed it, and she covered her lips and chuckled.
"Chris, I haven't seen your little black snake for a few days. Why has it gained so much weight? Is it time to lose weight? It seems that being too fat is not good for snakes."
When the system heard the word "fat", it swung its tail unhappily, then coiled its fat body into a circle with its head tucked inside, unwilling to face it.
Tao Yao poked its scales with her fingers in amusement. It was angry. It was amazing that it could eat itself so fat. It could even eat a snake's body into an eel. She felt that the dog system could go and raise pigs.
Although they are all snakes, Xiaobai is very slender and beautiful. Taoyao poked Xiaobai's head, and Xiaobai rubbed her fingers with his head obediently, which was very cute.
"Chris, did Mommy say something wrong? Your little snake seems to be throwing a tantrum."
Tao Yao glanced at the dog system with disdain, then smiled and shook her head.
"It's okay, Mom, it's probably too fat and can't stretch out."
After listening to Tao Yao, Anna also felt that what Tao Yao said made sense. The snake was too fat and it was indeed not very convenient. It seemed that she had to ask the servants to feed it less.
After not seeing Molly for a few days, Tao Yao discovered that Molly seemed to be in a bad mood. She had lost a lot of weight, her originally chubby face had shrunk, and she had become taller.
Anna waved to Molly who was standing in the distance, "Molly, come over and have some tea and snacks with us."
Molly walked over somewhat stiffly, lifting her skirt and bowing to Anna.
"Madam, Miss, hello."
Anna saw that she seemed to be worried. Anna thought that they were basically not around these days, and Molly was staying in the hospital alone. She must be a little bored, so she was not very happy.
"Molly, are you used to it these past few days? If you feel uncomfortable, you can tell me. You and Chris are both my children. I hope you can grow up happily and healthily."
Molly lowered her head and was unhappy. She was a little embarrassed and didn't know whether she should speak to the lady. She actually wanted to plead for Angel. After Angel was sent back to the orphanage, she secretly sent her a letter saying that she was locked in the attic by Dean Catherine and she almost starved to death.
Angel can only survive by eating the rats above. Molly couldn't bear it. Angel was too pitiful. They were all children from an orphanage. She still wanted the lady to forgive Angel and let Angel come back to be a servant. It would be much better than staying in the orphanage.
"Madam, can Angel be allowed to come back and work as a servant? She said that Dean Catherine locked her in the attic and didn't give her water or food. She knows she was wrong and wants to come back to atone for her sins."
Tao Yao didn't expect that Molly would actually plead for Angel. It seems that Angel's ability to brainwash people is really first-class.
Anna looked at Taoyao with some embarrassment. Although Angel had made a big mistake, she would still feel soft-hearted when she heard these things. After all, she was just a child under ten years old. She might have just been possessed by evil spirits and had bad intentions. She might have already reformed.
Anna was about to speak when Tao Yao interrupted her mercilessly.
"Sister Molly, you feel pity for Angel, but don't you feel pity for me? My leg is broken, and I've become a cripple despised by everyone. I can no longer walk, and I can't even go to school. Angel just wanted to kill me, and I happened to survive. So, does her suffering make up for her mistakes? Then who should make up for the damage I've suffered?"
Tao Yao's words made Molly stunned. She didn't expect that her hiding from Angel and begging for mercy would make Chris so painful. She subconsciously regarded Chris as a superior lady.
She thought that even though she was disabled, she still had a group of servants to take care of her. She had the love and wealth that these orphans could never get in their entire lives, so she deliberately ignored her because she felt that Chris was already very happy.
She brought herself into Angel's life and treated her as her ally. Even when she made a mistake, she was still thinking about how to save her. In her subconscious, she felt that Angel was just another version of herself. They had the same background and the same starting point.
Molly lowered her head and looked at her toes with regret. It was her fault. She had hurt the young lady. She shouldn't have been so sympathetic and only thought about pleading for Angel, forgetting the young lady's feelings.
"I'm sorry, Miss. I...I shouldn't have pleaded for Angel. She hurt you. I..."
Anna sighed and wanted to help Molly explain to Taoyao, but Taoyao looked at them with cold eyes.
"My injuries are worthless, right? Or do you think I deserve to be hurt?"
Anna was speechless, her words were stuck in her mouth. Their self-righteous kindness and soft-heartedness hurt the person involved without any scruples, just because they did not empathize with the other person. They were just standing from the perspective of a bystander and naturally ignored the hurt Chris.
Tao Yao just felt very upset. No matter whether it was the original owner or her, they fell into pain after being hurt. They even doubted themselves and wondered if they had done something wrong, so they were the ones who were hurt and not others.
The victims' transition from hatred to self-doubt to complete self-abandonment is all due to their kindness. They relive the pain over and over again until their hearts are completely broken.