SWNOVELS Chapter Gossip 495
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"Does a lady of her stature need to be polite to someone as insignificant as me? I know you adore Tabitha. To you, she outshines me by hundreds, thousands of times. You love her even more than your own daughter. But mom, do you really need to isolate me as if I'm a contagion? You never tell me whenever she returns. For the past few years, I've been telling you that I want to see her, but you've been keeping it from me all this while. What harm could possibly come from me just seeing her? Is she so superior, and I so inferior, that I'm not even worthy of meeting her?"
At the corner of the staircase, Isabella was listening with rapt attention. She had always found this housekeeper quite peculiar, and now she understood why. The woman clearly favored the daughter of the house, treating her like a little princess, while showing such disdain for her own daughter. In a way, it seemed to be a form of vanity.
Unable to resist, Isabella leaned over to take a look.
She saw a girl who was quite attractive, but her clothes screamed poverty. She stood there, her face full of defiance as she questioned Petra.
At this point, Isabella found it peculiar. Given the substantial salary that the Quirk family provided, it was hard to believe that their daughter would be dressed akin to someone from a slum.
Petra was visibly sweating, her expression filled with anxiety. In the end, she looked at Heidi with a mix of helplessness and resentment, and could only say, "She is a pampered young lady, born into wealth and privilege. You simply can't compare. Our families are not on the same level, so it's impossible for you two. to be friends. I'm only saying this for your own good!"
As Heidi observed Petra's expression, her heart somewhat softened up. "That's my business."
Seeing her daughter's firm decision to stay, Petra could only advise her earnestly, "Then, you should leave after delivering the gift and exchanging pleasantries. Although you're off work today, there's still chores to be done. Your father and brother need to eat, and there's also..."
As Petra was speaking, Heidi's expression grew increasingly grim. Her gaze toward Petra was almost menacing.
Petra's face tensed up. "It's up to you now. I-I am helpless about all that too. I still have work here, otherwise, I would definitely help you out."
Heidi's eyes had turned red from the sense of injustice. Yet, all Petra could do was look at her apologetically, as if she herself was just as innocent and just as helpless.
Isabella inadvertently caught glimpses of Heidi's drama.
So, it turns out that her parents had remarried. Initially, Petra was pregnant before marriage, and then she married a man who already had a son. Unfortunately, her husband turned out to be a good-for-nothing, lazy, gambling addict. He was a smooth talker, but that's all he can do. Petra is the main source of income for the entire family. The son that the man brought into the marriage was also a lazy bum, spending his days at home playing video games. He's currently still in a vocational school. Heidi, on the other hand, is an ambitious individual, excelling in academics from a young age. She had the potential to attend high school, but during that period, her brother had gotten into trouble that required monetary compensation. The family, already stretched thin due to the father and son's actions, had no extra money to spare. Even when they borrowed from other members of the Quirk family, they only bothered to borrow just enough to resolve the son's issues. At that time, the father and son were both against funding Heidi's education. and Petra agreed to their decision. It's unbelievable! Her own daughter, using the money she earned herself, had ruined her own future for a man and his son. No wonder the way these two interacted was so nesult.
11:18 Fri, Oct 25
Chapter 495 Toxic Family
now, it seemed that the daughter's situation at home is even worse than this...
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Christopher and Rosalie had just returned from the main building with a group of people when they heard Isabella's the heartfelt words.
What's the matter? She was only gone for a short while, wasn't she? Why is why is there another dramatic turn of events?
My goodness! Not only does she have to do all the housework and was subjected to constant verbal and physical abuse. This was nothing short of a torturous upbringing. Yet, Petra chose to turn a blind eye, favoring her husband and stepson both openly and secretly. After all was said and done, she would simply apologize to her daughter, blaming her own incompetence. She would urge her to endure, demonstrating not only her own cowardice but also manipulating her through familial obligation, begging Heidi to forgive her. Thus, Heidi was trapped in her toxic family environment. So, did Petra not want Heidi to interact with Tabitha because she genuinely believed that her daughter was unworthy of befriending someone like? After all, when viewed from a familial perspective, she not only undervalued herself but also her own daughter.
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