Chapter 22: PRETENDING TO BE A GOOD GIRL?

"Thank you for the kind offer, but my grandmother and I would get car sick in a car like this!"

Javier Santamarina's minivan had stopped right in front of the bus stop, and at that moment, a bus was approaching, but the vehicle was in its path.

The bus driver repeatedly honked his horn. The bus driver yelled, "Hey, the car in front. Are you moving or not? Why are you hoarding publicly funded resources when you have a private car? Move and get out of our way!

Javier Santamarina looked at the people waiting at the bus stop and smiled apologetically. Grandma Mary and Amaranta had no choice but to get into the minivan. When the grandmother saw Ana Santamarina, she shouted in surprise: "Oh, aren't you the nice young woman who showed me the ultrasound department at the hospital?"

Even though she had done something wrong, Ana didn't feel the slightest bit guilty. Smiling sweetly at Grandma, she replied, "Oh, ma'am, it's you!"

To tell the truth, Ana Santamarina's dark side was a deeply buried secret. If Amaranta had not seen it with her own eyes in her past life, she would have never known how scheming and evil Ana Santamarina really was, and how deeply she kept this evil nature of hers hidden from everyone else.

"Amaranta, this is the young woman who showed me the way to the hospital."

— «Grandma, although Miss Santamarina didn't take you to the ultrasound department, she should still thank Miss…»

Óscar Roing moved uncomfortably in his place and watched Amaranta. Immediately, sternly, he commented tersely, "Why are you being like this about this? Since this is Ana's first trip to the Capital General Hospital, it is normal that she could not locate the ultrasound department. Do you really have to be so evil and imply that Ana had no good intentions?

Amaranta laughed disdainfully. Before she could speak, Ana Santamarina grabbed Óscar Roing's hand and said: "Silence, Óscar. Don't say that. It was my fault. Seeing grandma sitting there alone, she shouldn't have taken her away from her. I took her away from where she was, but I did not take her to the department designated for her examination. It is understandable that Miss Cid is upset.

Ana's words infuriated Amaranta, who rolled her eyes and turned her head toward the roof of the car.

With a good heart? How could Ana Santamarina have a good heart? Only someone as stupid as Oscar would believe every word Ana said.

At that moment, Oscar felt his heart flutter with unease. Ana was so good. What would she do if she were harassed in the future? — "Ana, you are too kind-hearted."

"Amaranta, apologize to Miss Santamarina." Suddenly, the grandmother spoke.

Amaranta was stunned. Throwing a tantrum, she protested: "But Grandma…"

Amaranta did not understand that she was wrong, it was obvious that the person who had done something perverse was Ana, not her, so why did she have to apologize? "Grandmother". Ye Amaranta pleaded, reluctant to ask for an apology.

But the grandmother insisted. — "Apologize," she said.

Grandmother sternly.

Remembering her grandmother's condition, she did not have the heart to upset her further, so she told Ana Santamarina: "I'm sorry, Miss Santamarina. "I misunderstood your good intentions!"

Ana Santamarina smiled sweetly and hypocritically and responded: "Okay. I'm not upset. I understand". She decided to let the matter slide, and she did not pursue it further. She then turned to her father and said:

«Father, how do you know Amaranta? She and I were destined to meet. Our applicant numbers were next to each other during the art interview…"

Through the rearview mirror, Javier Santamarina saw his daughter Ana and Amaranta and responded: "I have been familiar with Amaranta's mother for years."

Ana Santamarina made an "oh" sound and continued. «Since Amaranta is so pretty, her mother must be even prettier. Father, were you one of Amaranta's mother's suitors?

Óscar Roing's curiosity was also aroused.

Javier's ears suddenly turned red. «Amaranta's mother was very attractive at that time. She had many admirers of hers, and your father at the time of her, of course, was also attracted to her.

Sitting in the back of the car, Amaranta felt like vomiting when she heard what Javier said. She really didn't know how Javier Santamarina had the audacity to speak like that in the presence of Ana, her daughter.

Ana leaned forward slightly and said, "Father, please tell me more!"

""Don't distract your father, Ana, he's driving!" Óscar interrupted Ana's interrogation.

Being a man, Oscar Roing could instinctively tell that something was not quite right. He silently speculated that perhaps Amaranta.

She was the illegitimate daughter of Mr. Santamarina…

If she were his illegitimate daughter, then surely Mr. Santamarina would want her to live with them in the Santamarina family home? And if Mr. Javier brought Amaranta home to live with them, both Ana and her mother would be hurt.

Ana stuck out her tongue, in a very childish, almost ridiculous way, and stopped asking Javier any more questions. She then sat on her side and looked at Amaranta. Lowering her voice, she asked:

«Miss Cid, has she ever hired an acting professional to teach her how to act? I found that his presentation was very good. "I like all the judges a lot!"

"She's probably a natural talent!" Amaranta responded briefly in a flat tone of voice. Unaware of Amaranta's coldness, Ana continued speaking.

«Then she must have inherited your mother's talent, unlike me. I'm so stupid!! "I can't seem to grasp anything they teach me."

Ana Santamarina's words caused Óscar Roing's heart to hurt a lot. Ana, Ana, you are not stupid at all. "The way you play the violin is simply the best!"

«Oh, yes, but that's because my mother pressured me to play the violin.

I actually don't like the violin at all, however, my mother insisted on it, stating that girls should learn an instrument so that they can present themselves better.

Amaranta presents extremely well. "Did your mother make you learn ballet or piano or things like that?"

Although seemingly focused on driving, Javier Santamarina's senses heightened, taking in every aspect of the conversation. Hoping the girls get along.

When Amaranta first got into the car, he expected her and Ana to start fighting. Unexpectedly, the two seemed to get along amicably.

If Ana did not show any aversion to Amaranta, she would talk to her wife and arrange to bring Amaranta home to live with them as a member of the Santamarina family.

"I didn't take any lessons at all," Amaranta Cid replied, coldly.

Ana seemed surprised, "Really? Oh, how I envy you. If you don't need to attend any classes like that, then you must have plenty of time on your hands to go out and have fun every day, unlike me. "I'm so busy every day!"

Óscar opened a bottle of mineral water and offered it to Ana Santamarina. "Drink some water!"

«Oscar, I'm not thirsty. "Amaranta, what do you usually do with your free time?" Ana Santamarina cocked her head and looked at Amaranta's beautiful, long platinum blonde hair, unable to suppress her envy.

«If you don't need to learn to play a musical instrument, you probably have plenty of time to spare. How do you usually spend your time?

This was the same question that Ana Santamarina had asked her in her past life.

At that time, Amaranta had no means of defence against Ana and freely admitted to her that she used to skip classes to surf the net in cybercafés, spinning her stories to sound like heroic tales.

After that talk with Ana Santamarina, everyone in her social circle knew about her glorious past as a delinquent, who only missed classes, didn't study and had fun playing video games in the cybercafé, not to mention that she was involved in fights. Street, Amaranta was judged as the worst of the girls, without class or education.

He answers without hesitation: — "Study and ask exam questions! It's normal for someone our age, just studying." Amaranta naturally wouldn't make the same mistake twice, she will never trust this evil girl again.